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Progressive Lawyers Association Applies to Ministry, Requests Release of Ill Prisoners
COVID-19
Progressive Lawyers Association Applies to Ministry, Requests Release of Ill Prisoners
Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) İstanbul Branch Prison Commission has applied to the Ministry of Justice regarding 126 ill prisoners whose relatives got in contact with them and requested their immediate release due to coronavirus.
24 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Health Minister Confirms 1,529th Case, 37th Death as Coronavirus ‘Spreads All Over Turkey’
Health Minister Confirms 1,529th Case, 37th Death as Coronavirus ‘Spreads All Over Turkey’
In Turkey, 293 more people have tested positive and seven people have died in the last 24 hours, according to the minister.
23 March 2020
'Government, Media Owners Responsible for Safety of Journalists During Pandemic'
'Government, Media Owners Responsible for Safety of Journalists During Pandemic'
Two journalists' organizations have released statements on the safety of reporters during the coronavirus pandemic, demanding precautions be taken.
23 March 2020
316 People Detained over Coronavirus Posts
316 People Detained over Coronavirus Posts
A legal action has been taken against 316 social media users who shared images or voice records about Covid-19. The total number of probed social media accounts has hit 1,748.
23 March 2020
Justice Minister Gül: No Coronavirus Cases in Prisons
Justice Minister Gül: No Coronavirus Cases in Prisons
Announcing coronavirus measures to be adopted in the judiciary, Minister of Justice Gül has said, “The isolation of our citizens who show the symptoms of the disease is obligatory. The violation of this measure is a crime.”
23 March 2020
‘We No Longer Chase After Coronavirus News After Being Detained’
‘We No Longer Chase After Coronavirus News After Being Detained’
Detained over a news report on coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, İsmet Çiğit, the editor-in-chief of a local newspaper from Kocaeli, says, “I know that the news is true. The state wanted to intimidate. But we now only report on official statements.”
23 March 2020 Hikmet Adal
19 Covid-19 Questions to Ministry of Health
19 Covid-19 Questions to Ministry of Health
Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has asked Ministry of Health: What is the distribution of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Turkey by their provinces and districts of residence, age and gender? How many tests have been conducted so far?
23 March 2020
It is Now Time to Weave Networks of Solidarity
PENNED BY AYŞE GÜL YILGÖR
It is Now Time to Weave Networks of Solidarity
What can we do? With whom can we join forces? Cannot we all form civilian initiatives wherever we are by thinking and planning all these?
23 March 2020 Ayşe Gül Yılgör
Leave Outbreak Management to Public Health Specialists!
PENNED BY MURAT CİVANER
Leave Outbreak Management to Public Health Specialists!
As we said, Public Health first tries to prevent; today, prevention is left to people themselves: Wash your hands, don’t stay too close, don’t go out, we are told… These are, of course, necessary. But ‘necessary’ is one thing and ‘enough’ is another...
23 March 2020 Murat Civaner
Coronavirus: Number of Cases Reaches 947, Death Toll Rises to 21 in Turkey
Coronavirus: Number of Cases Reaches 947, Death Toll Rises to 21 in Turkey
Minister of Health has announced that 12 more people have lost their lives and 277 new Covid-19 cases have been diagnosed in Turkey in the last 24 hours. Accordingly, the death toll has increased to 21 and the number of cases to 947.
21 March 2020
Members of Resistance Orchestra
PENNED BY HİLAL ERKOCA
Members of Resistance Orchestra
I am not so gifted in music. Neither do a I have a balcony at my house, nor do I hold a tambourine in my hand. I still want to be an ungifted member of this resistance orchestra. I am not alone. You are not alone. We are stronger. We are more resistant.
21 March 2020 Hilal Erkoca
Curfew for Citizens 65 Years and Older, Chronically Ill
COVID-19
Curfew for Citizens 65 Years and Older, Chronically Ill
As part of coronavirus measures, the Ministry of Interior has restricted citizens who are 65 years and older and who have chronic diseases from going out in public and walking in open areas such as parks and gardens as of this midnight.
21 March 2020
Covid-19: Death Toll Rises to 9, Number of Cases Reaches 670 in Turkey
Covid-19: Death Toll Rises to 9, Number of Cases Reaches 670 in Turkey
Health Minister Koca has announced that five more people have died of Covid-19 and 311 new cases have been diagnosed in the last 24 hours. With this latest announcement, the death toll has increased to nine and the number of cases to 670.
20 March 2020
‘The Only Solution is to Test and Isolate’
COVID-19 RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE OPPOSITION
‘The Only Solution is to Test and Isolate’
Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca is trying to do his best in the face of coronavirus pandemic, but the state has failed to exert willpower against the outbreak, say the main opposition CHP, HDP and İYİ Party MPs.
20 March 2020 Ruken Tuncel
‘Arrest is a Public Health Problem, Release Journalists Before It is Too Late’
‘Arrest is a Public Health Problem, Release Journalists Before It is Too Late’
In a video entitled “Injustice in the Time of Corona”, “Haberin Var Mı” (Have You Heard) Initiative has underlined that arrested journalists are vulnerable to coronavirus in prisons and made a call for their release before it is too late.
