In Turkey, the active population, retirees and their dependents are covered by health insurance provided by the Social Security Institution (SSI). The increase in the number of imported products and the lack of domestic manufacturing pushed the government to identify a new solution to enliven the local economy and enable a ‘know-how’ transfer. Özge At?lgan Karakulak, Dicle Do?an and Sevde Tan at Gün + Partners explain the regulatory changes in the country.