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Contact details for organisations and links to resources relevant to healthcare in Turkey...
Health System
- Ministry of Health (Sağlık Bakanlığı)
- Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı)
- Turkish Social Security Fund (Sosyal Guvenlik Kurumu - SGK): Find a local office (in Turkish)
- Find the nearest hospital providing emergency services (Açil)
Pregnancy and Birth
- Mother And Child Care Association
- Social Security Institution - SSI (Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu - SKG)
- Turkish Family Planning Association (Türkiye Aile Planlamas? Derne?i) (in Turkish)
Tel: 0312 418 79 03 - Turkey Family Planning and Health Foundation (Türkiye Aile Planlamas? ve Sağlık Vakfı)
People with Disabilities
- Bakaçhan Kennel Club: Guide dog association
- Solidarity Association for People with a Disability (Bedensel Engelliler Dayanışma Derneği)
- Foundation for People with a Disability (Fiziksel Engelliler Vakfı) (in Turkish)
Tel: 0212 343 77 77 / 0212 444 60 00 - Turkish Foundation for People with a Vision Impairment (Türkiye Görme Engelliler Vakfı) (in Turkish)
Tel: 0216 345 35 25 - Istanbul Foundation for Children with an Intellectual Disability (Istanbul Zihinsel Engelliler Eğitim Vakfı - IZEV)
- Foundation for the Hearing Impaired (İşitme Engelliler Derneği - IED)
Tel: 0212 559 87 97