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Turkey announces 6,602 coronavirus cases, 114 deaths

Turkey announces 6,602 coronavirus cases, 114 deaths

While the total number of cases is 5,270,299 the death toll has reached 47,882 people, according to the Ministry of Health.

Ministry, municipalities to meet on 'sea snot' problem in Marmara

Ministry, municipalities to meet on 'sea snot' problem in Marmara

Thick layers of mucilage have been observed both on the surface and the bottom of the Sea of Marmara in Turkey's northwest.

COVID-19 in Turkey: 112 people die in a day, over 1,200 patients seriously ill

COVID-19 in Turkey: 112 people die in a day, over 1,200 patients seriously ill

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 112 people died of coronavirus and 7,181 people tested positive with over 224 thousand tests in a day. 1,213 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

281 thousand 475 vaccine doses administered in Turkey in 24 hours

281 thousand 475 vaccine doses administered in Turkey in 24 hours

As of June 2, 16 million 860 thousand 657 people received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, either that of Sinovac or Pfizer-BioNTech, while 12 million 676 thousand 482 people received both doses.

‘2 million people use credit for the first time during pandemic’

‘2 million people use credit for the first time during pandemic’

TTB Central Council member Erdoğdu says that the government mainly prefers burdening citizens with debt during the pandemic, thereby postponing the problems: “In the first wave of the pandemic, 2 million people used credit for the first time.”

Turkey's energy policy: Indigenous at home, Blue Homeland in the world

Turkey's energy policy: Indigenous at home, Blue Homeland in the world

Why are the countries involved in a geopolitical competition to secure control of fossil fuels instead of prioritizing the fight against the existential threat to our planet, the climate crisis?

3 June 2021 Emre İşeri

4,866 people died in road traffic accidents in Turkey in 2020

4,866 people died in road traffic accidents in Turkey in 2020

According to the Road Traffic Accidents Statistics shared by the TurkStat for 2020, 150,275 traffic accidents involving death or injury occurred in Turkey last year, claiming the lives of 4,866 people and injuring over 226 thousand others.

Bottom of Sea of Marmara also covered with sea snot, underwater photos show

Bottom of Sea of Marmara also covered with sea snot, underwater photos show

Serço Ekşiyan, an underwater camera operator for 15 years, has captured the mucilage that covered the bottom of the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Turkey. The marine ecosystem is facing great danger, he says.

2 June 2021 Tansu Pişkin

COVID-19: Over 29 million vaccine shots in Turkey so far

COVID-19: Over 29 million vaccine shots in Turkey so far

Turkey has so far administered over 29.25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, according to official figures. The WHO has also approved the vaccine of China’s Sinovac, one of the two vaccines currently used in Turkey, for emergency use.

Turkey’s number of daily coronavirus cases tops 7 thousand again

Turkey’s number of daily coronavirus cases tops 7 thousand again

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 129 people died of coronavirus and 7,112 people tested positive with over 223 thousand tests in a day. 1,241 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Governor of Rize extends demonstration ban amid quarry protests

Governor of Rize extends demonstration ban amid quarry protests

Villagers in the Black Sea province have been protesting a stone quarry project undertaken by a company close to the government.

Mafia boss Peker warns against a possible attack on Alevis

Mafia boss Peker warns against a possible attack on Alevis

Shady groups are plotting attacks on Alevis to create chaos in the country, Peker has claimed.

122 people die in a day, over 1,300 patients critically ill

122 people die in a day, over 1,300 patients critically ill

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 122 people died of coronavirus and 6,493 people tested positive with over 219 thousand tests in a day. 1,339 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Turkey to ease coronavirus measures starting tomorrow

Turkey to ease coronavirus measures starting tomorrow

Cafes and restaurants will serve in person until 9 p.m., Sunday lockdowns will remain in place, night curfews will start at 10 p.m.

Marmara's sea snot problem continues as engineers call for advanced treatment of wastewater

Marmara's sea snot problem continues as engineers call for advanced treatment of wastewater

The İstanbul Branch of the Chamber of Environmental Engineers has released a report on sea snot observed in the Sea of Marmara.

