Assoc. Prof. Özge Karadağ-Çaman has noted that the ones who have set a certain goal for themselves and work to reach that goal can get over Covid-19 quarantine more easily. “There is no room for hopelessness,” she has warned.

Right to Clean Air Platform Coordinator Buket Atlı has spoken to bianet about the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization’s data that air pollution has abated in 29 metropolitan cities of Turkey and the relation between coronavirus and air pollution.

The total number of cases has climbed to 95,591, according to the Health Ministry.

The Turkish Medical Association had said the Ministry of Health did not report Covid-19 deaths according to the codes suggested by WHO.

According to the April 13-19 Report of İstanbul Medical Chamber, İstanbul Provincial Directorate of Health has banned hospitals from carrying out scientific research on Covid-19 without getting permission from the Directorate.

The weekend curfew for 31 cities, including İstanbul and Ankara, has been extended as the country's death toll from Covid-19 has reached 2,140.

Covid-19 cases have been found in usually crowded places like post offices and tax offices, according to a report by the KESK.

The number of cases has reached 86,306 with 3,977 new cases.

According to a recent report by İzmir Bar Association, refugees held in Harmandalı Removal Center have indicated that the ones having a fever are given medicine to reduce their fever, but they are not isolated in a separate place or room.

46 bar associations across Turkey, including İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Antalya and Diyarbakır bar associations, have made a joint call to take the debates on a possible amnesty for child abuse off the country’s agenda.

Since yesterday's update, 125 people have died and 4,801 new cases have been found.

Writer and translator Nevzat Erkmen, the first translator of James Joyce’s Ulysses into Turkish, has lost his life due to Covid-19. He was also the translator of Carlos Castaneda’s books and Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac.

The law increases penalties for violence against healthcare workers.

Pharmacists’ Union Chair Çolak has raised concerns over the problems ensuing the ban on sale of masks. Noting that not everyone has yet received an SMS to get them free, he has said that it causes tension between citizens and pharmacists.

In the last 24 hours, 115 people died and 4,281 positive test results were found, according to the Health Ministry.

Nearly 250 thousand people are living in the quarantined areas, according to the ministry.

On the first Wednesday after April 13 each year, Yazidis celebrate the festival of “Çarşema Sor” (Red Wednesday), which marks the first day of the year and is a harbinger of revival and good days. Happy Çarşema Sor to Yazidis!

From the March 2020 report of the Initiative for Freedom of Expression, İHD and TİHV: “Things going wrong during the fight against coronavirus and the donation campaign of the President have led to detainments, arrests and convictions.”

Known as "the Maldives of Turkey," Lake Salda is a protected area where the government plans to build a recreational facility.

The country's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has climbed to 1,403, Health Minister Koca has announced.