Turkish Pharmacists Association

[1] The Turkish Competition Board investigated the association and fined it TL 18,062,307 in 2017 for abusing its dominant position in the market contrary to Law No.

During the Turkish currency and debt crisis, 2018 he reported on the difficulties in securing supplies of medication.

[4] It is the main supplier of orphan drugs, on a named patient basis.

[5] The association had a legal monopoly on the importation of medication into Turkey until 2013 when the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency permitted some pharmacies to import independently, although the Association successfully contested this decision.

7151 on Amendment of Certain Laws and Decree Laws related to Healthcare, published in December 2018 the Social Security Institution and state institutions and organisations approved by the Ministry of Health (Turkey) can import medicine.