The Turkish Medical Association (, abbreviated as TTB) is the

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and registered

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for

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Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. Its membership of 110,000 as of the year 2020, covers 80% of Turkey's doctors.TTB
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 17, 1947 and has grown to 115 national me ...

. 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)
/ref> 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 Operation Olive Branch () was an invasion by the Turkish Armed Forces and Syrian National Army (SNA) in the Kurdish-majority Afrin District of northwest Syria, against the People's Protection Units (YPG) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). ...

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* 2024- Prof. Dr. Alpay Azap * 2020–2024 day: Prof. Dr.

Şebnem Korur Fincancı Şebnem Korur Fincancı (born 1959) is a Turkish medic, former professor, and former president of the Turkish Medical Association (TBB). She is a member of the Turkish Human Rights Association (TİHV). In Turkish popular culture she is being ca ...

* 2018–2020: Prof. Dr.

Sinan Adıyaman Sinan (Arabic: سنان ''sinān'') is a name found in Arabic and Early Arabic, meaning ''spearhead''. The name may also be related to the Ancient Greek name Sinon. It was used as a male given name. Etymology The word is possibly stems from th ...

* 2016–2018: Prof. Dr. Raşit Tükel * 2014–2016: Dr. Bayazıt İlhan * 2012–2014: Prof. Dr.

Ahmet Özdemir Aktan Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname. Etymology The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from t ...

* 2010–2012: Dr. Eriş Bilaloğlu * 2006–2010: Prof. Dr.

Gençay Gürsoy Gençay () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The inhabitants are called ''Gencéens''. Geography The village lies on the left bank of the Clouère, which forms the commune's northern bor ...

* 1996–2006: Dr.

Füsun Sayek Füsun Sayek (August 11, 1947 – October 15, 2006) was a Turkish female ophthalmologist and chairperson of the Turkish Medical Association. Füsun Sayek was born in Bor, Niğde on August 11, 1947, where her father was serving. She completed her ...

* 1990–1996: Dr.

Selim Ölçer Salim, Saleem or Selim may refer to: People *Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin **Salim (poet) (1800–1866), Kurdish poet **Saleem (playwright), Palestinian-American gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer * ...

* 1984–1990: Prof. Dr.

Nusret Fişek Hasan Nusret Fişek (21 November 1914 in Sivas, Ottoman Empire - 3 November 1990 in Ankara, Turkey) was a Turkish physician and Minister of Health. Early years Nusret Hasan Fişek was born in Sivas to Hayrullah Fişek, a commander at the Turkis ...

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* {{authority control Medical associations based in Asia Trade unions in Turkey Organizations established in 1953 1953 establishments in Turkey Medical and health organizations based in Turkey

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