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The method is gaining importance and its usage becomes widespread in theworld. Turkey has also launched some initiatives to institutionalize HTA in2012. The first important step has taken with the establishment of theDepartment of Health Technology Assessment under the General Directorate ofHealth Research (GDHR) of Ministry of Health. However, expectations regardingthe institutionalization of the HTA in Turkey have not fully met. In thisstudy, we aim (1) to share our experience on the activities carried out in theinstitutionalization process of HTA in Ministry of Health of Turkey and (2) tohelp policy makers to establish more powerful HTA structure by identifyingencountered problems and suggested solutions. KW - Institutionalization KW - Health Technology Assessment KW - Health Policy KW - Turkey KW - Turkey CR - Atun, R., Aydın, S., Chakraborty, S., Sumer, S., Aran, M., Gurol, İ., et al. (2013). Universal health coverage in Turkey: enhancement of equity. The Lancet • June 2013. 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