The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 5,225 and the total number of cases to 205,758. 19 people have died of the virus and 1,148 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.

Amid Black Lives Matter protests following the killing of George Floyd in the US, Tunay Altay takes a closer look at the representation of Black people in Turkey: “Anti-Black racism in popular culture: Arab mammies, yam-yams, sexualized Black bodies."

The search and rescue operations for a boat with almost 70 Afghan refugees on board are still ongoing in Lake Van in eastern Turkey. The deceased body of one more refugee has been recovered today.

An explosion took place at a firework factory in the district of Hendek in Turkey’s western Sakarya province. Health Minister Koca has announced that four four people have died and 97 others have been wounded in the blast as of 3.40 p.m.

Feeling unwell while the bill ‘to split bar associations’ was debated at the Parliamentary Justice Commission, main opposition CHP MP Tanal has tested negative for COVID-19. A worker of Parliament’s official TV channel has been diagnosed with the virus.

Releasing a written statement, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has noted that the “COVID-19 Situation Report” of the Health Ministry has shown that the outbreak has evolved into a more problematic process in Turkey.

Releasing its “COVID-19 Situation Report Turkey” dated June 30, the Ministry of Health has shared information about the geographical and demographic distribution of the cases and mortalities since the beginning of the outbreak in March until June 28.

The plants were suspended for violating environmental rules and the companies had agreed to install filters complying with the rules.

President Erdoğan said they would submit a bill to control social media.

Infected people who came from abroad will stay in confinement in hotels, according to Turkey's reopening guideline for tourism facilities.

“Ez Kevok im” or “I am a pigeon” is one of the most frequently performed songs of Kurdish. It is widely known in the music community of not only Turkey but also that of the world. Dozens of Kurdish musicians as well as others have so far sung the song.

Health Minister Koca has announced that there is a marked increase in the number of daily coronavirus cases in Ankara, Antep, Bursa, Konya and Diyarbakır provinces over the past two weeks.

Tests will be carried out on passengers entering and leaving the Turkey for 16 dollars.

The boat is believed to be carrying as many as 60 people, the Interior Minister has said.

Launching an investigation against Prof. Kayıhan Pala following an interview entitled “The number of cases and fatalities in Bursa is higher than announced,” Uludağ University accuses him of “misinforming the public” and “leading them to panic.”

The villagers of Kirazlıyayla in Bursa are still resisting against the works of Meyra Mining Company for a lead, zinc and copper processing plant and tailings dam in the region.

An environmental plan for a 13,364-hectare land around the Canal İstanbul project has been approved.

Total cases have neared 200,000 while the number of active cases are slightly more than 20,000, according to the Ministry of Health.

“As the due consideration is not given to protective and preventive health services, obesity increased by 38.9 percent in 11 years,” main opposition CHP MP Akkuş-İlgezdi has noted.

Climate change and human-induced environmental factors never have a positive impact on endemic populations, says herpetologist Merk Karış.