Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu visited the Governor's Office as part of his Aydın program. Minister Memişoğlu, who visited Aydın Governor Osman Varol in his office, signed the Governor's Office Book of Honor. Minister Memişoğlu was accompanied by Deputy Minister of Health Nurullah Okumuş, AK Party Aydın deputies Mustafa Savaş, Seda Sarıbaş, and Ömer Özmen, as well as AK Party Aydın Provincial Chairman Mehmet Erdem, and MHP Aydın Provincial Chairman Osman Gazi Cihangiroğlu.
Making a statement after the visit, Minister Memişoğlu evaluated health services in Aydın. Minister Memişoğlu said, "Our President recently opened the 1,300-bed Aydın City Hospital, which continues to serve as an education and research facility. We are here for better, more comprehensive health services. With the transformation in healthcare, Turkey has seen a significant increase in service capacity over the last 24 years. In Aydın alone, there are 71 facilities; approximately 33 of these are secondary and tertiary care. When our President visited, we opened hospitals in Çine and Didim along with the City Hospital. We also opened an Oral and Dental Health Center."
Minister Memişoğlu continued his remarks: "In Aydın, there are also the historical Atatürk Hospital and Aydın State Hospital. Additionally, there is the Maternity and Children's Diseases Hospital, which has now been moved to the City Hospital. We are making plans regarding these as well. Hopefully, we will make the Maternity and Children's Diseases Hospital more effective, and we will have a hospital in the city center. Furthermore, Atatürk Hospital is a historical hospital; we will also plan for that. We will serve our nation and Aydın with very good projects related to health services at the State Hospital and Atatürk State Hospital."
Stating that efforts for a healthy society are ongoing, Minister Memişoğlu said, "Turkey offers the best healthcare services in the world. While providing these, we also strive for a healthy society. In this regard, we want our society to stay away from habits such as addiction, cigarettes, and tobacco, to pay attention to their weight, and to maintain active lifestyles. Especially during the summer, we expect our people to walk outdoors, exercise, and be active frequently so that they can be healthy. Therefore, I recommend this to all of Aydın and the Aegean region. Because this region is essentially the center of healthy eating. This is our region where olives, olive oil, greens, and vegetables are consumed the most, and it is also essentially Turkey's healthiest region in terms of weight. Therefore, for them to be healthier, we also want them to quit smoking, not to use tobacco, and to engage in more physical activity."