Shortly after it is announced that universities will only give distance education for the rest of spring term as a precaution against Covid-19 outbreak, students have protested the decision, noting that not all students have the equal means.

The government has been running a campaign with the slogans, "Stay home" and "Life fits into home" to help prevent the coronavirus from further spreading in the country.

Making a statement on the first tender lodged for Canal İstanbul yesterday, the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) has noted that prioritizing Canal İstanbul, rather than the struggle against coronavirus, is unacceptable.

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a new investigation shall be launched against the police officers who injured teacher Melih Dalbudak on the head with a tear gas cartridge during Gezi resistance in 2013.

"No country has the luxury of implementing protectionist, unilateral policies amid the pandemic," the president has said.

Bilal Ekşi, the CEO of Turkish Airlines, has announced that the flights to New York have been cancelled. According to latest reports, 37 thousand 258 coronavirus cases have been confirmed and 385 people have lost their lives in the city so far.

Arrested for “being members of a terrorist organization” based on witness statements in December 2019, journalists Sadiye Eser and Sadık Toplaoğlu have been released by the İstanbul 22nd Heavy Penal Court.

An indictment has been brought against four accused suspects, including three police officers, five years after Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi was murdered in Diyarbakır. The indictment has been sent to court.

Turkey's coronavirus tally has reached 75 deaths and 3,629 cases as 1,196 people tested positive and 16 people died in the last 24 hours.

An association has released a report on precautions that can be taken to protect homeless people from the coronavirus outbreak.

Prisoners complain that they sleep close, everything is commonly used in closed spaces, no cleaning is done, there is not even a soap and not enough sinks, bathrooms are locked, food is unhealthy and dirty, the quarantined share the same space with others…

As the government is unwilling to declare a country-wide curfew, mayor İmamoğlu has suggested "partial restrictions" for the city of 15 million.

Criticizing the bill foreseeing reduced prison terms for sexual offenses, bar associations say, “We think that even having a debate on an amendment like this while our country is waging an all-out struggle against the virus outbreak will divide the society.”

Payments of the media outlets should be postponed during the pandemic, CHP MP Gürer has suggested.

Members of the ÖDP were beaten by the police for showing a banner that read, “Thief, Murderer AKP” ahead of the 2014 local elections.

A tender has been lodged for the removal and reconstruction of two historical bridges along the planned route of Canal İstanbul project.

MP Gergerlioğlu had claimed that one prisoner in Ankara tested positive for coronavirus.

In a statement on coronavirus measures, President Erdoğan has said, “World is headed towards an era where nothing will be the same in the aftermath of this pandemic. We are entering this new era with great advantages and a strong infrastructure.”

Two soldiers have lost their lives in the “Operation Claw-3” launched by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) along the Haftanin-Sinat line on the border with the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

16 international civil society organizations have released a joint statement, calling on Turkey to avoid any discriminatory exemption and to urgently release arrested lawyers, journalists, politicians and rights defenders.