Following his meeting with the Coronavirus Scientific Committee, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has released a written statement and shared information about the COVID-19 vaccine to be imported and the ongoing vaccine research in the country.

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 17,121. While 240 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 29,718.

14 people have been hospitalized for suspected methanol poisoning in Bursa province over the last three days, three of them have died. Since October 9, 92 people have lost their lives for having consumed bootleg alcohol.

A group of medical school students from İzmir Katip Çelebi University say, “We want to live and keep people alive. Make decisions by considering students’ health so that we can have life, strength and desire left to be a hope for people!”

Several nightclub workers, dancers, roadies and tonmeisters have been unemployed due to the pandemic. Though most of them criticize the Culture Ministry for planning to give only a thousand lira in aid, some think that it will help them, at least a little bit.

The country's total cases have neared 1.9 million with today's update.

Two people previously got missing in Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir after a vehicle with five people on board was swept away by flood. The search and rescue teams have found the deceased bodies of the missing.

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 16,646. While 229 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 29,617.

Authorities have banned liquor shops from selling alcoholic drinks during the weekend lockdowns that have been imposed to slow down the coronavirus spread.

Erciyes University Vaccine Research and Development Center has announced that the phase-1 studies of its coronavirus vaccine have been completed.

The company operating a quarry in Strandzha Forests in Turkey's north west has reportedly applied to the ministry for expansion as the allegations have been brought to the parliament.

Turkey’s Ministry of Interior has announced that a legal or administrative action has been taken against 39,146 people during the curfew on weeknights and full weekend curfews, a restriction which has been introduced as part of COVID-19 measures.

The Aegean Sea has overflowed its banks following a heavy rainfall in İzmir, submerging the vehicles in the Mavişehir Neighborhood in Karşıyaka district.

According to the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), 243 healthcare workers have so far lost their lives during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Turkey.

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 16,417. While 218 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 26,919.

The number of severely ill patients has neared 6,000 while 227 people died over the past 24 hours.

Ahead of the 5th anniversary of Paris Climate Agreement on December 12, non-governmental organizations have called on Turkey to ratify the agreement and to improve its nationally determined contribution targets.

The number of total cases was not clear as the ministry was reporting only symptomatic cases until late November.

There were also other children in the same school who were abused by the people in detention, according to a children's rights group.

Turkey has lost 216 health workers to the virus so far, Minister Koca has said.