Articles

The Future of Social Care in Türkiye: Building a Sustainable, Integrated and Person-Centred System
Türkiye’s ageing population is making long-term care a more significant question of social policy, public finance and service infrastructure. The next stage is not simply to expand individual programmes, but to connect prevention, health care, social support, family caregiving, community services and formal long-term care around changing functional need. This article examines what a sustainable, integrated and person-centred future system could require and how national ambition can translate into equitable local delivery. Read more...
What Can Türkiye Learn from International Long-Term Care Reform? Transferable Lessons and Local Context
Countries have responded to population ageing through social insurance, taxation, municipal services, cash benefits, family support and increasingly community-based models, but no international system can simply be transplanted into Türkiye. This article examines the most useful lessons from international long-term care reform, exploring financing, assessment, home and community support, workforce, family caregiving, quality and governance while identifying where Türkiye’s own institutions and social context require a distinct approach. Read more...
Building an Integrated Long-Term Care System in Türkiye: Governance, Funding and Accountability
Türkiye’s long-term care system has developed through health services, social assistance, residential provision, municipal support and extensive family care rather than through one unified structure. This article examines how Türkiye could connect those components through clearer governance, sustainable financing, common approaches to need, stronger local pathways and shared accountability while preserving the contribution of families, communities and diverse service providers. Read more...
Social Innovation in Türkiye’s Care Economy: New Models of Community and Long-Term Support
Türkiye’s ageing population is creating demand for forms of support that sit between family care and traditional institutional services. This article examines how municipalities, social services, cooperatives, civil society, community organisations and technology could develop more flexible models of long-term support, while ensuring that promising local innovation is evaluated, governed and capable of becoming sustainable infrastructure rather than remaining a succession of short-term projects. Read more...
Emergency Preparedness and Long-Term Care in Türkiye: Protecting Older and Disabled People During Disasters
Türkiye’s exposure to earthquakes and other hazards makes continuity of care a central issue for an ageing population and for people living with disabilities. This article examines how disaster planning can protect people who depend on medication, assistive technology, home support, residential care, rehabilitation and family caregivers, connecting national emergency structures with local preparedness, accessible evacuation, service continuity and long-term recovery. Read more...
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Türkiye: Community Responses for an Ageing Population
As Türkiye ages, social connection is becoming an increasingly important part of healthy ageing, prevention and community support. Living alone, bereavement, declining mobility, inaccessible transport, changing family structures and digital exclusion can all reduce meaningful contact. This article examines how national policy, municipalities, social services, health services, families and communities can identify isolation earlier and build responses that preserve relationships, participation, autonomy and belonging without medicalising loneliness. Read more...
Age-Friendly Communities in Türkiye: Housing, Transport and the Wider Infrastructure of Independence
Long-term independence in Türkiye depends on more than health and care services. Housing design, accessible streets, transport, local amenities, social participation and community support can determine whether an older person remains connected and autonomous or becomes increasingly dependent. This article examines Türkiye’s emerging age-friendly agenda and how national policy, municipalities and community infrastructure can turn longer lives into safer, more inclusive everyday environments. Read more...
Rural and Regional Inequalities in Türkiye: Access to Long-Term Care Beyond Major Cities
Where someone lives in Türkiye can shape how easily they reach long-term care, health services and community support. This article examines the interaction between rurality, provincial variation, workforce distribution, transport, family caregiving and municipal capacity, and considers how Türkiye can build more equitable access without assuming that identical service models will work across metropolitan, provincial and remote communities. Read more...
Data and Intelligence in Türkiye’s Long-Term Care System: From Fragmentation to Better Planning
Türkiye’s long-term care system generates information across health services, social assistance, residential care, municipalities and family support, but fragmented responsibilities can limit the system-wide intelligence available for planning. This article examines how stronger data architecture, functional-needs measurement, interoperability, outcomes analysis and governance could help Türkiye understand demand, identify inequalities, allocate resources and turn local service experience into more coordinated long-term care policy. Read more...
Telecare and Remote Support in Türkiye: Extending Long-Term Care Beyond Traditional Services
Remote support could help Türkiye extend care into people’s homes as population ageing increases demand across health, social and long-term care services. This article examines telehealth, telecare, remote monitoring and digitally supported care in Türkiye, exploring where they can improve access, continuity and independence while addressing workforce response, digital exclusion, privacy, family involvement and the continuing need for face-to-face support. Read more...
Digital Transformation in Türkiye’s Long-Term Care System: Opportunities, Risks and Inclusion
Türkiye has developed substantial national digital-health infrastructure, while long-term care remains distributed across health services, social support, municipalities, residential provision and families. This article examines how digital records, remote health services, monitoring technologies, artificial intelligence and better information exchange could strengthen long-term support, while addressing digital exclusion, privacy, workforce capability and the risk that technology develops faster than the care pathways it is intended to connect. Read more...
Care Coordination and Case Management in Türkiye: Navigating Fragmented Support Systems
Older and disabled people in Türkiye may need support from health services, social services, municipalities, home-based care, residential providers and family networks at the same time. This article examines how stronger care coordination and case management could connect those separate responsibilities, create clearer pathways through long-term care and give people and families greater continuity without requiring Türkiye to build an entirely new layer of administration. Read more...