Türkiye has achieved a world first in liver transplantation after a medical team at Inönü University's Liver Transplant Institute successfully performed an eight-way paired liver transplant, Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu said.
In a statement shared on social media on Tuesday, Memişoğlu praised the achievement the team, describing the procedure as a landmark accomplishment in medical history.
"Another world first has been achieved at our Inönü University Liver Transplant Institute," Memişoğlu said. "Prof. Dr. Sezai Yılmaz and his valuable team have written their names in golden letters in the history of medicine with the eight-way paired liver transplant they performed."
The minister said the breakthrough further reinforces Türkiye's reputation in the field of liver transplantation and reflects the expertise developed at İnönü University over the years.
According to Memişoğlu, approximately 1,800 liver transplants are performed annually in Türkiye, with more than 300 of those procedures carried out at the institute.
