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Number of coronavirus cases hits 133,721, death toll at 3,641: Turkish minister

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reached 3,641 on Thursday, while the number of cases increased by 1,977 to 133,721, according to a chart posted on Twitter by...

8-year-old cancer patient dies after belated treatment due to travel ban on mother

Ahmet Burhan Ataç, an 8-year-old cancer patient, succumbed to his illness on Thursday after a travel ban on his mother prevented him from receiving treatment in...

55 pct of Turks unhappy with free face mask distribution: poll

A total of 55 percent of participants in a poll conducted in Turkey by the Metropoll company said they have encountered problems with the face mask distribution...

Erdoğan files criminal complaint against columnist, alleging instigation of coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s lawyer has filed a criminal complaint against journalist Ragıp Zarakolu for a column he wrote, accusing him of “instigating a military coup...

Number of coronavirus cases hits 131,744, death toll at 3,584: Turkish minister

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reached 3,584 on Wednesday, while the number of cases increased by 2,253 to 131,744, according to a chart posted on Twitter by...

Turkey to host Champions League final in August, restart football leagues on June 12: report

Turkey plans to host the Champions League final in late August, the head of its football federation said on Wednesday, and will resume domestic football leagues...

Turkey enters new phase of battle against coronavirus, minister says

Turkey has entered a new phase in the battle against coronavirus in which it aims to eliminate the disease, reopen businesses and set new social behavior...

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll at 3,520, as number of cases nears 130,000: ministry

The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 59 in the last 24 hours to 3,520, Health Ministry...

İstanbul Municipality’s ‘bill solidarity’ app receives 9,000 requests in 24 hours

A new app launched by the İstanbul Municipality whereby donors can help those in need pay their water and natural gas bills has received 8,691 requests...

Journalist, parliamentarian Şık resigns from Kurdish opposition party: report

Prominent journalist and member of parliament Ahmet Şık has resigned from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), according to the Hürriyet Daily News. “I resigned from the...

Turkish band member ends hunger strike on 322nd day after negotiations with officials: report

Musician İbrahim Gökçek of the left-wing Turkish band Grup Yorum ended a prolonged hunger strike on Tuesday after positive negotiations with Turkish authorities over the lifting...

Turkey begins to ease coronavirus measures: Erdoğan

Turkey will start easing coronavirus containment measures from Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, lifting inter-city travel restrictions in seven provinces and easing a...

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