Turkish investor sends pharmaceuticals to Kazakhstan

ALMATY, April 18, 2020 – The brotherly countries, Kazakhstan and Turkey, are continuing to assist each other in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Turkish pharmaceutical company Nobel Ilaç has sent pharmaceuticals to Kazakhstan. 

With the assistance of the Kazakh Embassy in Turkey, a plane with  half a ton of cargo, consisting of pharmaceuticals, arrived at the Almaty airport on Saturday. These medications, sent during this difficult time, will be delivered to medical institutions for the treatment of the coronavirus.

In his letter to the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin, the Chairman of the Board of Nobel Ilaç Hasan Ulusoy notes: "Hearing from the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Turkey about the need for certain pharmaceuticals, we took immediate measures. We sent the pharmaceuticals that are in our production line to the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Turkey with the hope of curing patients. We attach great importance to our solidarity in all matters to get through this unprecedented epidemic with the least damage. We wish the peoples of the two brotherly countries and all of the humanity the earliest end of the spread of this virus. If necessary, we are always ready to provide necessary support to brotherly Kazakhstan, which we consider our second home."

Nobel Ilaç occupies a leading position in the Turkish pharmaceutical market. In 2004, the company invested in Kazakhstan and opened a factory. Today, the Kazakh branch of the company employs 420 people. The company's product range in Kazakhstan consists of more than 200 types of pharmaceutical products. The company's products are also exported to Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, and Uzbekistan.