Pharma Faces / Demet Russ, Janssen Turkey
After an international career spanning 25 years, Demet Russ returned to her native Turkey to lead the Janssen affiliate during a tumultuous time and is aiming to give back to…
Turkey / A Moment of Reckoning on Diabetes?
As COVID-19 began spreading through the world, the race to understand the disease by scientists and doctors took off. After just a few months, it became apparent that people with…
Turkey / Koçak Farma & The Push for Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccines
As the international community continues its quest to vaccinate the global population against COVID-19, shortages of already approved vaccines have put many countries on the waiting list. Approved vaccines from…
Turkey / Abdi Ibrahim Buys 28.5% Stake in Swiss OM; A Historic Moment for Turkish Pharma
When Abdi Ibrahim acquired a 28.5 percent stake in Swiss biotech OM Pharma in September 2020, it represented a historic moment for Turkey’s pharma industry; the first time a Turkish…
Company Spotlight / Acıbadem's Grand Ambitions
There is perhaps no Turkish company in the healthcare sector that is more ambitious than Acıbadem. Not only has the private hospital group revolutionized healthcare in Turkey with its advanced…
Pharma Faces / Ferhat Farsi, Cinnagen
Dr Ferhat Farsi, CEO and founding partner of CinnaGen İlaç, shares his experience working for the largest biotech in the MENA region, Turkey’s important role within the global group, and…
The Ideal Pharma Country Manager: Turkey (Stanton Chase)
Şükran Tümay, a senior partner at executive search and assessment firm Stanton Chase in Turkey, highlights the evolving profiles she looks for when hiring country managers for healthcare and the…
NEW Turkey Pharma Report Out Now!
Turkey – home to an 80 million-strong population, a substantial pharmaceuticals market and a universal healthcare system that is the envy of its neighbours – stands as one of the…
Hospital Investments in Turkey: Bucking the Trend
Bucking a global trend for increased focus on outpatient and preventative care, Turkey is doubling down on hospital investment. Throughout many of the healthcare systems in North America and Europe, there…
Turkish Pharma: Eyeing Up Exports
Seizing the cost competitiveness of the Turkish market and the government’s nurturing of local manufacturing, Turkish companies are looking to harness their geographic positioning and export to developed and developing…
Turkish Pharma: Crisis-Proof?
Despite the sharp decline in the Turkish lira’s value, the general mood among pharmaceutical executives in Turkey is positive. Rather than being discouraged, they are calling upon their resiliency and…
Medical Tourism on the Rise in Turkey
With the construction of state-of-the-art public and private hospitals, Turkey is poised to become a global leader in medical tourism. Turkey has always been a popular tourist destination, given…