Articles

Community-Based Support in Türkiye: Building Alternatives to Institutional Care
Community-based support can help Türkiye respond to population ageing without treating residential care as the default response to increasing need. This article examines the role of municipalities, YADES, day services, social participation, health and social care coordination, family support and local infrastructure, and considers how Türkiye can develop a more consistent continuum of support that enables older people to remain connected to their communities. Read more...
Home-Based Care in Türkiye: Supporting Older People to Remain Independent
Home-based care is increasingly important as Türkiye’s population ages and more people need support without wanting to leave their communities. This article examines the relationship between home health services, social care, family support and financial assistance, and explores how stronger assessment, coordination, workforce capacity, rehabilitation, technology and quality governance could make living at home a more sustainable option. Read more...
Family Caregiving in Türkiye: Changing Families, Informal Care and the Need for Greater Support
Family members remain central to long-term care in Türkiye, supporting older and disabled people with personal care, supervision, household tasks, health coordination and everyday life. As population ageing, smaller households and women’s employment reshape the supply of unpaid care, this article examines how Türkiye can support family caregivers more systematically while expanding formal services, protecting choice and avoiding an unsustainable transfer of responsibility onto households. Read more...
Financing Long-Term Care in Türkiye: Public Funding, Household Costs and Future Sustainability
Türkiye finances long-term care through a mixture of public social assistance, health-system funding, household spending and extensive unpaid family care rather than a single dedicated national scheme. This article examines how those funding streams operate, where financial risk currently falls, why the distinction between health coverage and long-term care matters, and how future financing reform could improve access, sustainability, workforce capacity and accountability. Read more...
Population Ageing in Türkiye: Preparing Care and Support Systems for Demographic Change
Türkiye is ageing at a pace that will reshape demand for health care, long-term support, housing, family caregiving and community infrastructure. This article examines how demographic change translates into operational pressure, why longevity must be considered alongside functional ability and household change, and how Türkiye can use prevention, workforce planning, local intelligence and age-friendly development to prepare for a substantially older population. Read more...
Understanding Türkiye’s Long-Term Care System: Policy, Provision and the Changing Role of the State
Türkiye’s long-term care system combines family caregiving, social assistance, health services, residential provision and a developing range of home and community supports. This article examines how responsibilities, funding and delivery currently fit together, why demographic and social change is increasing pressure for a more coherent system, and what stronger integration could mean for older people, families, services and public authorities. Read more...