WMA President Expresses Worry Over Harassment Of Turkish Medical Association...Urges Turkish Govt To Embrace Peace



Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin


The President of the World Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, has expressed concern over the  harassment, intimidation and persecution of the leaders of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA), by the Turkish government.


Dr. Osahon Enabulele expressed the concern when he visited and witnessed the court trial of leaders of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA), and to solidarize with them over their unwarranted persecution by the Turkish Government.

The former  Nigeria President of NMA  said the "WMA's  the continued harassment, intimidation and persecution of leaders of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA) by the Turkish Government is worrisome 

According to him, "we are sad and we  simply need to speak up on issues that concern public health and the well-being of the people.

 " An attempts to dismiss and imprison leaders of TMA,  and outlaw  TMA were clear assaults on their fundamental human rights, particularly their freedom of expression and right to associate, as well as assaults on their professional autonomy, clinical independence, and professional self-regulation.

" If left unchecked, the assaults and repressive efforts of the government will have grave implications for healthcare delivery in Turkey with great harm to patients, erosion of  medical professionalism and societal trust, as well as compromise of the patient-physician relationship.


"I urged the Turkish government to beat a retreat from its current adversarial approach and embrace a collaborative,constructive and harmonious strategy, with improved health care delivery and health outcomes, and improved medical professionalism based on ethical values, as common interests," Dr. Enabulele added.


Extoling the Turkish Medical Association and her leaders for their stoic resolve and struggles against the draconian and retrogressive policy and legal prescriptions, the WMA  President relayed some of his leadership experiences in repelling such oppressive and retrogressive tendencies of state agents, and assured them of the WMA's sustained and robust solidarity.

More so, the court hearing later took place inside one of the Ankara court rooms, but was later adjourned to the 10th of November, 2023. It was gathered that, before leaving Turkey, the WMA President shall visit Adana and Hatay cities which were devastated by the earthquakes that occurred earlier in the year.


Also, before the arrival of Dr. Osahon Enabulele, the atmosphere in the Ankara Diskapi Court House, 31st Civil Court in Turkey was unusually animated with the momentous entry and presence of the President of the World Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, who came to physically witness the court trial of leaders of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA) and to solidarize with them over their unwarranted persecution by the Turkish Government.

Furthermore, before appearing in the court room, the WMA President was accompanied by a delegation of TMA led by its President, Prof.Sebnem Korur Fincanci, the representative of the Standing Committee of European Doctors, Dr.Ole Johan Bakke, and other stakeholders, had addressed a mammoth crowd within the premises of the court.

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