20 March 2020
Detained for Reporting on Coronavirus, 2 Local Journalists Released
Detained for Reporting on Coronavirus, 2 Local Journalists Released
Mustafa Ahmet Oktay and Eren Sarıkaya, two local journalists from Bartın, were taken into custody over a new report on coronavirus. They have been released after their deposition, former CHP MP and journalist Yarkadaş has announced.
20 March 2020
Just as Little Economy as We Can Stay Alive
PENNED BY PROF. DR. AYŞE GÜL YILGÖR
Just as Little Economy as We Can Stay Alive
In the upcoming days, we need to urgently discuss how we can bring “solidarity economies” into the present and how individuals, civilian initiatives and municipalities can form a joint structure within this context.
20 March 2020 Ayşe Gül Yılgör
9,800 People Quarantined in Turkey, Says Interior Minister Soylu
COVID-19
9,800 People Quarantined in Turkey, Says Interior Minister Soylu
While Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has announced that 9,800 people are currently in Covid-19 quarantine in Turkey, 64 people have been detained over their social media messages about the virus so far, according to Interior Ministry.
20 March 2020
Turkey Applauds Health Workers Fighting Coronavirus
Turkey Applauds Health Workers Fighting Coronavirus
Upon calls under the hashtag #SağlıkEmekçileriİçin1Dakika (1 Minute for Health Laborers), citizens from across the country applauded health workers for a minute at 9 p.m. for their help and struggle against coronavirus.
20 March 2020
‘More Comprehensive Economic Measures Should Have Been Introduced'
DR. MURAT KUBİLAY
‘More Comprehensive Economic Measures Should Have Been Introduced'
Economist Kubilay has spoken to bianet about the economic measures announced by President Erdoğan: “It was the public institutions that should have shouldered the responsibility. Companies were taken into consideration, not citizens.”
19 March 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘If Health Workers Get Sick, Public Cannot Recover’
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CHAIR ADIYAMAN
‘If Health Workers Get Sick, Public Cannot Recover’
After Internist Prof. Cemil Taşçıoğlu and Pulmonologist Prof. Bülent Tutluoğlu have tested positive for Covid-19, we have consulted with Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Chair Prof. Dr. Sinan Adıyaman about the conditions of health workers.
19 March 2020 Tansu Pişkin
Physician Made to Apologize After Saying ‘Covid-19 Cases Exceed Thousands’
Physician Made to Apologize After Saying ‘Covid-19 Cases Exceed Thousands’
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.
19 March 2020
One Person Detained Over Coronavirus Post
One Person Detained Over Coronavirus Post
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.”
19 March 2020
President Erdoğan Unveils Economic Measures Against Coronavirus Outbreak
President Erdoğan Unveils Economic Measures Against 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.”
19 March 2020
Beyoğlu in the Days of Corona: Shopkeepers are Worried, Cats are Lonely
IMPRESSIONS FROM İSTANBUL BY EVRİM KEPENEK
Beyoğlu in the Days of Corona: Shopkeepers are Worried, Cats are Lonely
People at shopping malls, in bookstores, in shops of Beyoğlu… It is far less crowded than usual. There are few people on the streets, most of them with masks. Trying to keep my social distance, I ask, “How has coronavirus affected your lives?”
19 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Healthcare Workers Clean Ambulances with Laundry Bleach, Reuse Disposable Equipment
Healthcare Workers Clean Ambulances with Laundry Bleach, Reuse Disposable Equipment
An emergency service worker, a doctor and a union chair have told bianet about under what conditions they work amid the coronavirus pandemic.
18 March 2020 Tansu Pişkin
‘We are Vulnerable to Other Diseases in Quarantine’
‘We are Vulnerable to Other Diseases in Quarantine’
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.”
18 March 2020 Ruken Tuncel
President Erdoğan on Coronavirus Pandemic: We Need to Manage This Process Well
President Erdoğan on Coronavirus Pandemic: We Need to Manage This Process Well
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.”
18 March 2020
2,807 Citizens Evacuated from Europe, Quarantined in İstanbul, Kocaeli
2,807 Citizens Evacuated from Europe, Quarantined in İstanbul, Kocaeli
Vice President Oktay has announced that the evacuation of 2,807 citizens who wanted to return to Turkey from nine European countries has been completed as of 6 a.m. today.
18 March 2020
2 Passengers Taken out of Quarantine Bus, Prosecutor Launches Investigation
2 Passengers Taken out of Quarantine Bus, Prosecutor Launches Investigation
While Gaziosmanpaşa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the incident where two passengers from France were taken out of a quarantine bus, Minister Soylu has announced that the two have been quarantined.
18 March 2020
‘Size of Unemployment Fund Can Overcome Covid-19 Crisis, But Planning is Necessary’
‘Size of Unemployment Fund Can Overcome Covid-19 Crisis, But Planning is Necessary’
Employment Expert Sinan Ok says that the current size of unemployment fund in Turkey is over 130 billion lira, which would suffice to subsidize the unemployment caused by coronavirus outbreak.
18 March 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘Release All Journalists from Prison’
COVID-19
‘Release All Journalists from Prison’
In the wake of a ban on prison visits as part of coronavirus measures, Journalists’ Association of Turkey (TGC) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have made a call for the release of all arrested journalists in Turkey.
18 March 2020
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