Erdoğan Highlights Domestic Medical Device Production at Istanbul Health Congress

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the 12th Turkish Medical World Congress and the TÜSEB Aziz Sancar Science, Service and Incentive Awards ceremony at the Rixos Tersane Istanbul in Istanbul. The events were organised by the Health Ministry and the Türkiye Health Institutes Presidency (TÜSEB). Erdoğan thanked health workers, including doctors, nurses, caregivers and technicians, saying they work at a high tempo and with dedication to deliver quality care.

Erdoğan said Türkiye now produces its own medical equipment rather than importing it. Respirators made in Batman are used in domestic hospitals and exported to 45 countries, and a heart-lung machine was developed entirely with domestic resources. The goal is to produce Türkiye's own ultrasound device. He said that by the end of the next two years, the country would produce 700 ultrasound devices a year, with at least 71 percent local content.

Erdoğan also quoted the late Professor Muzaffer Aksoy, whom Aziz Sancar cites as his teacher. He said artificial intelligence and digital development are bringing revolutionary changes to medicine, and that investment, support and incentives are strengthening health infrastructure. He wished the three days of scientific sessions a productive outcome.