Ministry Extends Travel Restrictions for 15 Cities

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The Ministry of Interior has extended a travel ban in 15 major cities for 15 more days due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In a statement, the ministry said the travel ban will continue between May 20 and June 3 and those who do not comply with the travel restrictions will be imposed administrative fines.

The ministry added that air, land, and sea travel to and from these provinces will be restricted.

The cities with the travel ban include İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Balıkesir, Bursa, Eskişehir, Antep, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Manisa, Sakarya, Samsun, Van, and Zonguldak.

Earlier in April, Turkey imposed the country's first travel ban across 31 provinces to stem the spread of the virus and later lifted some of them.

As of yesterday (May 18), Turkey registered a total of 4,171 deaths due to coronavirus whereas 111,577 people have recovered from the disease. Currently, there are 150,593 confirmed cases in the country. (EMK/VK)