Abstract:

European Union (EU) member states delegate their powers in certain areas to the Union, to establish rules of law directly applicable in member states. However, regulations regarding health services were not included in this scope and the principle of subsidiarity was adopted. On the other hand, candidate countries are monitored in terms of compliance with the legislation and the issues identified are announced to the public through country reports annually. Thanks to the progress reports, countries can see their shortcomings and plan the steps to be taken within the scope of harmonization. In this study, the studies carried out by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey within the scope of harmonization with the European Union legislation, the areas where harmonization could not be made or sufficient progress could not be achieved were revealed. In addition, the problems encountered in the field of health on the way to full membership to the European Union were examined within the framework of the Turkey Progress Reports and suggestions were tried to be brought to the identified problems.

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