Fahrettin Koca | |
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 Koca in 2020 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 10 July 2018 – 2 July 2024 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Demircan |
| Succeeded by | Kemal Memişoğlu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-01-02)2 January 1965 (age 60) Konya, Turkey |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Hale Koca |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Medicine |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
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Fahrettin Koca (born 2 January 1965) is a Turkish physician and politician. He was theminister of health of the67th government of Turkey.[1][2][3]
Fahrettin Koca was born on 2 January 1965 into aKurdish[4][5] family in the villageÖmeranlı,Kulu District, Konya Province.[6] Koca is from the tribe ofBekiran. He completed his primary and secondary education in Konya and high school inBursa. After graduating fromIstanbul University Medical School in 1988, he received the title of medical doctor. He completed his specialization in the Department of Child Health and Diseases at theIstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Medical School.
Koca became a pediatrician in 1995. He worked as a doctor and medical director in various health institutions.
He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees ofIstanbul Medipol University, which was founded in 2009 by the Education Health and Research Foundation (TESA), of which he was the founding president. He is a member of the Turkish Pediatrics Institution, the Pediatric Metabolism and Nutrition Association and the Private Hospitals Health Institutions Association (OHSAD). He is also the vice president of the Business Council of the Foreign Economic Relations Council (DEİK) Education Committee and the president of the University Hospitals Association.[7]
After the2018 general elections held in accordance with the amendments from the2017 Turkish constitutional referendum, Koca was appointed as the minister of health by PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan. He took office on 10 July 2018.[8] On July 2, 2024, he resigned. He was replaced by Istanbul Provincial Health DirectorKemal Memişoğlu.[9]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Health 10 July 2018–2 July 2024 | Succeeded by |
