Prisoners can be put under house arrest to reduce the prison population, 33 bar associations have said in a joint statement.

Underlining that refugees trying to cross into Europe through Greece are subjected to various violations of rights at the border, the HRW says, “EU is hiding behind a shield of Greek security force abuse instead of helping Greece protect asylum seekers.”

In a video shared on social media yesterday, a physician was seen to be saying, “Number of cases has exceeded thousands, the Umrah has destroyed everything.” Ankara University has made Attending Physician Çınar make a statement and apologize.

A circular letter by the directorate says offices should be ventilated while a union representative says the employees are not provided with disinfectants and not allowed to take a leave of absence.

37-year-old L.S. has been taken into custody in Adana province on the ground of an “unfounded social media post about coronavirus outbreak.”

Addressing the public following the “Coordination Meeting on Struggle Against Coronavirus”, President Erdoğan has announced a series of economic measures which he has called “economic stability shield against coronavirus.”

A 61-year-old man has lost his life as the total number of cases has increased to 191.

An emergency service worker, a doctor and a union chair have told bianet about under what conditions they work amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Ketrin Köprü is one of the 1,957 people who have recently returned to Turkey from Europe. Placed in a 14-day quarantine, she says, “Here is no such thing as hygiene. It is extremely dirty. There are no disinfectants or eau de cologne in rooms.”

Television channels and the Health Minister are the most common and trusted sources of information about the pandemic in Turkey, says the survey.

Addressing the reporters ahead of “Coordination Meeting on Struggle Against Coronavirus”, President Erdoğan has underlined that the process needs to be managed well: “If we can manage it well for one or two weeks, we will have a good picture.”

From "experts" saying the pandemic is caused by "adultery" to professors advising eating pickled vegetables against the disease, TVs are full of "cliches, prejudices and made-up news," according to communication professors.