More than 16 million people have received free health care services at Healthy Life Centers across Türkiye during the first eight months of 2026, highlighting the country's focus on preventive health care and early disease detection.
Erdoğan Öz, general director of public health at Türkiye's Ministry of Health, said the centers have become an important part of the country's preventive health care system, offering free counseling and health services across a range of areas.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) on the occasion of Public Health Week, held from Sept. 3-9, Öz said awareness activities are being conducted throughout the week under different daily themes to encourage citizens to make greater use of preventive health services.
Türkiye has 357 Healthy Life Centers nationwide after 93 new centers were opened over the past two years, Öz said. Around 22 million people benefited from the centers in 2025, while more than 16 million have used their services in the first eight months of this year.
The centers provide counseling on smoking cessation, nutrition and physical activity, among other services.
