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İstanbul Municipality Brings Block on Coronavirus Donations to Council of State

İstanbul Municipality Brings Block on Coronavirus Donations to Council of State

The Interior Ministry had blocked donation accounts of İstanbul and Ankara municipalities

Internist Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu Loses His Life Due to Covid-19

Internist Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu Loses His Life Due to Covid-19

Quarantined on March 16 and having tested positive for Covid-19 on March 17, Internist Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu from İstanbul Çapa Faculty of Medicine has lost his life.

Coronavirus: Turkey Records Highest Death Toll in a Single Day as Cases Found in All Provinces

Coronavirus: Turkey Records Highest Death Toll in a Single Day as Cases Found in All Provinces

Sixty-three people died and 2,148 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours while 8,852 of all cases have been found in İstanbul, according to the Health Minister.

HDP MP Beştaş: Criminal Execution Bill Against Principle of Equality Before Law

HDP MP Beştaş: Criminal Execution Bill Against Principle of Equality Before Law

HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Beştaş has made remarks on the planned amendments to the law on criminal execution and the government's policies on the Covid-19 pandemic.

CHP MP Tanrıkulu: Judiciary will be Accountable for Deaths to Occur in Prisons

CHP MP Tanrıkulu: Judiciary will be Accountable for Deaths to Occur in Prisons

Making a statement about the law draft on criminal execution, CHP MP Tanrıkulu says, “Prisons are apparently the places where it is most difficult to maintain hygiene and isolation. When the outbreak spreads to prisons, mass deaths are likely to occur.”

Have You Heard Initiative: Journalists Should be Released Before Virus Enters Prison

Have You Heard Initiative: Journalists Should be Released Before Virus Enters Prison

"Journalists, students and politicians who are treated as 'terrorists' because of their news, statements and views should be included in the new regulation on criminal execution," the initiative has said.

Presidency Sent Selahattin Demirtaş an Email, Urging Him to Stay Home, Says His Wife

Presidency Sent Selahattin Demirtaş an Email, Urging Him to Stay Home, Says His Wife

Başak Demirtaş has said that the Presidency has sent its “don’t leave home” message to his imprisoned husband Selahattin Demirtaş as well: “You say 'don’t leave home if you are chronically ill.' It is exactly what we are talking about.”

Greenpeace: Not Single-Use Plastics, But Hygiene Protects You from Coronavirus

Greenpeace: Not Single-Use Plastics, But Hygiene Protects You from Coronavirus

Greenpeace Mediterranean has warned against increasing usage of single-use plastics during the pandemic.

Human Rights Association: 1,564 Ill Prisoners in Turkey, 591 in Serious Condition

Human Rights Association: 1,564 Ill Prisoners in Turkey, 591 in Serious Condition

Making a statement about the condition of ill prisoners in Turkey amid COVID-19 outbreak, the Human Rights Association (İHD) has called on the President to “use his authority to release without making exceptions.”

Suspected to Have COVID-19, Dismissed Mazıdağı Co-Mayor Released

Suspected to Have COVID-19, Dismissed Mazıdağı Co-Mayor Released

Replaced with a state-appointed trustee and arrested shortly afterwards, Mardin Mazıdağı District Co-Mayor Nazal Özaydın has been released on probation and on the condition that she does not leave home.

Interior Ministry Blocks Coronavirus Donations to İstanbul, Ankara Municipalities

Interior Ministry Blocks Coronavirus Donations to İstanbul, Ankara Municipalities

The ministry's move came after President Erdoğan launched a separate donation campaign.

Maybe, We Cannot be Enough for You!

PENNED BY DR. ERİŞ BİLALOĞLU

Maybe, We Cannot be Enough for You!

At that moment… Standing over the ventilator in intensive care… When your mother, my brother, his wife, partner, father… When they are all expecting the necessary service from physicians, maybe, we cannot be enough for you despite our all efforts!

1 April 2020 Eriş Bilaloğlu

UN: Rights and Health of Refugees Must be Protected in Covid-19 Response

UN: Rights and Health of Refugees Must be Protected in Covid-19 Response

Releasing a statement amid Covid-19 outbreak, the UNHCR, IOM, OHCHR and WHO underline that “refugees, those forcibly displaced, migrants and stateless are at heightened risk” and make a call to protect their rights and health.

281 People Call for Justice in Criminal Execution: Stop Discriminating Prisoners!

281 People Call for Justice in Criminal Execution: Stop Discriminating Prisoners!

281 writers, academics, journalists and rights defenders have denounced the draft law on criminal execution for excluding jailed politicians, journalists and rights defenders from reduced prison sentences and early release from prison.

Don’t Let Prison be a Funeral Home

PENNED BY EVİN JİYAN KIŞANAK

Don’t Let Prison be a Funeral Home

In the aftermath of September 12 military coup, my mother was in Diyarbakır No. 5 Military Prison, where the most inhuman tortures were inflicted. Crimes against humanity were committed there. But, she has never stopped saying peace and equality.

