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COVID-19: Turkey reports 223 deaths in a day amid ‘gradual normalization’
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
COVID-19: Turkey reports 223 deaths in a day amid ‘gradual normalization’
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 223 people died of coronavirus and 10,174 people tested positive with over 206 thousand tests in a day. 2,326 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
18 May 2021
Turkey’s Interior Ministry issues circular on ‘gradual normalization’
COVID-19
Turkey’s Interior Ministry issues circular on ‘gradual normalization’
Following the 17-day ‘full lockdown’ introduced as part of coronavirus measures, Turkey will gradually lift the restrictions as of May 17.
17 May 2021
Turkey reports 223 deaths, over 10,500 cases in a day
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey reports 223 deaths, over 10,500 cases in a day
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 223 people died of coronavirus and 10,512 people tested positive with over 200 thousand tests in a day. 2,468 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
17 May 2021
Turkey to ease coronavirus restrictions starting from Monday
Turkey to ease coronavirus restrictions starting from Monday
The country will gradually lift the restrictions after a 17-day lockdown, President Erdoğan has announced.
14 May 2021
'Enjoy, I'm vaccinated': Ministry video for tourists causes outrage on social media
'Enjoy, I'm vaccinated': Ministry video for tourists causes outrage on social media
The Ministry had to delete its video promoting "double security for tourists" after reactions on social media.
14 May 2021
Education to continue online in Turkey at the end of ‘full lockdown’
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Education to continue online in Turkey at the end of ‘full lockdown’
In a statement released by the Ministry of National Education, it has been announced that distance education will continue at schools on May 17, the first weekday after the Ramadan Feast and the last day of the 17-day ‘full lockdown.’
13 May 2021
Turkey reports 232 deaths, over 13 thousand cases in a day
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey reports 232 deaths, over 13 thousand cases in a day
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 232 people died of coronavirus and 13,029 people tested positive with over 228 thousand tests in a day. 2,827 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
13 May 2021
‘Our business is closed for 14 months; I sold my house, I will now sell my car’
‘Our business is closed for 14 months; I sold my house, I will now sell my car’
Kadıköy Shopkeepers Association Chair Savaşlı says, “The government aid is not likely to give a lifeline support to the sector. It is like a drop in a glass of water. We have been incurring losses for a year now. Some people have lost all their savings.”
12 May 2021 Hikmet Adal
Turkish Medical Association: Patents on vaccines must be lifted
COVID-19
Turkish Medical Association: Patents on vaccines must be lifted
The TTB has made a call to the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) and the World Medical Association (WMA): “Take initiative before authorized and influential national and international institutions for the lifting of patent rights.”
12 May 2021
Turkey introduces coronavirus vaccine ID cards
Turkey introduces coronavirus vaccine ID cards
Citizens who received two vaccine doses will be able to create a vaccine ID.
12 May 2021
‘Full lockdown’ to remain in force in Turkey on Eid al-Fitr
‘Full lockdown’ to remain in force in Turkey on Eid al-Fitr
The ‘full lockdown’ measures introduced in Turkey on April 29 amid surging numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths will remain in effect on the Ramadan Feast, which will be marked on May 13, 14 and 15, 2021.
12 May 2021
Employers paid 22.6 billion, workers 11.4 billion from unemployment fund
DİSK-AR REPORT
Employers paid 22.6 billion, workers 11.4 billion from unemployment fund
The payments made by the Employment Agency of Turkey (İŞKUR) to employers from the Unemployment Insurance Fund account for 26 percent of İŞKUR’s total expenditures, shows the report of the DİSK labor confederation’s research center.
12 May 2021
Physician’s death from COVID-19 recognized as a death of occupational disease
Physician’s death from COVID-19 recognized as a death of occupational disease
Thanks to the efforts of İzmir Medical Chamber, the death of occupational physician Dr. İdiz from COVID-19 has been recognized as a death due to occupational disease; his spouse and daughter have been provided with a relevant income.
12 May 2021
‘Coronavirus cases have dropped by 65 percent in İstanbul’
HEALTH MINISTER KOCA
‘Coronavirus cases have dropped by 65 percent in İstanbul’
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 278 people died of coronavirus and 14,497 people tested positive with over 226 thousand tests in a day. 2,975 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
12 May 2021
Refugee LGBTI+s deprived of the right to health
Refugee LGBTI+s deprived of the right to health
According to the report of the HEVİ LGBTI+ Association, LGBTI+ refugees face many obstacles such as the language barrier and discriminatory attitude of healthcare workers.
11 May 2021 Elif Solmaz
Women’s share in employment shrinking day by day
TEPAV EMPLOYMENT MONITOR
Women’s share in employment shrinking day by day
According to a recent report released by the Economy Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, the number of farmers has decreased by 4.3 percent in Turkey in the last year.
