ANKARA - Turkey’s health ministry has fined more than 100 obstetrician-gynaecologists for carrying out caesarean sections, suspending them from duty and forcing them to undergo training, BirGun newspaper reported on July 11.The country has the highest rate of caesarean births among the 38 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations, according to the last available data from 2023, with around 615 such procedures out of every 1,000 live births that year.Medical professionals have told AFP caesareans were more time-efficient for medical staff – 30 minutes, versus 12 hours for a traditional delivery – and lowered the risk of legal action over complications, ensuring a guarantee of safety for both the physician and the women.In 2025, the Turkish government began a campa