Going into effect today, the expanded weekday curfews will start at 7 p.m.

Shortly after President Erdoğan announced “partial lockdown” measures following the cabinet meeting, the Interior Ministry has issued COVID-19 guidelines on partial curfew. A Presidential circular has also been issued about flexible work in public institutions.

The Meyra Mining Company has been expanding its copper-lead-zinc mine in Bursa despite all objections of villagers. The women of Kirazlıyayla say that water sources of the village are destroyed and cattle do not graze in the pasture any longer.

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 804 in Istanbul and 419 in the capital city of Ankara on April 3-9.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s daily COVID-19 case number is 59,187. While 273 people have lost their lives in the last 24 hours, 2,951 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Over the past week, the number of daily new cases in Turkey was over 50,000.

The Turkish Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Association has released a statement about the recent situation in Turkey amid the pandemic, underlining that the outbreak needs to be managed based on scientific data.

Speaking to bianet, Education Labor Union Chair Yıldırım has announced that 26 teachers have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the last 45 days and 254 teachers have died since the pandemic broke out in Turkey.

The Ministry of Health has announced that 54,562 people have tested positive for COVID-19 while 243 people have died in the last 24 hours. Health Minister Koca has also made a statement after the Coronavirus Science Board meeting.

The third peak started after the government's "uncontrolled" reopening steps, TTB Chair Korur-Fincancı has said.

The rate of those who have not been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus even though their turn came has been announced as 25 percent. Fear and anti-vaccination have been cited as the reasons behind this rate.

The Ministry of Health has announced that 50,678 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus while 237 people have lost their lives in the last 24 hours. 2,824 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

Cases in İstanbul has increased 10 times since the start of March, the health minister has said.

The Animal Rights Monitoring Committee (HAKİM) has released its annual report on the violations of animal rights in Turkey: At least 1 billion 211 million 375 thousand 950 animals’ right to life was entrenched upon last year.

Speaking to bianet amid a spike in cases and deaths, Turkish Medical Association’s Secretary General Prof. Bulut says, “Turkey writes ‘natural death’ in the death certificates of those who had a negative PCR test, but had the clinical symptoms of COVID-19.”

The Ministry of Health has announced that 55,941 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus while 258 people have lost their lives in the last 24 hours. 2,615 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

The project site is located in a wildlife development zone and birds' migration routes, environmental groups have warned.

A recent study conducted by the İstanbul Family Physicians Association has shown that the density of very high and high risk areas has increased by 25.7 percent in İstanbul over the past week.

The Ministry of Health has announced that 54,740 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus while 276 people have lost their lives in the last 24 hours. 2,604 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

"The tree felling that started but was prevented by the struggle of the local people and ecology advocates has started again," MP Gülüm has said.