Türkiye regulations · 10 October 2026
Elazığ medical-waste burning cases draw TRY 501.568 million fine
The Ministry announced a total TRY 501.568 million fine against three healthcare facilities after an investigation identified the burning of medical waste collected from three branches in 2025.
Türkiye’s Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change announced fines totalling TRY 501.568 million over medical-waste burning linked to a private healthcare provider in Elazığ. The announcement, dated 7 October 2026, says the action followed findings concerning three incidents in 2025 identified during an ongoing judicial investigation. [Official source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/bakanlik-ekipleri-elazig-daki-ozel-saglik-kurulusuna-bu-kez-501-milyon-568-bin-tl-ceza-uyguladi-306876)
An earlier administrative fine in May
The Ministry also described an earlier enforcement action against the same private healthcare provider. In May 2026, Elazığ provincial directorate teams imposed an administrative fine of TRY 47,206,354 for transporting pharmaceutical and hospital waste contrary to regulations and burning it in the garden of a private property. The announcement presents that action separately from the newly reported TRY 501.568 million fine, rather than combining the amounts into one penalty. [Official source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/bakanlik-ekipleri-elazig-daki-ozel-saglik-kurulusuna-bu-kez-501-milyon-568-bin-tl-ceza-uyguladi-306876)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Records identified incidents from 2025
Camera and GSM records examined during the ongoing judicial investigation are cited as the basis for the additional findings. According to the Ministry, medical waste collected on different dates in 2025 from three branches of the same healthcare provider was also destroyed by burning in a similar manner. The announcement therefore describes three earlier incidents alongside the case penalised in May, but does not provide their exact dates. [Official source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/bakanlik-ekipleri-elazig-daki-ozel-saglik-kurulusuna-bu-kez-501-milyon-568-bin-tl-ceza-uyguladi-306876)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗The new total covers three facilities
Following notification from judicial authorities, provincial directorate teams imposed a total TRY 501.568 million fine against the company’s three healthcare facilities. The Ministry cites the relevant provision of Environmental Law No. 2872 as the basis. It does not identify the article number, give a facility-by-facility breakdown or explain the calculation. The reported figure is consequently the total for three facilities, not an amount stated to apply separately to each one. [Official source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/bakanlik-ekipleri-elazig-daki-ozel-saglik-kurulusuna-bu-kez-501-milyon-568-bin-tl-ceza-uyguladi-306876)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Enforcement announcement, not a new rule
The announcement reports a penalty under existing legislation, rather than a new regulation, legislative proposal or change in sector-wide obligations. It describes the judicial investigation as ongoing. No final court judgment, confirmation that the fine has been collected or statement from the company appears in the account. The reported administrative action should therefore be distinguished from any eventual outcome of the judicial investigation. [Official source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/bakanlik-ekipleri-elazig-daki-ozel-saglik-kurulusuna-bu-kez-501-milyon-568-bin-tl-ceza-uyguladi-306876)
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