Since an academic recommended hunting dolphins in the face of declining fish populations in Turkey's waters, biologists and environmentalists have been stressing that human activities are responsible for the drop in fish stocks, not dolphins.

In the first step, health care workers, people aged 65 and above, and adults living in crowded places such as shelters will be vaccinated.

Hit by heavy rainfall, several houses and workplaces have been flooded in the districts of Buca, Karabağlar and Konak in Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir.

Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that 171 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. While 9,809 new cases have been reported, the number of tests conducted in a day has been announced as 179,208.

The TEMA Foundation has prepared a report regarding the mining activities in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Artvin. The report has shown that 71 percent of the province is currently mining licensed.

In İstanbul, an agricultural land of 111 thousand square meters has been zoned for construction and declared a “commercial area.” There are currently 1,443 trees in the parcel and commercial units can now be built on 61 thousand square meters.

Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that 174 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. While 10,220 new cases have been reported, the number of tests conducted in a day has been announced as 180,303.

Ministry of Interior has announced that a legal or administrative action has been taken against 35,544 people for violating the COVID-19 curfews over the past week. Citizens can object to the fines by appealing to the authority indicated in the notification.

Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that 176 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. While 9,138 new cases have been reported, the number of tests conducted in a day has been announced as 162,786.

Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has held an online meeting with WHO's Kluge, informing him about the country's efforts to slow down the Covid-19 outbreak.

The country's tally stands at 2.29 million cases and 22.264 deaths.

Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that 191 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. While 13,830 new cases have been reported, the number of tests conducted in a day has been announced as 182,645.

While Chamber of Chemical Engineers Chair Dr. Uğurlu has said that the dams providing İstanbulites with water have enough water for 45 days, Ankara Mayor Yavaş has indicated that the capital city's dams will suffice for 110 days.

Armenians in Turkey celebrate the Christmas, which they call "Surp Dzinunt (the Holy Birth), on January 6. They begin Christmas celebrations after seven weeks of preparations. Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it...

While the Health Ministry has announced that 194 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Koca has released a statement and said that “three inactive COVID-19 vaccine candidates are ready for human trials.”

According to a chart prepared by TotalAnalysis research company, the most transparent countries in terms of COVID-19 data are Belgium, Norway, the US, Chile and Denmark.

The first batch of the Covid vaccines arrived in the country at the end of December.

In a statement released by Health Minister Koca, it was said, “There has been no concrete data indicating that the method put forward as gene therapy scientifically works.” However, the related medicine is now in the category recognized by the state.

Some 12 percent of the government's tax income came from alcoholic drinks and tobacco products last year.

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 21,685. While 197 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 13,695 and the number of daily tests over 180 thousand.