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Turkey air ambulance operations and fleet expansion
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Turkey air ambulance operations and fleet expansion
In early August 2026, Turkey's Ministry of Health employed utilized helicopter and air ambulances to move transport patients from remote or urgent situations to specialized hospitals. facilities. On 6 August, a 78‑year‑old 78-year-old woman (N. K.) from Tokat and a five‑month‑old five-month-old infant from Kulu were air‑lifted airlifted to Konya City Hospital for advanced oncology treatment and infant care, respectively. Later that day, a 27‑year‑old 27-year-old assault victim from Kırklareli with Kırklareli, suffering from skull fractures and intracranial bleeding bleeding, was transferred by via air ambulance to Gazi University Hospital in Ankara after Ankara. Following emergency surgery, following coordination surgery in Kırklareli, specialists identified a risk of permanent vision loss, necessitating the transfer. This operation was coordinated by the Kırklareli Command and Control Center and the Ankara Health Air Coordination Center. Together By September 2026, officials highlighted the reports show scale of the expanding, coordinated use national emergency health fleet, which includes over 6,000 land ambulances, 7 sea ambulances, 15 helicopters, and 2 aircraft ambulances. Eray Çınar, General Director of Turkey's air‑ambulance system Emergency Health Services, noted that air ambulances are specifically used for a variety of critical patients requiring advanced medical cases across treatment unavailable in their local regions. The fleet is expected to expand by the country. end of the year with the addition of the domestic GÖKBEY helicopter.
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