On 14 March 2025, health workers including TTB and SES members staged a demonstration march in Seyhan town, Adana to mark March 14 Medical Day and to protest issues in the healthcare sector, such as budget shortages and low-quality healthcare services.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1. Summary

Medical staff in the Adana region of Turkey staged peaceful protests against budget shortages and deteriorating quality of medical services. The protest, involving medical personnel from the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and the Union of Health Workers (SES), commemorated Medical Day (March 14) while simultaneously raising healthcare sector issues, posing a low level of immediate risk to supply chains.

2. Supply-chain impact

• Medical supplies procurement: If medical budget shortages and service quality deterioration issues persist, potential indirect impact on medical supplies procurement and distribution in southern Turkey
• Regional economic activity: Adana is a major industrial city in southern Turkey, and prolonged healthcare sector instability could create potential labor force risks due to reduced medical accessibility for regional manufacturing workers
• Logistics transportation: Currently peaceful protests have caused no direct disruption to transportation infrastructure or port operations, but potential for minor delays in regional logistics flows if protest scale expands

3. Watch points

• Protest expansion: Need to observe occurrence and scale changes of solidarity protests by medical staff in other Turkish regions
• Government response: Monitor whether the Turkish Ministry of Health presents policy solutions such as budget increases or healthcare reform announcements