Abstract
The concept of social security is used to describe the protection mechanisms created at the social level against future partial-risk situations. Turkey's ability to maintain good health outcomes depends on its strong health insurance system. At this point, the new health system will focus more on individual and social protection and will try to keep service use at a more acceptable level. To ensure that the system is sustainable, it is essential to create different coverage packages in line with income and desires within the scope of the Social Security Agency (SSA) and for individuals to act on the path drawn in line with these packages. During the pandemic, the health systems of every country have been given an important test. Many countries with inadequate health infrastructure have not been able to adapt quickly to the pandemic. COVID-19 has highlighted global inequalities, the spread of the epidemic, the adequacy of efforts to combat it, the capacity of health systems, and the insufficiencies in global health cooperation. On the other hand, countries with well-designed health infrastructure were able to respond quickly to the pandemic. Today, healthcare services in Turkey are conducted in public hospitals, private hospitals, private polyclinics, and private physician practices. All healthcare providers continue their services under the supervision and licensing of the Ministry of Health. The expansion of privatization policies in Turkey has brought with it a system based on a consumption economy, dependent on foreign investments. Considering the report data, which also reveal the dimensions of verbal and physical violence that doctors in Turkey have faced throughout their professional lives, the reasons for the inadequacy in the number of doctors per capita in Turkey are revealed more clearly. Therefore, improving the working and living conditions of health workers, especially doctors, is crucial in meeting the increasing demand for doctors in society. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aspects of change that have emerged or are likely to occur in the Turkish health system have varied organizationally, sectorally, and socially. While the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the positive and negative aspects of the individual, communities, and the global system, the Turkish health system has also had the opportunity to make a self-assessment of its current situation. At the macro level, due to the negative impact of COVID-19 on the world economy, Turkey has experienced an increase in the share allocated to health, financial and inflation problems, and difficulty in access to medicines and medical supplies.