The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 9,080 and the total number of patients to 342,143. 66 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 1,693 in the last 24 hours.

The articles of an omnibus bill that foresee fines for misleading publications and broadcasts about food have been withdrawn. NGOs have recently raised concerns that it may be used as a legal basis for media censorship about food security issues.

Addressing the reporters following the COVID-19 Science Board meeting, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has announced that over 40 thousand health workers have tested positive for the virus and 107 have lost their lives so far.

In a statement released by the Governor’s Office of İstanbul, it has been indicated, “No matter in which language, Turkish or Kurdish, terror propaganda is forbidden by our laws and such initiatives cannot be permitted.”

The Ovacık Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against 81 people who formed a human chain against the landscaping project that will ruin the Munzur Springs in Turkey’s eastern province of Dersim.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 8,957 and the total number of patients to 338,779. 62 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 1,632 in the last 24 hours.

Turkey has prescribed all Covid-19 patients, including asymptomatic ones, with the highly debated malaria drug.

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Central Council has announced that Aydın Medical Chamber Chair Dr. Esat Ülkü has lost his life due to coronavirus.

With temperatures above seasonal normals in Turkey last month, the country witnessed record-high September temperatures in 93 centers. The average temperature in September has increased by 3.4 degrees to 23.9 degrees.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 8,895 and the total number of patients to 337,147. 58 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 1,614 in the last 24 hours.

The Minister of Health admitted at the start of the month that Turkey was not reporting cases who had a positive PCR test but didn't show symptoms.

Fires broke out in forests, homes and open areas in the Black Sea province.

The renowned author was born in 1934 and passed away in 1977.

In a joint statement released on the 13th anniversary of Kurdish writer Mehmed Uzun’s death, it has been stated, “Mehmed Uzun became a symbol of defiance and started writing in his own mother language in a period when Kurdish language was banned.”

At least 10 people were injured and several homes and cars were damaged in the fires in Hatay province.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 8,837 and the total number of patients to 335,533. 59 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 1,502 in the last 24 hours.

The patient count to date now stands at 332,382, with recoveries totaling 291,754, according to ministry data.

"Throughout the country, we see that the number of cases and the workload of our healthcare organizations are gradually decreasing. However, this good trend should never make us complacent," Koca has said.

The Ministry of Health has announced 1,615 daily patients and 58 deaths.

SO2 emissions have been on the rise in the last four years in Turkey and increased by 14 percent in a year, according to the study.