Turkey reports less than 7 thousand cases for the first time after months

Turkey reports less than 7 thousand cases for the first time after months

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 134 people died of coronavirus and 6,933 people tested positive with over 218 thousand tests in a day. 1,390 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Turkey reports 183 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

Turkey reports 183 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 183 people died of coronavirus and 8,426 people tested positive with over 219 thousand tests in a day. 1,504 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Itinerant salesperson Hamdi Toka, 35, died in Taksim

Itinerant salesperson Hamdi Toka, 35, died in Taksim

Hamdi Toka’s nephew and cousin spoke of how he died while selling sandwiches in Taksim, of the family’s poverty, of how he left the village of Başsökü in Gerze to find work and now lies in the village cemetery.

28 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Turkey to start vaccinating people aged over 50

Turkey to start vaccinating people aged over 50

Addressing the public following the Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board meeting, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that the people aged over 50 will be vaccinated against the virus starting from June 1, 2021.

Over 50 percent of society ‘believe’ Sedat Peker and want an election

Over 50 percent of society ‘believe’ Sedat Peker and want an election

According to the Operational Social Research Center, 68.9 percent of Turkey’s society think that “the politics-mafia relations are ongoing, as it was the case in the past.” 50.1 percent of the participants say that “Turkey is misgoverned.”

COVID-19: Turkey reports 166 deaths, over 8,700 cases in a day

COVID-19: Turkey reports 166 deaths, over 8,700 cases in a day

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 166 people died of coronavirus and 8,738 people tested positive with over 221 thousand tests in a day. 1,561 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Climate change, securitarian policies and ghosts

Climate change, securitarian policies and ghosts

It is now too difficult to protect capital accumulation and global minority's property. That is why states embrace the violence card. At the point where capitalism has no more promises, securitarian policies come to the fore.

27 May 2021 Özdeş Özbay

Factory worker Hasan Yıldırım, 31, died in Taksim

Factory worker Hasan Yıldırım, 31, died in Taksim

Hasan Yıldırım’s friend from Uzel Factory spoke of how Hasan, whom he describes as a good person, was studying at university while also working at the factory, and how his workmates tried to comfort him after he was shot right beside them.

27 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Turkey and Ukraine rank highly across all air pollutant types

Turkey and Ukraine rank highly across all air pollutant types

A recent analysis by Ember, a non-profit think tank, shows that Turkey, Ukraine and Western Balkan countries compete for top spot in coal power air pollution in Europe.

One-year digital tracking, 10 organizations, 118-page testimony

One-year digital tracking, 10 organizations, 118-page testimony

Briefly detained after saying in a street interview, “We live in the country of those who deprive people of their rightful share”, Sümeyya Avcı, a teacher discharged by a Statutory Decree, says that she was taken into custody due to her social media posts.

26 May 2021 Buse Özsümer

Ministry updates Turkey’s weekly case map

Ministry updates Turkey’s weekly case map

According to the updated map shared by Health Minister Koca, the number of COVID-19 cases per 100 thousand people was 123.88 in İstanbul, 123.02 in Ankara and 72.75 in İzmir in the week of May 15-21, 2021.

Turkey’s number of daily coronavirus cases tops 9 thousand again

Turkey’s number of daily coronavirus cases tops 9 thousand again

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 175 people died of coronavirus and 9,375 people tested positive with over 223 thousand tests in a day. 1,667 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Laborer Mahmut Atilla Özbelen, 26, died in Taksim

Laborer Mahmut Atilla Özbelen, 26, died in Taksim

Zehra Şahin talks about her friend, Atilla Özbelen, with whom she worked at the Classroom Tools Manufacturing Centre, about how he was at work, his union activities, and how they went together from Ankara to the First of May rally in Istanbul.

26 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Turkey reports 7,523 Covid cases as decline continues

Turkey reports 7,523 Covid cases as decline continues

Some 178 people lost their lives yesterday, bringing the official death toll to 46,446.

Public order police officer Nazmi Arı, 26, died in Taksim

Public order police officer Nazmi Arı, 26, died in Taksim

Fahrettin Arı talks about his brother, Nazmi Arı, about the failure to bring those responsible for his death to justice, and about how a village school was named after him but the name was later removed.

25 May 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Permission for killing 45 wild goats, a vulnerable species

Permission for killing 45 wild goats, a vulnerable species

The 6th Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced that it will initiate a tender for killing 45 wild goats. Several social media users have protested the decision, urging the authorities to cancel the tender.

‘City hospitals have increased the contagion risk in Turkey’

‘City hospitals have increased the contagion risk in Turkey’

63.5 percent of the participants of a survey conducted by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) say that city hospitals have increased the COVID-19 contagion risk due to their massive size and high number of beds and hospital attendants.

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