US EditionTurkey Is Publicly Weighing Citizens, Urging Those Overweight to Slim Down Under New Health Crackdown
- Turkey launched a nationwide health initiative on May 10, 2025, weighing citizens publicly to address overweight issues across its 81 provinces.
- The campaign responds to rising obesity, with about 30% of the population obese and 50% overweight, according to WHO and local officials.
- Health workers conduct spontaneous BMI checks in public areas like malls, bus stations, and stadiums, using scales and tape measures directly on citizens.
- Memişoğlu addressed the youth, noting that while their posts on social platforms are often humorous, the problem of excess weight is a serious matter.
- The initiative aims to evaluate the BMI of 10 million people by July 10, 2025, seeking to reduce obesity-linked conditions like type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
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Turkey launched a national campaign to strike people in public spaces, with the aim of combating obesity. The action has attracted critics and Iranians to socializing networks.
Health officials have taken action in Turkey's 81 provinces with the aim of testing at least 10 million citizens by July 10.
The Federal Republic of the Bausparer became the country of the calorie savers, that is, the slimming madness. If Erdoğan now lets his country's children weigh in public, this is causing a stir in this country.
Through public weighing, the Turkish Ministry of Health wants to combat obesity. Critics accuse the government of humiliating those affected.
In the framework of a national health campaign, Turkey is to weigh and measure citizens in public space.
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