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COVID-19: Turkey's weekly case map updated
COVID-19: Turkey's weekly case map updated
The Health Ministry has released the weekly provincial COVID-19 rates. The new numbers have shown that the number of cases per 100,000 people was over 530 in Istanbul and 360 in the capital city of Ankara on April 24-30.
5 May 2021
COVID-19 in Turkey: 336 daily fatalities, nearly 29 thousand cases
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
COVID-19 in Turkey: 336 daily fatalities, nearly 29 thousand cases
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 336 people died of coronavirus and nearly 29 thousand people tested positive with slightly over 240 thousand tests in a day. 3,452 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
5 May 2021
Turkey reports 347 new coronavirus deaths, daily cases below 25,000
Turkey reports 347 new coronavirus deaths, daily cases below 25,000
The country's overall tally is now near five million, according to the official figures.
4 May 2021
İzmir Bar seeks annulment of alcohol ban during lockdown
İzmir Bar seeks annulment of alcohol ban during lockdown
The government has imposed a de facto ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages during the 17-day lockdown period.
3 May 2021
COVID-19 in Turkey: Media authority urges TVs ‘to not use jam-packed images’
COVID-19 in Turkey: Media authority urges TVs ‘to not use jam-packed images’
İlhan Taşçı, a member of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) from the CHP, says that RTÜK Chair Şahin “sent an instruction to the executives of TV channels on private line, asking them to not use jam-packed images.”
3 May 2021
Turkey reports 340 coronavirus deaths in a day
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey reports 340 coronavirus deaths in a day
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 340 people died of coronavirus and nearly 26 thousand people tested positive with slightly over 240 thousand tests in a day. The country will now drop PCR test obligation for visitors from 16 countries.
3 May 2021
Turkey grants emergency approval for Sputnik V vaccine
COVID-19
Turkey grants emergency approval for Sputnik V vaccine
"Emergency use of Sputnik V vaccine was approved following the assessments and evaluations by our Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency," Turkey’s Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has announced.
30 April 2021
Lay-off ban extended till the end of June
Lay-off ban extended till the end of June
The Presidential decision extending the lay-off ban till June 30, 2021 and the Presidential decision extending the period of financial support to shopkeepers and artisans for another month have been published in the Official Gazette.
30 April 2021
‘Ban on alcohol sales’ during lockdown taken to Council of State
‘Ban on alcohol sales’ during lockdown taken to Council of State
The Ankara Bar has appealed to the Council of State and requested the suspension of the execution of the ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages imposed on shops during the ‘full lockdown’ despite not being included in the Interior Ministry’s circular.
30 April 2021
COVID-19 in Turkey: 339 people lose their lives in a day
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
COVID-19 in Turkey: 339 people lose their lives in a day
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 339 people died of coronavirus and over 37 thousand people tested positive with less than 280 thousand tests conducted in a day. 3,581 COVID-19 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
30 April 2021
Permission to investigate state officials over set designer’s death of COVID-19
Permission to investigate state officials over set designer’s death of COVID-19
A permission has been granted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to launch an investigation against State Theaters’ Director General, İzmir State Theaters’ Director and Vice Artistic Technical Director over the death of Ali Cem Köroğlu.
29 April 2021
‘COVID-19 becomes a “pretext” in Turkey’s prisons’
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
‘COVID-19 becomes a “pretext” in Turkey’s prisons’
The İHD İstanbul Branch has released its quarterly report on violations of rights in Marmara region’s prisons: “All social rights have been denied in prisons under the pretext of the outbreak, isolation and segregation have intensified.”
29 April 2021
‘Vaccine supply getting harder to reach out for the next 2 months’
HEALTH MINISTER KOCA
‘Vaccine supply getting harder to reach out for the next 2 months’
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 341 people died of coronavirus and over 40 thousand people tested positive with over 283 thousand tests conducted in a day. 3,558 COVID-19 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
29 April 2021
‘We might face a dangerous mutation unique to Turkey’
COVID-19 VACCINATION
‘We might face a dangerous mutation unique to Turkey’
İstanbul Family Medicine Association Chair Dr. Demir has spoken to bianet about the vaccination efforts in Turkey: “The Health Ministry gives appointments only for the second doses. The ones aged 55 and over are not given appointments now.”
28 April 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Report on domestic workers: ‘3 out of every 10 women subjected to violence’
BY MAIN OPPOSITION CHP
Report on domestic workers: ‘3 out of every 10 women subjected to violence’
CHP Vice Chair Gülizar Biçer-Karaca’s report on domestic workers has shared the following remarks of a domestic worker: “I say it on behalf of all friends doing domestic work: Believe us, we are of no value. What we do is not visible.”
28 April 2021
‘What does the ban on alcohol sales have to do with coronavirus outbreak?’
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY HDP
‘What does the ban on alcohol sales have to do with coronavirus outbreak?’
HDP İstanbul MP Kenanoğlu has asked Vice President Oktay a series of questions regarding the de facto ban on alcohol sales during the 17-day full lockdown even though the Interior Ministry’s circular does not refer to such a ban.
