'Social Distance Circles' in İzmir's Recreation Areas

Source and photos: AA

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The municipality of İzmir in western Turkey has introduced "social distance circles" in Kordon, a popular recreation area on the city's coast.

The circles on the grass have a radius of four meters and are two-and-a-half meters apart from one another to make people maintain social distance.

Photos show that people who came to Kordon adopted the idea and sat in the circles.

The municipality is reportedly planning to apply social distance circles in other recreation areas in the city as well, including Karşıyaka, Bayraklı Coastline, Buca Hasanağa Garden and Bornova Aşık Veysel Recreation Area.

İzmir Mayor Tunç Soyer also shared pictures of Kordon on Twitter, urging people to "stay inside the circle." (TP/VK)