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Construction of new palace for Erdoğan continues despite COVID-19 outbreak

The construction of a new presidential complex for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ahlat near Lake Van in eastern Turkey is still underway despite the outbreak...

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 501, confirmed cases number 23,934

Turkey had 23,934 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Saturday, with an increase of 3,013 in the last 24 hours while the death toll grew by...

Turkey imposes partial curfew on youths, shuts borders of 31 provinces: report

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey was imposing a partial curfew on people under the age of 20 effective from midnight on Friday...

Turkey arrests popular Twitter users for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’

Turkish authorities on Friday arrested two of the three well-known anonymous Twitter users who were detained on Wednesday and Thursday. Mesut Aykin, who reportedly runs the popular government-critical...

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Turkey increase to 20,921, death toll at 425: minister

Turkey had 20,921 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, with an increase of 2,786 in the last 24 hours, the health minister said, while the...

Veteran journalist arrested for tweet mocking Erdoğan’s donation campaign

A veteran Turkish journalist was arrested on Friday for provoking public hatred and enmity with a tweet mocking the government’s national pandemic relief campaign. Turkish President Recep...

Turkey mulls enforcing tighter measures in İstanbul amid coronavirus: report

Turkey is moving toward tighter measures to slow the spread of the country’s coronavirus outbreak and could ban people under 18 and over 60 from leaving...

Turkish folk band member dies on 288th day of hunger strike: report

A member of a popular folk music group that is banned in Turkey has died on the 288th day of a hunger strike protesting the government’s...

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll increases to 356, number of cases at 18,135: minister

Turkey had 18,135 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Thursday, with an increase of 2,456 in the last 24 hours, the health minister said, while the...

State-run bank blocked $135,000 in donations for coronavirus relief: İmamoğlu

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Thursday revealed that state-run Vakıfbank has blocked TL 900,000 ($135,000) that his municipality had raised as part of a campaign to cover...

Experts worried Turkey nearing critical care capacity for COVID-19 patients: report

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus, has led to worries regarding Turkey’s intensive care units as experts warn that the outbreak might lead to capacity...

Rights groups say Turkey’s prisoner release must not exclude political detainees: report

Turkish academics, journalists and rights groups are demanding that a planned release of tens of thousands of prisoners to stem the spread of the coronavirus should...

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