Turkish Medical Association
| Formation | 1953 |
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| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
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Membership
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83,000 (2006) |
| Website | www |
The Turkish Medical Association (Türk Tabipleri Birliği, TTB) is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in Turkey. Its membership of 83,000 covers 80% of Turkey's doctors.[1] It is affiliated to the World Medical Association.[1]
Membership is compulsory for self-employed doctors, but not for those employed by the government.[2] 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.[2]
In 2012 the Turkish government created a new organisation, 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.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TTB, Türk Tabipleri Birliği; Nedir? Ne Yapar?
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 TTB, 17 February 2006, Turkish Medical Association (TTB)
- ↑ Ned Stafford, 20 January 2012, British Medical Journal, Turkish Medical Association calls for help to defend its role, BMJ 2012; 344 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e529
