Currently in Turkey, 79.6% of healthcare is covered by the Social Security Institution and corruption might cause this number to drop.
Information from the Turkish Statistic Institute states that 76.3 billions of Turkish Liras are being spent in healthcare, with 79.6% of funding coming from the Social Security Institute and most of the remainder (15.4%) coming from out-of-pocket payments.
The building was commissioned by the Emekli Sandığı (Pension Fund, abbreviated as Emek) bound to the Social Security Administration of Turkey, and was built between 1959 and 1965 as a revenue generating property.
Social security in Turkey is provided by the state via the Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu (Social Security Institution, SGK), with additional private services (pensions, health insurance, etc) widely available.
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In 2006 these were all merged into one institution, the Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu (Social Security Institution, SGK).