Türk Sağlık-Sen

What Türk Sağlık-Sen does

Türk Sağlık-Sen (legal name: TÜRKİYE SAĞLIK VE SOSYAL HİZMETLERİ KAMU GÖREVLİLERİ SENDİKASI) is a non-profit trade union representing public-sector healthcare and social services employees in Turkey, operating under the legal framework of Law No. 4688 (Public Employees' Trade Unions Law, 2001) and affiliated with the Türkiye Kamu-Sen Confederation. Founded on June 18, 1992, and headquartered in Ankara, the union organizes individual public-sector workers — including doctors, nurses, paramedics, family physicians, social services personnel, laboratory and pharmacy staff — through a nationwide network of branches covering all 81 provinces of Turkey. Its core service is labor representation: collective bargaining, legal representation in administrative and civil disputes, advocacy on personnel regulations, and coordination of labor actions including work stoppages.

The union's product portfolio is delivered through a web-based platform (turksagliksen.org.tr) and includes the TSS Akademi exam-preparation platform, the Tercih Robotu placement-assistance tool (which surfaces 2021–2024 historical KPSS score data), a Dijital Kimlik digital identity service, an Online Üyelik enrollment module, and a Hukuki Destek legal support module. Member benefits include 100,000 TL life and 50,000 TL personal accident insurance, plus discount partnerships with DigiTürk, Çilek Grup (20% off), Wall Street English (20% education discount), and Nişantaşı University (postgraduate/doctoral tuition). Reported headcount is 8 administrative staff at the Ankara HQ; field operations are distributed through 81 provincial branches. Revenue is generated through recurring membership dues governed by Turkish labor law and is not publicly disclosed.

The union has built a track record of regulatory and legal outcomes, including Council of State (Danıştay) cancellations of Family Medicine Contract and Payment Regulation provisions, the SÜMOB mobile work-hour tracking application, and assistant physician grade-advancement rulings under Laws 4924 and 2914. These legal wins function as both member-deliverables and credibility assets for recruitment within Turkey's fragmented public-sector union landscape.

Name

Türk Sağlık-Sen

Legal name

TÜRKİYE SAĞLIK VE SOSYAL HİZMETLERİ KAMU GÖREVLİLERİ SENDİKASI

Website

https://turksagliksen.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Türk Sağlık-Sen is a Turkish public-sector trade union representing healthcare and social services workers across all 81 provinces, providing legal representation, collective bargaining, exam-preparation tools, and member benefits under the Türkiye Kamu-Sen Confederation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Labor Union

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Affairs, Government Relations & Lobbying (BPAFADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform (BPADAGAJ)

Keywords

• Public sector union
• Healthcare union
• Collective bargaining
• Labor representation
• Member benefits

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: As a public employees' union under the Confederation of Public Servants (Türkiye Kamu-Sen), Türk Sağlık-Sen generates revenue through membership fees paid by public healthcare and social service workers. Members pay regular dues to receive legal support, collective bargaining representation, and access to member benefits including discounts on insurance, education, and entertainment services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Türk Sağlık-Sen is a public sector trade union representing healthcare and social service workers in Turkey. It provides collective bargaining representation, legal support, advocacy, and member benefit programs including discounted education, insurance, and consumer services to public employees under the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Family and Social Services.

Product overview

Türk Sağlık-Sen's core offering is its web-based union management platform (https://turksagliksen.org.tr/), which delivers member services, legal support, news, and advocacy for health and social service public employees in Turkey. The platform is complemented by TSS Akademi (https://www.tssakademi.com.tr/) for exam preparation, an online membership module (Online Üyelik), the Tercih Robotu (choice robot) for KPSS placement guidance, a Dijital Kimlik digital identity service, and the Hukuki Destek legal support module. Member benefit programs include insurance, discounted education, guest house access, and retail/television partnerships, all accessible through the unified portal. The union's parent confederation is Türkiye Kamu-Sen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TSS Akademi: Training academy platform providing exam preparation and educational services for union members

