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Turkey covered 39.3 billion lira in diabetes care costs from January to July
Turkey covered 39.3 billion lira in diabetes care costs from January through July, Labour and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan said.
The spending covered treatment, medicines and medical devices for people with diabetes.
The reimbursement list includes 248 medicines, which the minister said helps patients access treatment.
Işıkhan made the announcement on World Diabetes Day.
The figures show the scale of government support for diabetes care in Turkey.
The government says it will keep making treatment easier to access, but no further steps or dates were specified.
Turkey covered 39.3 billion lira in diabetes-related treatment, medicine and medical-device costs from January to July 2026.
Labour and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan announced the figure on World Diabetes Day.
Işıkhan said the support included 248 medicines on the reimbursement list.
He said the measures were intended to support patients’ access to treatment.
- Who
- Turkey’s Social Security system, as described by Labour and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan.
- What
- It covered 39.3 billion lira in treatment, medicine and medical-device costs for people with diabetes.
- When
- From January to July 2026; the announcement was made on World Diabetes Day, 14 November.
- Where
- Turkey.
- Why
- To support people with diabetes in accessing treatment.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Turkey covered 39.3 billion lira in treatment, medicine and medical-device costs for people with diabetes.
Minister Vedat Işıkhan announced the spending on World Diabetes Day.
- Spending covered
- 39.3 billion lira
- Spending period
- January-July 2026
- Medicines on reimbursement list
- 248
- Announcement date
- 14 November 2026
What people are saying
We are always by the side of our citizens living with diabetes.
We support our patients’ access to treatment with 248 medicines on our reimbursement list.
In the January-July period this year, we covered a total of 39.3 billion lira in treatment, medicine and medical-device costs.
We will continue taking steps to make it even easier for our citizens to access treatment.