Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Central Council Chair Prof. Adıyaman has addressed an open letter to Health Minister Koca and expressed TTB’s demand to meet him in person to discuss the steps to be taken to prevent COVID-19 cases and fatalities.

The country has reported the highest number of daily fatalities since June 23.

Using natural gas instead of renewable energy might deepen a series of problems, including drought, heatwaves and inefficiency in agriculture, according to Onur Akgül from Greenpeace Mediterranean.

While schools have not yet reopened in Turkey as part of novel coronavirus measures, teachers have been summoned to schools for seminars. In a statement, the Education Union has announced the names of schools with COVID-positive personnel.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 6,183 and the total number of cases to 262,507. 20 people have died of the virus and 1,313 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.

There is a "great mobilization" to help people recover from the disaster, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has said.

In a Parliamentary question addressed to the Ministry of National Education, HDP MP Muazzez Orhan has asked whether health personnel will be appointed to schools before they are reopened amid COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Interior has imposed restrictions on mass events and gatherings in 14 provinces as part of novel coronavirus measures. It has also suspended all types of food and beverage services, except for packaged water, in public institutions.

The forest fire that started in Turkey’s southern province of Adana on August 23 could be taken under control yesterday. Three people have been detained in relation with the fire.

The number of active cases and "seriously ill patients" continues to increase as well.

The ministry's latest weekly report shows that 62 percent of the died coronavirus patients were men while the number of patients on ventilators have increased by 31 percent since the previous update.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 6,139 and the total number of cases to 259,692. 18 people have died of the virus and 1,443 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.

Floods have increased in the Black Sea Region in recent years.

A brief interview by second grader Liyan Demirel, the youngest reporter for bianet: What do parents think about sending their children to school amid a recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Turkey?

The country hosted 5.4 million foreign tourists in the first seven months of the year, with İstanbul being the top tourist draw during the coronavirus pandemic.

The fire possibly erupted because of an arson attack, according to the Adana governor.

People with cough, fever and sore throat, which are seen too often in the summer, will be considered as possible Covid-19 cases in the winter, Assoc. Prof. Yasemin Çağ has said.

Tourists viewed the Göreme Open Air Museum, the valley of love, Uçhisar Castle and Sword Valley in the first ride during sunrise.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 6,121 and the total number of cases to 258,249. 19 people have died of the virus and 1,217 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.

Floods have claimed the lives of eight people, including three gendarmerie officers, in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Giresun. While 12 people were injured in the floods, 17 buildings have been demolished and 361 slightly damaged.