The Turkish Medical Association ( tr, Türk Tabipleri Birliği, abbreviated as TTB) is the
professional association
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and t ...
and registered
trade union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...
for
doctors in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...
. Its membership of 110,000 as of the year 2020, covers 80% of Turkey's doctors.
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Türk Tabipleri Birliği; Nedir? Ne Yapar?
/ref> It is affiliated to the World Medical Association
The World Medical Association (WMA) is an international and independent confederation of free professional medical associations representing physicians worldwide. WMA was formally established on September 18, 1947 and has grown to 115 national m ...
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Membership is compulsory for self-employed doctors, but not for those employed by the government.][ Its main source of income is membership fees, which are regulated by the Ministry of Health, but it does not receive any support from the government.][TTB, 17 February 2006]
Turkish Medical Association (TTB)
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In 2012, the Turkish government created a new organization, the "Board for Health Professions", giving it many of the responsibilities the TTB previously had, including maintaining and enforcing ethics codes. The TTB was entitled to appoint one of the board's 15 members, with the rest appointed by the government.
On January 30, 2018, several senior members, including the TTB's chairman, Raşit Tükel, were arrested after criticizing the Turkish military operation in Afrin.
Chairman
* 2020–present day: Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı
Şebnem Korur Fincancı (born 1959) is a Turkish medic, former professor, and current president of the Turkish Medical Association (TBB). She is an internationally renowned expert on human rights and a member of the Human Rights Foundation of Tu ...
* 2018–2020: Prof. Dr. Sinan Adıyaman
* 2016–2018: Prof. Dr. Raşit Tükel
* 2014–2016: Dr. Bayazıt İlhan
* 2012–2014: Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özdemir Aktan
* 2010–2012: Dr. Eriş Bilaloğlu
* 2006–2010: Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy
* 1996–2006: Dr. Füsun Sayek
* 1990–1996: Dr. Selim Ölçer
* 1984–1990: Prof. Dr. Nusret Fişek
See also
* Health care in Turkey
Healthcare in Turkey consists of a mix of public and private health services. Turkey introduced universal health care in 2003. Known as Universal Health Insurance , it is funded by a tax surcharge on employers, currently at 5%. Public-sector fun ...
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Medical associations
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Organizations established in 1953
1953 establishments in Turkey
Medical and health organizations based in Turkey