1 April 2020 Evin Jiyan Kışanak

Turkey's Death Toll from Coronavirus Up by 46 to 214, Total Cases Climb to 13,531

Turkey's Death Toll from Coronavirus Up by 46 to 214, Total Cases Climb to 13,531

In the last 24 hours, 2,704 more people were found to be infected, according the daily update by the Health Ministry.

Sentence Reduction Bill Submitted to Parliament

Sentence Reduction Bill Submitted to Parliament

The government has been working to reduce the prison population to prevent Covid-19 from spreading in prisons.

Writer Nurcan Baysal Deposed over Coronavirus Articles

Writer Nurcan Baysal Deposed over Coronavirus Articles

Summoned to depose due to her social media posts and articles about coronavirus pandemic, writer and columnist Nurcan Baysal has been released following the formalities at police department and court proceedings.

Covid-19 Regulation by Judicial Body will 'Increase Male Violence'

Covid-19 Regulation by Judicial Body will 'Increase Male Violence'

Judges and prosecutors have been ordered to consider the health of the persons who use violence on women when issuing restraint orders against them.

31 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Letter from Prison: ‘If Virus Enters the Ward, We will Get Infected in an Hour or So’

Letter from Prison: ‘If Virus Enters the Ward, We will Get Infected in an Hour or So’

Sending a letter to bianet, a prisoner from Bolu Type T Prison says that they cannot keep their “social distance” due to overcrowding: “How can our immune systems be strong in an environment where we are constantly under stress?”

31 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Metal Workers' Association: Factories Don't Implement Health Measures

Metal Workers' Association: Factories Don't Implement Health Measures

There are many Covid-19 patients among workers as health measures "cannot actually be followed in production," the association says.

27 Rights Organizations Call on Turkey to Release Jailed Journalists

27 Rights Organizations Call on Turkey to Release Jailed Journalists

In the joint statement, it has been indicated, “We call on the Turkish authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalists, human rights defenders and others who have been charged or convicted simply for exercising their rights.”

‘Healthcare Providers Still Working Without Masks in Turkey’

TTB REPORT ON HEALTH WORKERS

‘Healthcare Providers Still Working Without Masks in Turkey’

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has announced that healthcare workers are still having serious shortage of personal protective equipments such as masks, gloves and gowns amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic Hits Small Shop Owners: 'How Do I Pay My Employees?'

Pandemic Hits Small Shop Owners: 'How Do I Pay My Employees?'

"Our business was already not good due to the economic crisis. There was a slowdown in the market. Now we have no hope," says a small shop owner who struggles to maintain his business during the coronavirus pandemic.

31 March 2020 Hikmet Adal

Erdoğan: We Launch a National Solidarity Campaign

COVID-19

Erdoğan: We Launch a National Solidarity Campaign

Addressing the public following the cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan has announced that they have launched a “National Solidarity Campaign” to support the ones in need amid COVID-19 pandemic and he has donated his seven monthly salaries.

Turkey Quarantines Dozens of Villages in 18 Provinces over Coronavirus Pandemic

Turkey Quarantines Dozens of Villages in 18 Provinces over Coronavirus Pandemic

Villages and neighborhoods located in a large area from east to west of the country have been quarantined as part of measures to contain Covid-19.

Is Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Transmitted Through Food?

PENNED BY BÜLENT ŞIK

Is Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Transmitted Through Food?

We need to avoid overcooking processes such as keeping food in high temperatures for a long time, etc. out of fear or worry about the virus. We have to keep cooking our food how we have always cooked them.

31 March 2020 Bülent Şık

Turkey's Coronavirus Death Toll Rises by 37 to 168, Total Cases Top 10 Thousand

Turkey's Coronavirus Death Toll Rises by 37 to 168, Total Cases Top 10 Thousand

In the last 24 hours, 37 more people died of and 1,610 tested positive for Covid-19, the Ministry of Health has announced.

HDP MP: Private Hospitals Charge Fees for Covid-19 Treatment Despite Order by Ministry

HDP MP: Private Hospitals Charge Fees for Covid-19 Treatment Despite Order by Ministry

In a circular, the Ministry of Health stated that testing and treatment of Covid-19 would be free.

Briefly Detained for ‘Stay Home’ Video, Truck Driver Yılmaz: I Think I Lose My Job, Too

Briefly Detained for ‘Stay Home’ Video, Truck Driver Yılmaz: I Think I Lose My Job, Too

Briefly detained after sharing a video of himself criticizing the “stay home” calls amid COVID-19 outbreak, long-haul truck driver Yılmaz says, “I think I have been dismissed, too. Today, I called my workplace. They said ‘We will call you’ and hung up.”

30 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Turkish Medical Association: Covid-19 Spread All Around Turkey Because of Government's Mistakes

Turkish Medical Association: Covid-19 Spread All Around Turkey Because of Government's Mistakes

The country has now lost the opportunity to implement a country-wide quarantine, the association has said.

How will the Coronavirus Pandemic Affect News Media in Turkey?

How will the Coronavirus Pandemic Affect News Media in Turkey?

We have spoken with Assoc. Prof. Esra Arsan and Prof. Süleyman İrvan on the possible effects of the pandemic on the media.

30 March 2020 Hikmet Adal