28 April 2021
‘Full lockdown’ on humor magazine's front page: ‘We have eaten up the house’
‘Full lockdown’ on humor magazine's front page: ‘We have eaten up the house’
Criticized for the government’s lack of financial support, Turkey’s three-week ‘full lockdown’ has hit the cover of Uykusuz humor magazine.
28 April 2021
Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll tops 39 thousand
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll tops 39 thousand
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 346 people died of coronavirus and over 43 thousand people tested positive with over 282 thousand tests conducted in a day. 3,549 COVID-19 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
28 April 2021
14 education personnel died of COVID-19 in Turkey in a week
EDUCATION UNION
14 education personnel died of COVID-19 in Turkey in a week
According to the data collected by the Education and Science Laborers Union (Eğitim-Sen) since March 2, the number of education personnel who lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus has hit 45.
27 April 2021
Pandemic in Turkey: Weekly case map updated
Pandemic in Turkey: Weekly case map updated
The Health Ministry has released the weekly provincial COVID-19 rates. The new numbers have shown that the number of cases per 100,000 people was over 854 in Istanbul and 567 in the capital city of Ankara from April 17 to 23.
27 April 2021
COVID-19: 71.6 percent of adult intensive care units are full in Turkey
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
COVID-19: 71.6 percent of adult intensive care units are full in Turkey
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 353 people died of coronavirus and over 37 thousand people tested positive with over 268 thousand tests conducted in a day. 3,563 COVID-19 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
27 April 2021
‘İstanbul has seen 1,117 extra deaths in a week’
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
‘İstanbul has seen 1,117 extra deaths in a week’
According to the data shared by the TTB, the number of extra deaths registered on a provincial basis is 214 in İzmir, 187 in Bursa, 131 in Kocaeli and 92 in Ankara.
26 April 2021
COVID-19: 'Situation in Ankara’s intensive care units is alarming’
ANKARA MEDICAL CHAMBER
COVID-19: 'Situation in Ankara’s intensive care units is alarming’
According to a recent statement by the Ankara Medical Chamber, there are no vacancies left in the intensive care units of hospitals in the capital city and patients are kept waiting in emergency rooms for days.
26 April 2021
Mısra Öz is out of intensive care
COVID-19
Mısra Öz is out of intensive care
Struggling for justice for her son Oğuz Arda Sel and 24 others who lost their lives in the Çorlu Train Massacre in 2018, Mısra Öz has been taken out of intensive care, where she was treated for COVID-19.
26 April 2021
COVID-19: Number of critically ill patients still increasing
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
COVID-19: Number of critically ill patients still increasing
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 347 people died of coronavirus and over 38 thousand people tested positive with over 260 thousand tests conducted in a day. 3,590 COVID-19 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
26 April 2021
‘One fifth of elders are poor, one third don’t have access to communication technologies’
‘One fifth of elders are poor, one third don’t have access to communication technologies’
“They develop discriminatory narratives against the aged because they are not vaccinated,” says Prof. Gündüz-Hoşgör, underlining that a significant part of them live in deprivation to such an extent that they cannot apply for vaccination.
23 April 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
İstanbul Municipality’s Science Board recommends full lockdown
‘40 PERCENT OF ALL CASES IN ISTANBUL’
İstanbul Municipality’s Science Board recommends full lockdown
The Scientific Advisory Board of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) has stated that “after March 1, 2021, 3 thousand 424 additional deaths occurred in the city”, raising concerns that “71.4 percent of ICUs are full as of April 19.”
23 April 2021
Short time work allowance extended in Turkey
PRESIDENTIAL DECISION
Short time work allowance extended in Turkey
With a Presidential decision published in the Official Gazette, the period of short time work allowance has been extended till June 30, 2021. Introduced to curb the negative effects of the pandemic, the payment was ended on March 31.
23 April 2021
‘Turkey’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate will soon complete phase 2 trials’
DEATH TOLL TOPS 37 THOUSAND
‘Turkey’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate will soon complete phase 2 trials’
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 354 people died of coronavirus and over 54 thousand people tested positive in a day. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has also addressed the public following the Science Board meeting.
23 April 2021
Short time work allowance to be reintroduced in Turkey for 3 months
Short time work allowance to be reintroduced in Turkey for 3 months
President Erdoğan has announced that short time work allowance payments will be made in all sectors in April, May and June 2021. Introduced amid the pandemic, the payment was ended on March 31, 2021.
22 April 2021
Turkey to resume flights from the UK, Denmark
Turkey to resume flights from the UK, Denmark
Bilal Ekşi, the CEO of Turkish Airlines, has announced that the passengers who receive negative PCR tests 72 hours prior to departure will be allowed to enter Turkey.
22 April 2021
‘Vaccine is losing its effectiveness, health workers should be vaccinated again’
EMRAH KIRIMLI FROM TTB
‘Vaccine is losing its effectiveness, health workers should be vaccinated again’
Turkish Medical Association’s Family Medicine Branch Chair Kırımlı says, “We know that Sinovac vaccine is less effective in the face of virus variants. While mutations are so widespread, it needs to be considered to vaccinate health workers again.”
22 April 2021 Ruken Tuncel
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