79 of the 500 children who applied to the social responsibility project launched by the Near East Enterprises for families earning minimum wage were circumcised over the weekend. The circumcisions will continue during the mid-term break between February 1-10.

The social responsibility project launched by the Near East Enterprises with the slogan “Three Hospitals, Entire Country: Let's Go Children, for Free Circumcision” attracted great interest. 500 children between the ages of 15 days and 10 years old applied to the social responsibility project carried out for children of families earning minimum wage. 79 children were circumcised on the first two days of the circumcisions that started in a great festive atmosphere at the Near East University Hospital, Dr. Suat Günsel Kyrenia University Hospital and Near East University Yeniboğaziçi Hospital over the weekend. The free circumcisions carried out within the scope of the Near East Enterprises' social responsibility project will continue during the mid-term break between February 1-10.

Circumcision procedures, meticulously performed under hygienic conditions and by expert healthcare teams, are performed by prioritizing the health and comfort of the children. The operations will continue to be performed by expert surgeons and healthcare personnel using modern medical methods and sterile conditions. In order to minimize the psychological impact on the children, families are informed before the operation and children are made to feel comfortable throughout the process.

An army of healthcare professionals is on the job!

The ongoing circumcision operations at Near East University Hospital, Dr. Suat Günsel Kyrenia University Hospital and Near East University Yeniboğaziçi Hospital are carried out by urology specialists Dr. Eralp Kubilay, Dr. Özgür Çetiner, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bindayı, Dr. Erol Uçaner, Dr. Necmi Bayraktar, Prof. Dr. Ali Ulvi Önder, Dr. Mehmet Selhanoğlu, Prof. Dr. Çetin Volkan Öztekin, Dr. Mustafa Kalfaoğlu and Dr. Mehmet Tuzlalı, as well as pediatric surgery specialists Dr. Emil Mammadov and Dr. Gönül Küçük.

Anesthesiologists Dr. Selmin Beşbaş, Dr. Feyza Yaycı, Dr. Onur Çeliksoy, Dr. Yeşim Taşeli, Dr. Arda Yaman, Dr. Meltem Tabuk, Dr. Selda Özden, Dr. Bülent Barış Güven and Dr. Serkan Suakıtıcı are also taking part in the circumcision procedures carried out in three hospitals with their teams. In addition, many health professionals in the operating room and emergency service teams of Near East University Hospital, Dr. Suat Günsel Kyrenia University Hospital and Near East University Yeniboğaziçi Hospital are working with great devotion to ensure that the circumcisions are performed smoothly.

Near East University Hospital Chief Physician Prof. Dr. Müjdat Salih Balkan, Dr. Suat Günsel Kyrenia University Hospital Chief Physician Prof. Dr. Naili Bulakbaşı and Near East University Yeniboğaziçi Hospital Chief Physician Prof. Dr. Aşkın Ali Korkmaz also presented the circumcised children with a “Certificate of Courage”. The families expressed their satisfaction with the organization of such a social responsibility project and thanked all healthcare professionals and the Near East Enterprises who contributed.

Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel: “The intense demand we have received since the first hours we announced the project has shown how right a step we have taken.”

Emphasizing that access to quality healthcare services for the people of the country is one of their most important priorities, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Near East Enterprises, Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel, said, “With the social responsibility project we have implemented, we aimed to facilitate families’ access to healthcare services and to relieve a significant burden on the healthcare system. The intense demand we have received since the first hours we announced the project, the application of 500 children and the intense interest shown by families have shown how right a step we have taken. Ensuring that our children are circumcised safely by expert healthcare teams under hygienic conditions is a great responsibility for us. We will continue our social responsibility projects in the field of health and continue to touch every segment of our society.”

Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel thanked all the doctors and healthcare professionals who supported the project and said, “In addition to the doctors working for the Near East Enterprises, many doctors in our country also gave unconditional support to the social responsibility project we have carried out. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all healthcare professionals who work for the health of our children and the happiness of our families. Thanks to their devoted efforts, we have successfully carried out this project.”