Dr. Başar Beyoğlu has said, “Considering their ventilation systems and difficulties in keeping social distance and preventing contact, shopping malls in their present conditions are more dangerous than pandemic hospitals in service today.”

The country's death toll has reached 3,520 with a total of 129,491 cases, the Health Ministry has announced.

President Erdoğan has announced a "normalization schedule" while the Health Ministry has reported 1,614 new cases and 64 new deaths, both being the lowest for over a month.

Turkey has the eighth most cases in the world despite announcing only patients with a positive PCR test, the chamber noted.

Those are in the risk group of Covid-19 and those who have not been convicted should be released from prison, four rights groups have said.

The country has reported the lowest daily fatalities for the second day in a row since April 7 as total cases have surpassed 125,000.

The number of new coronavirus cases has also been in a downward trend in the last few days while total cases stand at 124,375.

The country's death toll has reached 3,258 with 122,392 cases.

A photographic selection from SALT Research collections depicting everyday life in Istanbul and in several Anatolian cities can now be viewed online.

Over the past 24 hours, 93 people died and 2,615 new cases were found.

The total cases have climbed to 117,589 with 7,428 of them being health workers, Minister Koca has informed.

The committee was established in January as part of the efforts against the coronavirus pandemic.

The ones massacred in Taksim, İstanbul during May Day celebrations in 1977 have been commemorated. While fewer people have gathered on Kazancı Slope due to pandemic, their message is as strong as before: “We don’t forget our friends.”

"For two or three days, İstanbul has almost returned to its old rhythm. Traffic has intensified, contact has increased outside. I find this very dangerous," says Dr. Öztürk.

A 19-year-old refugee was shot dead by the police during an ID check yesterday.

The country saw the highest number of Covid-19 patients discharged in a single day.

Scientists have to obtain permission from the ministry to conduct studies and access data, except those who participate in a project backed by the ministry, says the Turkish Medical Association.

For the third day in a row, recoveries from the novel coronavirus topped new cases in the country.

Citizens aged 65 and over are not allowed to go out in Turkey since March 21. They have different opinions as to a possible three-hour permission. Some say they will walk kilometers long while others will not go out, fearing that they might catch the disease.

Discharged from hospital after their coronavirus treatment, art director İnci Batuk-Kürkçügil and historian-writer Masis Kürkçügil have spoken to bianet about their treatment process.