22 C
Frankfurt am Main

CATEGORY

National

Use of public transport in İstanbul falls by 17 percent after first COVID-19 case

The number of people using mass transportation in Turkey’s most populated city of İstanbul has fallen by 17 percent since Turkish authorities announced the first case...

Turkey sees panic buying of lemon cologne as disinfectant against coronavirus

Hundreds of Turks are flocking to buy lemon cologne, a traditional ethanol-based scented disinfectant, to ward off the new coronavirus after Turkey confirmed its first case this...

[UPDATE] Health minister says coronavirus cases in Turkey now number 5: report

The Turkish health minister announced on Friday that the number of cases in Turkey of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, had reached five,...

Turkey’s first coronavirus case shuts schools, impacts sports: report

Turkish schools will be closed for one week and universities for three weeks from March 16 and sports events will be held without spectators until end-April,...

Turkish businessman suffers knife attack in prison, reporter says

A Turkish businessman who was jailed due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement was attacked in Menemen Prison in İzmir, according to a Turkish...

Turkish ministry’s expert report cites pilot error in Pegasus plane crash: report

An expert report released by the Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Ministry on a plane that crashed at İstanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in February states that...

Turkey’s Kurds cancel Newroz festival on March 21 due to coronavirus fears

Turkey’s Kurdish parties and organizations have decided to cancel a March 21 Newroz festival marking the start of spring due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak,...

Police detain 10 lawyers on terrorism charges in Turkey’s Southeast

Ten lawyers from Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır provinces were detained on Thursday on terrorism charges, according to the Voice of America Turkish service. The Şanlıurfa Chief Public Prosecutor’s...

Turkey’s health minister says new coronavirus will wane in summer

“Let us put up a resistance for two months. The virus will lose its effectiveness in summer,” Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted on Thursday, referring...

Babacan unveils long-awaited party, vows to end online censorship

Ali Babacan, formerly a close ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, unveiled the program of his breakaway political party on Wednesday, making a series of promises...

Erdoğan protected by thermal camera in parliament after coronavirus case announced: report

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appeared in Turkey’s parliament with an extra cameraman on Wednesday -- an aide with a thermal camera checking people he met for...

Turkish police notify prosecutors of 29 social media users’ posts on coronavirus

Turkey’s Security Directorate General (EGM) has notified prosecutors of social media posts shared by 29 people about the novel coronavirus, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on...

Latest news