Ministry of Health (Turkey)

Ministry of Health

Sağlık Bakanlığı
Agency overview
Formed	1920; 104 years ago (1920)
Jurisdiction	Government of Turkey
Headquarters	Ankara, Turkey
Employees	1.142.469[1]
Minister responsible	Kemal Memişoğlu, Minister of Health
Website	www.saglik.gov.tr

The Ministry of Health (Turkish: Sağlık Bakanlığı) is the ministry of the Government of Turkey responsible for proposing and executing the government policy on health, planning and providing healthcare and protecting consumers. Likewise, it is responsible for proposing and executing the government policy on social cohesion and inclusion, family, protection of minors, youth and of care for dependent or disabled persons. The Ministry is headquartered in the Bakanlıklar in Ankara.

The Ministry of Health is headed by the Minister of Health, who is appointed by the President of Turkey at request of the Turkish Parliament. The current minister is Fahrettin Koca, serving since 10 July 2018.