Operation Health
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To scrap or not to scrap health plan for the poor
ANKARA - More than 30 percent of the poorest people of working age do not have any kind of health coverage and nearly 20 percent of the entire population has no coverage. The future of a program that provides access to health care for the poorest strata of society is being pondered.
Singles’ abortion rights rejected
ISTANBUL - Abortion is a sensitive subject around the world. In the EU, law varies widely from country to country, while in Turkey the law varies from hospital to hospital. A Daily News investigation reveals it can be disregarded on grounds that the woman is unmarried. ’Such behavior is a result of the rise of conservatism in Turkey,’ says one expert.
Bootleg booze causing tourism a bad hangover
ALANYA -A recent tragedy highlights the crisis of bootleg booze in Turkey and alarms national authorities. The investigations continue, but still Turkey needs to take some drastic steps to tackle the problem, which does not only pose danger to people, but also undermines Turkish tourism
L’Aquila today, Istanbul tomorrow
The images, stories and numbers that continued to reach the world yesterday from L’Aquila, Italy, prompt not just our heartfelt sympathy and solidarity with the people of Italy. They also prompt painful memories of the recent past in Turkey in the face of official blundering. And they also prompt fears toward the future in what is the world’s most earthquake-vulnerable major city.
Rally around the election banners
ISTANBUL - A week ahead of the March 29 local elections, political parties display how important Istanbul is, as five different rallies are held in Turkey’s biggest city in a single day. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks to tens of thousands in Kazlıçeşme district, while Şişli’s Çağlayan Square becomes the ground for rallies by three opposition parties
Defiant Bashir visits Darfur, UN concerns for aid agency expulsions
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir arrived in the North Darfur state capital of El-Fasher on Sunday on his first visit since the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest, AFP reported. Bashir also sent a warning to aid agencies and peacekeepers to obey Sudan law. (UPDATED)
Mud and spas become healthy resources for Turkish tourism
ANTALYA - Millons of tourists rush to Turkey ever year, and not all of them are choosing the country for its bright sun, long beaches, hospitable people and fairly economic travel deals. For a growing number of tourists, medical procedures are the main reason why they travel, and Turkey is looking to up its game and cash in on the growing demand ’health tourists’
Constitutional crime
Turkey is going through difficult times though the prime minister still believes that he has tied his donkey at such a strong pile that the global crisis past the country tangentially. The prime minister is admitting publicly that his government has failed in generating new jobs and pulling down the unemployment rate of the country.
