ANKARA
Turkey's progress in the health sector is strategically critical beyond its economic significance, the Turkish president said on Saturday.
Congratulating the award recipients of the international biotechnology congress BIO Turkey in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a letter stressed the importance of the pharmaceutical industry for Turkey
Erdogan underlined that the sector was the most important after the defense industry, emphasizing that during difficult times Turkey could only rely on its own production and infrastructure to survive.
"However, we have unfortunately faced veiled resistance in our steps to develop our domestic and national pharmaceutical industry and strengthen our medical