Türk Kızılay Kan Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü

What Türk Kızılay Kan Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü does

Türk Kızılay Kan Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü is the General Directorate of Blood Services of the Turkish Red Crescent (Türkiye Kızılay Derneği), a public-benefit humanitarian association established as a separate directorate in 1983 with blood service roots dating to 1921. It is the legally designated national blood supply authority of Turkey under Law No. 5624, operating 18 Regional Blood Centers, 68 Blood Donation Centers, and approximately 300 daily mobile collection points covering all 81 provinces. In 2025, the organization collected 3,041,278 units of blood, the highest annual figure in its history, with 1,246,400 additional units in the first five months of 2026. The technical backbone is a blood-banking automation system implemented in 2006, an integrated quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 10002:2018, and nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) added October 30, 2014 for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis screening.

Core service lines include voluntary whole-blood donation, apheresis (platelet) donation, plasma donation, and stem cell coordination through TÜRKÖK, a national registry jointly operated with the Ministry of Health since November 7, 2013, which holds 1,231,392 active donor candidates and has completed 8,500 stem cell collections. Supporting assets include the iOS/Android Türk Kızılay Mobil Kan Bağışı application, the kanver.org appointment platform, university (Hedef 25), school (Okulumda Kanpanya Var), youth (Genç Kızılay Kan Elçileri), and mukhtar-led neighborhood (Mahallenin Gücü) donor acquisition programs, the Blood Donation League sports-fan campaign, and a thalassemia/sickle-cell patient-donor matching project (BİS).

Blood and blood components are provided free of charge to hospitals and patients as a public service; no revenue is generated from blood product distribution. Operations are funded through government support, donations, and the parent Türk Kızılay's humanitarian funding base, with no external investors or venture capital involved. Forward strategy centers on the Protürk Plasma Drug Facility, a joint venture with South Korea's SK Plasma in Çubuk, Ankara (groundbreaking June 2026), intended to manufacture albumin, immunoglobulin, and clotting factors domestically and reduce an estimated €450 million in annual plasma-derived medicine imports.

Name

Türk Kızılay Kan Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü

Legal name

Türk Kızılay Kan Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü

Website

https://kanver.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Türk Kızılay Kan Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü is the Turkish Red Crescent's national blood services directorate, operating 18 regional blood centers and 68 donation centers across all 81 provinces of Turkey to collect, test, and distribute blood, apheresis, plasma, and stem cell donations free of charge to hospitals and patients under Law No. 5624.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blood Banking Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH), Plasma Collection & Donor Services (Plasmapheresis Centers) (HLAIAHAH), Plasma-Derived Therapeutics (immunoglobulins, albumin, clotting factors) (HLAAAAAI)

Keywords

• Blood banking services
• Voluntary blood donation
• Stem cell donation
• Apheresis services
• Plasma collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Blood and Blood Products (Public Service — No Revenue): Türk Kızılay provides blood and blood components free of charge to patients. No fee is charged to patients or their relatives for blood component therapy. This is a public service mandate under Law No. 5624 and does not generate revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Türk Kızılay Kan Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü is the national blood services authority of Turkey, operating 18 Regional Blood Centers and 68 Blood Donation Centers to collect, test, process, store, and distribute whole blood, erythrocytes, platelets, and plasma free of charge to hospitals. It also coordinates the national hematopoietic stem cell donor registry (TÜRKÖK) with over 1.2 million registered donors for bone marrow transplantation, and is establishing domestic plasma-derived pharmaceutical production through the Protürk facility.

Product overview

Türk Kızılay Kan Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü operates as Turkey's national blood services authority, managing a comprehensive blood supply system through its network of 18 Regional Blood Centers and 68 Blood Collection Facilities. The organization's product portfolio centers on four core service areas: blood donation (including appointments at collection points and mobile units), apheresis services for platelet collection, stem cell donation coordination through the TÜRKÖK national registry, and plasma services. Supporting these core operations are digital platforms including the online blood donation appointment system, the mobile application for iOS/Android, the Blood Donation League gamification initiative, and targeted programs like the 'Biz İyilik Severiz' thalassemia patient-donor matching project. The organization also coordinates international cooperation through its role in the World Bone Marrow Registry and manages educational initiatives including the Hedef 25 university awareness program.

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Brands

• TÜRKÖK: Türkiye Kök Hücre Koordinasyon Merkezi – Turkey Stem Cell Coordination Center. A joint initiative with the Ministry of Health for hematopoietic stem cell donor recruitment, HLA registry, and bone marrow bank database.
• Türk Kızılay Mobil Kan Bağışı
• Genç Kızılay Kan Elçileri (Young Red Crescent Blood Ambassadors)
• Okulumda Kanpanya Var
• Biz İyilik Severiz (BİS)
• Mahallenin Gücü Kan Bağışıyla Büyür
• Protürk Plazma İlaç Tesisi

