The echoes of the claims that Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has submitted his resignation to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continue, while a striking claim has been made. It is alleged that Minister Koca has packed up his belongings from his office at the Ministry of Health. Rumors about Minister Koca's resignation have started to circulate in the political corridors of Ankara. In an evaluation with Ismail Saymaz about the issue that broke out in the morning, Minister Koca did not deny the allegations by saying, "Anything can happen in life, you know. What matters is serving the nation and the state. In every position." After Friday prayers, when asked about the issue, Minister Koca simply said, "May it be good, God willing." HE PACKED UP HIS PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE MINISTRYJournalist Bülent Aydemir claimed that Minister Koca, who is rumored to have resigned, packed up all his personal belongings and left his office at the Ministry. Meanwhile, no appointment decision was found in the Official Gazette dated June 29. ŞUAYİP BİRİNCİ IS THE TOP NAME IN THE BACKSTAGEWhile the rumors about Minister Koca's resignation were on the agenda, the identity of the new Minister of Health also became a matter of curiosity. According to political circles, the new Minister of Health could be the current Deputy Minister Şuayip Birinci. ERDOĞAN SAID "WE WILL DO WHAT IS NECESSARY"President Erdogan strongly criticized Health Minister Fahrettin Koca at the first Central Decision-Making Board meeting after the March 31 elections. Addressing Koca, he said, "There are complaints about appointments. We will take the problem very seriously with you and do what is necessary." WHO IS FAHRETTİN KOCA?Dr. Fahrettin Koca was born on January 2, 1965, in Konya. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown and graduated from Bursa Erkek Lisesi. He completed Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1988 and obtained the title of medical doctor. He specialized in the Department of Pediatrics at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine and became a Pediatrician in 1995. He served as a physician and medical director in various healthcare institutions. He made significant breakthroughs in line with Turkey's healthcare transformation policies in the healthcare institutions he established and chaired. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Istanbul Medipol University, which was established in 2009 by the Turkey Education Health and Research Foundation (TESA). Married and the father of four children, Koca is a member of the Turkish Pediatric Association, Pediatric Metabolism and Nutrition Association, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) Health Profession Committee, and Private Hospitals Healthcare Institutions Association (OHSAD). He is also the Vice Chairman of the Education Committee of the Foreign Economic Relations Council (DEIK), the President of the Foundation University Hospitals Association, and the Chairman of the Health Services Committee of the Service Exporters' Association.
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