Physical and human resources

The Ministry of Health’s General Directorate of Curative Services is responsible for licensing health care institutions and major medical technologies in Turkey. The Directorate also is in charge of establishing health care institutions of the Ministry of Health and increasing their capacity; licensing private and public sector facilities (except those affiliated with the Ministry of National Defence); and carrying out authorizations and certification proceedings for imported medical devices (Decree No. 181, Article 10, 1983).