[Turkey] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Health workers conducted a peaceful protest on April 17, 2025, outside Koc University Hospital in Istanbul's Zeytinburnu district, demonstrating against increasing violence targeting healthcare personnel. The event is classified as low severity with no related news coverage identified.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event. While healthcare sector disruptions can affect pharmaceutical and medical equipment supply chains, this localized peaceful protest at a single hospital facility is unlikely to generate measurable supply chain effects unless it expands significantly or triggers broader healthcare worker actions across Turkey's medical system.

Watch points

• Monitor for potential expansion of healthcare worker protests to other Turkish hospitals or medical facilities
• Track any escalation in protest tactics or government response that could affect hospital operations more broadly