Turkey goes after obesity
The Turkish Health Ministry considers offering free weight-loss surgery as efforts to curtail obesity fail.
![Par1016610 Istanbul, TURKEY: An overweight couple walks on Istiklal avenue in Istanbul, 15 November 2006. Health ministers and other senior officials from 53 European countries opened talks in Istanbul to map out a strategy to combat obesity, seen as one of the greatest health challenges of the era. AFP PHOTO/MUSTAFA OZER (Photo credit should read MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/05/72553815.jpg/72553815.jpg?h=c2c5b897&itok=DxySwoI-)
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