11 May 2021
COVID-19: Turkey's weekly case map updated
COVID-19: Turkey's weekly case map updated
The Health Minister has shared the weekly provincial COVID-19 rates. The new numbers have shown that the number of cases per 100,000 people was nearly 360 in Istanbul and over 247 in the capital city of Ankara on May 1-7.
11 May 2021
Turkey’s daily cases drop below 15 thousand
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey’s daily cases drop below 15 thousand
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 282 people died of coronavirus and 13,604 people tested positive with slightly over 213 thousand tests in a day. 2,983 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
11 May 2021
Embassy of China: Vaccine delivery not stopped due to political reasons
Embassy of China: Vaccine delivery not stopped due to political reasons
Based on the statements of his sources from the Embassy of China in Ankara, journalist Murat Yetkin has written that 26 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine were delivered to Turkey as of May 7, 2021.
10 May 2021
‘İstanbul has seen a drop in the number of intensive care patients’
İSTANBUL HEALTH DIRECTOR
‘İstanbul has seen a drop in the number of intensive care patients’
While İstanbul Director of Health Prof. Memişoğlu has said that “there has been a drop in the number of COVID-19 inpatients and intensive care patients in the last week,” Interior Minister Soylu has been “expecting one more sacrifice from the nation.”
10 May 2021
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 43 thousand, cases 5 million
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 43 thousand, cases 5 million
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 283 people died of coronavirus and over 15 thousand people tested positive with less than 200 thousand tests in a day. 3,081 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
10 May 2021
‘58 percent don’t find statements on missing Central Bank reserves satisfactory’
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
‘58 percent don’t find statements on missing Central Bank reserves satisfactory’
67.4 percent of the participants do not think that there is a danger of coup in Turkey. More than half also find the government unsuccessful in COVID-19 vaccination.
7 May 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Seasonal agricultural workers: ‘Deprived of hygiene, detached from education’
PROBLEMS AGGRAVATED BY PANDEMIC
Seasonal agricultural workers: ‘Deprived of hygiene, detached from education’
Problems of seasonal agricultural workers in Manisa are aggravated even more by the pandemic. In addition to a dire need for hot and clean water, the income inequality and the number of children detached from education rise every year.
7 May 2021 Esmer Değirmen
Minister Soylu: Ban on alcohol sales is a matter of health
Minister Soylu: Ban on alcohol sales is a matter of health
Commenting on the ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages in Turkey during the ‘full lockdown’, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has said, “There is no need to politicize this, there is no need to take an ideological attitude, this is a matter of health.”
7 May 2021
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 42 thousand
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 42 thousand
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 304 people died of coronavirus and over 22 thousand people tested positive with over 250 thousand tests in a day. 3,378 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
7 May 2021
‘Prioritize people’s needs, give basic income to 5 million people’
‘Prioritize people’s needs, give basic income to 5 million people’
The Guaranteed Basic Income Saves Lives Platform has released a statement and recommended that five million people should be provided with a monthly basic income of 2,000 lira for an indefinite period of time.
6 May 2021
Putin and Erdoğan discuss pandemic over the phone
Putin and Erdoğan discuss pandemic over the phone
In a phone call on May 5, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan and Russia’s President Putin discussed the struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic and the Sputnik V vaccine as well as the situation in Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh.
6 May 2021
COVID-19: Turkey has more than 350 deaths in 24 hours
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
COVID-19: Turkey has more than 350 deaths in 24 hours
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 356 people died of coronavirus and over 26 thousand people tested positive with less than 230 thousand tests in a day. 3,418 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
6 May 2021
Musicians sell their instruments, return to their hometowns
PANDEMIC IN TURKEY
Musicians sell their instruments, return to their hometowns
For more than a year, stages have been closed and concerts have not been held. Five different musicians who are having a hard time spoke to bianet about how they are trying to survive.
5 May 2021 Dara Demiralp
‘This is not the way to impose a lockdown’
İSTANBUL MEDICAL CHAMBER
‘This is not the way to impose a lockdown’
İstanbul Medical Chamber Chair Prof. Pınar Saip has said that while millions of workers are forced to work, the government is trying to save the day with half measures and inadequate precautions.
5 May 2021
Ankara Municipality offers free psychological counseling during pandemic
Ankara Municipality offers free psychological counseling during pandemic
Psychologists hired by the municipality give consultation to people having anxiety.
5 May 2021
‘A prisoner with no money cannot even send a letter’
LETTER FROM PRISON
‘A prisoner with no money cannot even send a letter’
Sending a letter from Sincan Prison, Yücel says prisoners are prevented from paying for other prisoners’ personal needs such as sanitary pads, underwear and cleaning supplies; the ones who have no money in their accounts cannot buy anything.
5 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez
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