While attending a ceremony at the Hacettepe University's Culture Center to mark March 14. Medical Day in Turkey, yesterday, President Ahmet Necdet Sezer drew attention to the current condition of healthcare in Turkey with a speech that addressed the deficiencies and accessibility of the Turkish healthcare system.

Sezer said,  "it was a basic duty of the state to provide the nation with socioeconomic and cultural environment which will help individuals lead healthy, high-quality lives."