Türkiye to become ‘global centre of attraction’ in healthcare says Erdogan

Ankara, The Gulf Observer: Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to turn his country into a “global centre of attraction” in the field of healthcare.

“We are determined to make Türkiye a global centre of attraction in healthcare and not just a provider of services to its own citizens,” Erdogan said on Saturday at the opening ceremony of a city hospital in the northwestern Kocaeli province.

He said that not only Turkish citizens living abroad choose Türkiye for healthcare services, but also foreigners have an increasing interest.

“Our people are well aware of the value of the exemplary infrastructure we have established in the field of health, the system reform we have made, and the manpower we are still continuing to strengthen,” Erdogan said.

He also underlined the importance of the city hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic and after the massive earthquakes on February 6.

“Türkiye has stood up from the burden of the catastrophe of the century, the Feb. 6 earthquakes, with the strength of its state, the capacity of its institutions, and the sacrifice of its people,” he said.

On Feb. 6, magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes struck numerous Turkish provinces, taking over 50,000 lives.

Around 14 million people in Türkiye have been affected by the quakes, as well as many others in northern Syria.