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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Turkey increase by 2,148 to 15,679: minister

Turkey had 15,679 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, with an increase of 2,148 in the last 24 hours, the health minister said, while the...

Turkey’s confirmed coronavirus cases reach 13,531, death toll at 214

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Tuesday said the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had grown to 13,531 with an addition of 2,704 in the last...

Turkish release bill should not discriminate against political prisoners: Amnesty

Amnesty International has published an online petition to Turkish authorities, urging them to avoid an exclusion of political prisoners from the scope of a bill aimed...

Turkey’s Interior Ministry bans municipalities from raising funds for coronavirus relief

The Turkish Interior Ministry on Tuesday released a circular informing municipalities that they are not allowed to raise funds to aid victims of the coronavirus epidemic without...

Turkish governor tests positive for coronavirus: report

The governor’s office in Turkey’s northwestern city of Kırklareli on Tuesday announced that Governor Osman Bilgin has tested positive for COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus,...

AKP unveils bill to reduce prison population amid pandemic, excludes inmates charged with ‘terrorism’

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Tuesday revealed a jointly drafted bill allowing the partial release of...

Erdoğan launches national donation campaign to assist vulnerable amid coronavirus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has launched a campaign to collect donations to support the financially vulnerable segments of society, pledging to give seven months of...

Turkish health minister denies claims of contradictory COVID-19 data

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Monday denied claims on social media that his government has been announcing inaccurate figures on novel coronavirus infections. “Claims on social media that...

Turkey extends quarantine of thousands returning from Mecca after some test positive for COVID-19

Turkish officials have decided to postpone the release of some 5,000 people who were put in quarantine upon returning from Umrah in Saudi Arabia after some...

Number of coronavirus cases hits 10,827, death toll at 168: Turkish health minister

Turkey’s confirmed cases of coronavirus increased to 10,827 with the addition of 1,610 new cases on Monday, and the death toll rose to 168 from 131,...

Turkish Red Crescent calls for ‘national mobilization’ against possible shortage of medical equipment

Kerem Kınık, president of the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay), has said Turkey is confronted with a possible shortage of medical equipment amid the COVID-19 epidemic, calling for...

Members of Turkish cabinet are tested for COVID-19 every 4 days: report

Turkish cabinet members are being tested for COVID-19 every four days, with results determined on an urgent basis, the T24 news website reported on Monday. No cabinet member...

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