Products and services

• Kan Bağışı (Whole Blood Donation Service) Voluntary whole blood collection from donors at regional centers, donation points, and mobile collection teams; blood is tested (including NAT screening for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis), processed into erythrocyte, platelet, and plasma components, and supplied free of charge to hospitals and transfusion centers for patient treatment.
• Aferez Bağışı (Apheresis Donation Service) Apheresis procedure that separates and collects specific blood components (primarily platelets) from donors while returning other components to the donor. Performed at regional blood centers to support patients requiring targeted platelet transfusions.
• Plazma Bağışı (Plasma Donation Service) Plasma collection from donors for domestic manufacturing of plasma-derived pharmaceuticals (Albumin, Immunoglobulin, clotting factors) through the Protürk Plasma Drug Facility, reducing Turkey's annual import dependency by approximately €450 million.
• TÜRKÖK Stem Cell Donor Coordination Service National hematopoietic stem cell donor registry and matching service operated jointly with the Ministry of Health; recruits volunteer donors, performs HLA tissue typing, maintains a database of over 1.2 million donor candidates, and has completed 36,905 patient-donor matchings and 8,500 stem cell collections since inception.
• Türk Kızılay Mobil Kan Bağışı Uygulaması (Mobile Blood Donation App) Mobile application available on iOS and Android for donor registration, appointment booking at blood donation points, blood type card access, and SMS notifications when donated blood is used by a patient.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,041,278 units of blood collected in 2025 — highest annual figure in the organization's history
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SK Plasma (Güney Koreli)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Türk Kızılay and South Korean SK Plasma are collaborating to build the Protürk Plasma Drug Facility in Çubuk, Ankara. The facility will produce plasma-derived medicines (Albumin, Immunoglobulin, Clotting Factors) domestically, reducing Turkey's import dependency by approximately €450 million annually and creating ~300 jobs.
• T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı (Ministry of Health)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2013TÜRKÖK (Türkiye Kök Hücre Koordinasyon Merkezi) is a joint initiative between Türk Kızılay and the Ministry of Health for bone marrow donor recruitment, HLA typing, registry management, and stem cell collection coordination. Over 1.2 million donor candidates are registered.
• T.C. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı (Ministry of National Education)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2006Nationwide voluntary blood donor education and recruitment program in schools. Since 2006, 890,292 units of blood collected through 20,632 school-based teams. The Okulumda Kanpanya Var project extends this to kindergarten through secondary school levels.
• Talasemi Federasyonu ve Kan Hastalıkları FederasyonuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Biz İyilik Severiz (BİS) project targeting thalassemia and sickle cell anemia patients. Creates a dedicated donor pool of 40,783 people and 4,063 regular donors for matched blood transfusions to reduce alloimmunization.
• TİKA (Türk İşbirliği ve Koordinasyon Ajansı Başkanlığı)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation through which Türk Kızılay shared its blood donation expertise with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Training program for 24 healthcare workers from 10 cities on donor recruitment strategies and field applications.
• Şahinbey BelediyesiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual blood donation campaign in Gaziantep's Şahinbey district, now in its 17th year. 65,880 units of blood collected over 17 years. Municipality provides organizational support and promotional gifts for donors.
• Various Municipalities and Public InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner82 institutional partnerships with corporations, municipalities, and government bodies for organized blood donation campaigns, venue provision, and promotional support.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT): Statutory UK authority for blood, organs, and stem cell supply with nationwide collection infrastructure and integrated donor registries; directly comparable to Kızılay's mandated national role and full-service blood and cellular therapy coordination.
• Be The Match (National Marrow Donor Program): Operates the largest global hematopoietic stem cell donor registry and coordinates bone marrow transplants; directly comparable to TÜRKÖK in registry-based stem cell donor recruitment, HLA typing, and patient-donor matching.
• Italian National Blood Center (CNS / Centro Nazionale Sangue): Italy's national authority coordinating regional blood services and transfusion medicine under the Ministry of Health; directly comparable as a national coordinator of blood collection, quality standards, and stem cell registries.
• Établissement Français du Sang (EFS): France's national, publicly-operated blood service with mandated monopoly on blood collection; directly comparable in regulated national monopoly structure, plasma-derived medicine coordination with LFB, and full geographic coverage.
• American Red Cross Biomedical Services: Operates the largest U.S. blood collection and distribution network under the American Red Crescent equivalent nonprofit structure; directly comparable as a Red Cross/Red Crescent national blood service with voluntary donor mobilization, regional centers, and stem cell services.
• Australian Red Cross Lifeblood: Australian Red Cross-affiliated national blood service operating collection centers across Australia; directly comparable as a Red Cross national blood operator with voluntary donor model and integrated apheresis and stem cell services.
• Canadian Blood Services: Canada's national, non-profit blood operator funded by provincial governments; directly comparable in mandate (national blood supply authority), regional center structure, and stem cell registry (OneMatch, merged into CBS).
• German Red Cross Blood Donor Service: Largest blood collection organization in Germany under the German Red Cross umbrella; directly comparable as a Red Cross national blood service operating regional centers, voluntary donor model, and plasma-derived therapy partnerships.

Regional players

• Hellenic National Blood Center (EKEA): Greek national blood service operating under similar public-mandate model; comparable as a regional Southern European national blood service with voluntary donor mobilization and hospital distribution.

Broad incumbents

• CSL Plasma: World's largest plasma collection network and parent of CSL Behring, a global plasma-derived therapeutics manufacturer; comparable as a major incumbent in plasma collection and fractionation that Kızılay's Protürk facility is positioned to compete with domestically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=9PO6pjAsKB0
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kanverorg

Compliance3 records

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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