In its second weekly report on the effects of the pandemic on its members, the DİSK has noted that “as its data only cover unionized workplaces, it is possible to say that the rate of Covid-19 cases is much higher in non-unionized or unregistered ones.”

"In such a period, layoffs are banned and it's hard to find a new doctor. The management doesn't care about what we went through. Doctors can't resign. There is a serious problem with the system," says Dr. Ekenler.

Mine Koçak, the sister of death fasting prisoner Mustafa Koçak: “Doctors say that his peripheral nervous system is damaged, that is why he cannot walk. We don’t know if he will walk ever again. It is enough for us if we can take him out of here alive.”

Editor-in-Chief of Kocaeli Ses Newspaper İsmet Çiğit has said, “The police are examining the camera footage. As we are making oppositional news, we are getting on the nerves of some people a lot, which makes us a target for these groups.”

The HDP's imprisoned former co-chair, who is still behind bars despite a prison release law, has released a statement on Twitter.

An armed attack has been launched against Burdur Yeşilova District Mayor Mümtaz Şenel and his wife Fatma Şenel at their home in early morning hours. The two are reportedly in good health. Şenel is publicly known for his efforts to protect Lake Salda.

In the 786th week of their protest for their losses, Saturday Mothers/People have asked the fate and whereabouts of enforced disappeared children ahead of April 23 Children’s Day: “The protection of children is a duty of the state.”

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

Releasing a statement, İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicated, “62 arrestees and convicts having the symptoms of the disease have been isolated in hospitals. Still under medical examination, they are in good health.”

An access block has been imposed on the Independent Turkish news website as per the administrative measure implemented by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK).

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.

The Health Ministry has confirmed 121 deaths and 3,783 new Covid-19 cases in a day.

Health Minister Koca has announced that 4,353 new cases of Covid-19 were found and 126 people died in a day.

The ministry previously blocked donation accounts of the municipalities for illegally launching a donation campaign.

Noting that “the free flow of news and information is more essential than ever amid pandemic,” the IPI is documenting media freedom violations by region. While six violations were reported from Turkey in March, there have been two violations in April so far.

Thousands of workers have lost their income due to forced unpaid leaves and halt of production and services, the report says.

Underlining that 17-year-old prisoner Ali Erdoğan may have been killed or driven to death, HDP İzmir MP Kemalbay has raised concerns over the policy of impunity for the violations of rights committed in prisons.

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.

Constitutional Court has rejected HDP Group Deputy Chair Danış-Beştaş’s application regarding the violations of rights committed in Şırnak’s Cizre during the period of curfews on the ground of lack of venue and not exhausting all legal remedies.

Defending the government's decision to not impose a full lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, Kalın has said, "Talking about the economy may seem irrelevant or inhuman to some. But the fact is that life must go on somehow."