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title: "Expert: Türkiye has around 700,000 Alzheimer's patients"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-18-expert-turkiye-has-around-700-000/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-18
updated: 2026-09-18T23:50:49.841Z
category: life
sources: 1
agreement: single-source
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# Expert: Türkiye has around 700,000 Alzheimer's patients

Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Tüfekçioğlu Korkmaz from Atlas University said Türkiye has around 700,000 Alzheimer's patients and that the number will rise as the population ages; she recommended consulting a specialist for symptoms such as difficulty finding one's way and repeating the same question.

## Who is in this story

- [Zeynep Tüfekçioğlu Korkmaz](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/zeynep-tufekcioglu-korkmaz/) — People
- [Atlas Üniversitesi](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/atlas-universitesi/) — Universities
- [Türkiye](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/turkiye/) — Places

## News sources

- [Türkiye yaşlanıyor alzaymır artıyor](https://www.turkiyegazetesi.com.tr/saglik/turkiye-yaslaniyor-alzaymir-artiyor-1817035) — Türkiye Gazetesi (pro-government) — 2026-09-18

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-18-uzman-turkiye-yaklasik-700-bin-alzheimer/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-18-expert-turkiye-has-around-700-000/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-18-ekspert-turtsii-okolo-700-tysyach-patsientov/

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