Products and services

• Türk Sağlık-Sen Membership Union membership service for public sector healthcare and social service workers in Turkey, granting access to legal representation, collective bargaining advocacy, and member benefit programs.
• TSS Akademi
• Hukuki Destek (Legal Support) Legal support and representation service for members in labor, administrative, and civil disputes, including court case tracking and filing lawsuits against government regulations.
• Tercih Robotu (Choice Robot) Online choice-assistance tool providing historical KPSS placement data (2021–2024 minimum and maximum scores by city and institution) to guide public health sector candidates during placement processes.
• Online Üyelik (Online Membership Enrollment) Digital membership enrollment service allowing new public sector healthcare and social service workers to join Türk Sağlık-Sen online.
• Dijital Kimlik (Digital Identity) Digital identity card service for union members, enabling digital verification and access to member benefits.
• Üyelik Avantajları ve Kampanyalar (Member Benefits and Campaigns) Member benefit program providing life insurance (100,000 TL life + 50,000 TL personal accident), guest house access (Konukevi), and partner discounts with DigiTürk, Çilek Grup (20%), Wall Street English (20%), Nişantaşı University postgraduate programs, and MARS Kart unified discount card.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won court cases invalidating Family Medicine regulations and compensation deductions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Çilek GrupminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 February 2026Partnership with Çilek Grup provides Türk Sağlık-Sen members with a special 20% discount on Çilek Grup products and services.
• DigiTürkminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 June 2025Agreement between the Türkiye Kamu-Sen confederation (parent organization) and DigiTürk provides union members with special pricing on DigiTürk services. The partnership continues to offer discounted entertainment services to members.
• Nişantaşı UniversityminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 December 2020Special agreement with Nişantaşı University provides members with discounted rates on master's and doctoral programs. Agreement signed December 16, 2020.
• Wall Street EnglishminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnglish language education partnership offering 20% education discount to union members through the Türkiye Kamu-Sen confederation.
• Life Insurance ProvidersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMembers are provided with 100,000 TL life insurance and 50,000 TL personal accident insurance coverage as a membership benefit.
• Türkiye Kamu-SencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTürk Sağlık-Sen is a constituent union of the Türkiye Kamu-Sen (Confederation of Public Servants) confederation. The confederation provides collective bargaining representation at the national level and coordinates policy positions for public sector unions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Public Services International (PSI): Global federation of public-sector unions. Provides an international comparability lens for Türk Sağlık-Sen's bargaining frameworks, though the subject itself operates exclusively domestically.
• Türkiye Kamu-Sen: The parent confederation that Türk Sağlık-Sen belongs to. Coordinates cross-union collective bargaining, shared service contracts (e.g., DigiTürk), and political advocacy; defines the strategic and operational constraints on Türk Sağlık-Sen.

Direct peers

• KESK (Kamu Emekçileri Sendikaları Konfederasyonu): Competing confederation of public employees' unions in Turkey covering overlapping worker segments. Direct competitor at the confederation level for collective bargaining recognition and member recruitment.
• SES (Sağlık ve Sosyal Hizmet Çalışanları Sendikası): The principal rival Turkish union representing health and social services workers, affiliated with the larger Memur-Sen confederation. Directly competes for the same members Türk Sağlık-Sen serves, including doctors, nurses, and social-services personnel.
• Türk Diyanet-Sen: Türkiye Kamu-Sen constituent union representing Diyanet (religious affairs) public employees. Same confederation, same operating model, same digital product suite — useful peer for benchmarking non-health vertical performance.
• Türk Büro-Sen: Another Türkiye Kamu-Sen constituent union representing public office/administrative workers. Operates under the same confederation framework, providing a like-for-like benchmark for dues, advocacy, and digital service strategies.
• Türk Haber-Sen: Türkiye Kamu-Sen constituent union representing communications/public-sector media workers. Shares the same confederation, legal apparatus, and member-benefit infrastructure as Türk Sağlık-Sen.
• Türk Eğitim-Sen: Sister union under the same Türkiye Kamu-Sen confederation representing education workers; structurally identical operating model (membership dues, collective bargaining, legal department, branch network) and cross-sells confederation-wide benefits to members.
• Türk Yerel Hizmet-Sen: Türkiye Kamu-Sen constituent union representing local-government workers. Operates the same dues/legal/branch model and shares confederation-level benefits, making it a direct operational comparable.

Broad incumbents

• Memur-Sen (Memur Sendikaları Konfederasyonu): The largest Turkish public-sector union confederation, of which SES (Türk Sağlık-Sen's main rival) is a constituent. Dominates collective bargaining on the government side and sets the competitive ceiling for Türk Sağlık-Sen's reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/turksagliksengm
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@18061992
• Facebookfacebook.com/turksagliksengm
• Instagraminstagram.com/turksagliksengm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/t%C3%BCrk-sa%C4%9Fl%C4%B1k-sen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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