Turkish dialysis center help Iraqi patients in Iraqi city

By Bekir Aydogan

MOSUL, Iraq (AA) – As Turkish firms continue to make significant contributions to the reconstruction of Mosul, Iraq following a three-year occupation by the terrorist group Daesh/ISIS, dozens of patients are being treated daily in dialysis centers established by a Turkish company in the city.

“The company provides dialysis services in many cities of the country as part of a project from the Iraqi Health Ministry,” Muhammet Sabir, a representative of the Turkish company, told Anadolu.

Sabir said the company “has been providing service for a year in three centers in Mosul, where there are a total of 72 dialysis devices.”

“Our patients in Mosul are also very satisfied,” he added.

Muhammet Ahmet, a patient at the center, said the personnel there “is very helpful and competent.”

Mehmet Kucuksakalli, the Turkish consul general in Mosul, said: “Turkiye's geographical proximity to Mosul and common cultural, religious values, and traditions brought the people of Mosul closer to Turkiye.”

Mosul has a large ethnic Turkmen population.

“The people of Mosul select Turkish services in many fields, including health, travel, and investment,” he added.

“Turkish companies provide the best service to the Iraqi people in health centers and hospitals, as is evident in the dialysis center example,” he said.

Kucuksakalli also said: “About 150 patients are getting service at the dialysis center in Mosul.”

He also announced that a "600-bed Ibn-i Sina Hospital will be built by a Turkish company.”

*Writing by Ikram Kouachi​​​​​​​