Great strides have been made in Turkey’s health care sector since 2003, when the government launched its far-reaching Health Transformation Programme (HTP). The HTP eventually led to the establishment of universal health insurance, while opening services and private hospitals to the majority of Turks. Improvements in patient satisfaction and health indicators have been...
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Articles & Analysis | Turkey's health sector indicators improving under the government's Health Transformation Programme from The Report: Turkey 2015
Articles & Analysis | Turkey developing inter-city and national rail connections to improve transportation network from The Report: Turkey 2015
Taking the train to Ankara from Istanbul used to be a leisurely affair. After a snack at Gar Lokantası, the blue-tiled restaurant inside Haydarpa şa station that was built by German engineers in 1872 and once served as the terminus for the Baghdad-Istanbul Railway, travellers boarded the train as the sun set. A clattering eight hours later, the train crawled into the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mümin Kahveci, General Manager, Istanbul Electric Tramway and Tunnel Establishments (IETT): Interview from The Report: Turkey 2015
How can further investment and cooperation between the public and private sectors help improve urban transport infrastructure?
Articles & Analysis | Turkey advancing major transportation projects with new highway, train and airport infrastructure from The Report: Turkey 2015
The Marmaray tunnel, a rail link beneath the sea connecting Istanbul’s European and Asian districts, was a panacea for beleaguered commuters when it opened in October 2013. Plans to connect the two shores via an underwater tunnel date back to at least 1891 during the glory days of Ottoman rail, when a French engineer proposed to Sultan Abdülhamit II to build an...
Articles & Analysis | Turkey's government seeking to consolidate growth and boost exports in the agricultural sector from The Report: Turkey 2015
Substantial winter and spring rainfalls, coupled with heavy snow in many regions, broke the drought that blighted Turkey’s agriculture sector in 2013-14, with farmers looking forward to improved yields and higher earnings, rebounding from a lean year that saw one of the region’s leading agricultural producers having to import grain and other foodstuffs.