President Erdoğan visits Gazan patients in Ankara
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the 27 Gazan cancer patients who were brought to Bilkent City Hospital for continued treatment.
- Turkey
- Published Date: 04:11 | 16 December 2023
- Modified Date: 04:11 | 16 December 2023
Two planes carrying some cancer patients and their companions from Gaza have arrived in Türkiye.
Departing from El Arish Airport in Egypt, the planes landed at Ankara Esenboğa Airport.
Patients evacuated from Gaza, transported to El Arish Airport by ambulances amid Israel's attack, and placed on planes belonging to the Presidency and the Ministry of National Defense, were welcomed by healthcare teams at Esenboğa Airport.
Upon landing at Esenboğa Airport, 27 patients transferred from the planes to ambulances were taken to Bilkent City Hospital.
Accompanied by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, Hospital Chief Physician Prof. Dr. Ercan Yeni, and doctors, Erdoğan visited the Oncology Hospital where the patients are receiving treatment.