Turkey´s 6th Face Transplant Surgery Begins The face of brain dead Muhittin Turan is being transplanted to 54-year-old Turkish patient Salih Ustun.

Cost of civil servants pay raise hits TL 8 billion Salary increases for government workers drove up the budgetary cost of the agreement after the unions put heavy pressure on the administration during negotiations.

Turkish state to cover alcohol, drug addiction treatment expenses With the new initiative, public and private hospitals will step in to treat alcohol and drug addition, paving the way for free treatment for more addicts.

Health tourism expands in Turkey Turkey is attracting large numbers of patients from all over the world, seeking medical care in private hospitals, with thousands of health tourists visiting the country each year.

Turkish central bank raises interest rates The lira strengthened to 1.9081 against the dollar from 1.9153 beforehand. The 10-year bond yield fell to 8.49 percent from 8.69 percent.

Abraaj announces sale of Turkish health insurance company To fully divest its 50 per cent shareholding to Malaysia’s strategic investment fund Khazanah

Malaysian fund buys 90 pct stake in Acibadem Sigorta Last year, health insurance premiums grew 12 percent to 2.24 billion lira and Acibadem Sigorta´s premium income jumped 36 percent to 230.3 million lira.

Borsa İstanbul at 73,377 Points Borsa Istanbul National -100 Index has started the day with 73,377 points.

Turkey´s direct investments Turkey has been raised two notches on the 2012 list of the countries drawing the most direct investment in the world and now ranks 24th. It has 14th place among the developing countries and first place in the west Asian region.

Turkish H1 exports surge 2.5 percent to $74.7 bln Turkey sold products worth $74.66 billion in the first half of this year -- a 2.5 percent increase from over a year ago -- data from the Turkish Exporters´ Assembly (TİM) has shown, sending positive signals for year-end goals.

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