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COVID-19: Turkey reports 166 deaths, over 8,700 cases in a day
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
COVID-19: Turkey reports 166 deaths, over 8,700 cases in a day
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 166 people died of coronavirus and 8,738 people tested positive with over 221 thousand tests in a day. 1,561 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
27 May 2021
Ministry updates Turkey’s weekly case map
COVID-19
Ministry updates Turkey’s weekly case map
According to the updated map shared by Health Minister Koca, the number of COVID-19 cases per 100 thousand people was 123.88 in İstanbul, 123.02 in Ankara and 72.75 in İzmir in the week of May 15-21, 2021.
26 May 2021
Turkey’s number of daily coronavirus cases tops 9 thousand again
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey’s number of daily coronavirus cases tops 9 thousand again
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 175 people died of coronavirus and 9,375 people tested positive with over 223 thousand tests in a day. 1,667 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
26 May 2021
‘City hospitals have increased the contagion risk in Turkey’
COVID-19
‘City hospitals have increased the contagion risk in Turkey’
63.5 percent of the participants of a survey conducted by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) say that city hospitals have increased the COVID-19 contagion risk due to their massive size and high number of beds and hospital attendants.
24 May 2021
There are deals for 270 million vaccine doses, but no vaccines
COVID-19
There are deals for 270 million vaccine doses, but no vaccines
In a statement on May 22, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that the country made deals to receive 100 million doses of SinoVac, 120 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and 50 million doses of Sputnik vaccines against COVID-19.
24 May 2021
COVID-19: Turkey’s daily number of deaths falls below 200
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
COVID-19: Turkey’s daily number of deaths falls below 200
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 197 people died of coronavirus and 7,839 people tested positive with over 210 thousand tests in a day. 1,843 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
24 May 2021
Prosecutor suspended from duty after opening investigation into Covid measures
Prosecutor suspended from duty after opening investigation into Covid measures
Prosecutor Akbulut claims that major coronavirus measures such as lockdowns, mask mandate and vaccination are carried out illegally.
21 May 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech to send 90 million doses of vaccine to Turkey
‘TURKEN CAN VACCINATE 1.5M PER DAY’
Pfizer-BioNTech to send 90 million doses of vaccine to Turkey
While Turkey has finalized a deal to buy 60 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, with an option for an additional 30 million doses, Minister Koca has said, “Turkey has the potential to vaccinate more than 1.5 million people per day.”
21 May 2021
Turkey reports less than 10 thousand daily cases for the first time after months
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey reports less than 10 thousand daily cases for the first time after months
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 207 people died of coronavirus and 9,385 people tested positive with over 219 thousand tests in a day. 2,041 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
21 May 2021
BioNTech's Uğur Şahin to attend Health Ministry's Scientific Advisory Board meeting
BioNTech's Uğur Şahin to attend Health Ministry's Scientific Advisory Board meeting
Turkey will procure 30 million doses of the BioNTech vaccine next month, according to the health minister.
20 May 2021
Council of Higher Education: Vaccinate students and academics
COVID-19
Council of Higher Education: Vaccinate students and academics
In a letter to the Ministry of Health, the YÖK has requested that the academic and administrative staff of institutions of higher education and the students in formal education be vaccinated against coronavirus by September 2021.
20 May 2021
COVID-19: Turkey reports a higher number of daily fatalities
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
COVID-19: Turkey reports a higher number of daily fatalities
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 233 people died of coronavirus and 11,553 people tested positive with over 218 thousand tests in a day. 2,162 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
20 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 185 in Istanbul and over 152 in the capital city of Ankara on May 8-14.
19 May 2021
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 45 thousand
HEALTH MINISTRY DATA
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll tops 45 thousand
According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 203 people died of coronavirus and 11,937 people tested positive with over 217 thousand tests in a day. 2,232 coronavirus patients are reportedly in a critical condition.
19 May 2021
'Announce the extent of the pandemic in Turkey's prisons'
JOINT STATEMENT FROM TEN INSTITUTIONS
'Announce the extent of the pandemic in Turkey's prisons'
The institutions have urged the Ministry of Justice to make a statement about the extent of the COVID-19 outbreak in prisons.
18 May 2021
Journalist Adnan Genç dies of coronavirus
Journalist Adnan Genç dies of coronavirus
Journalist Adnan Genç, who was in treatment for COVID-19, has lost his life.
18 May 2021
Erdoğan: Shopkeepers will be supported in two groups
COVID-19
Erdoğan: Shopkeepers will be supported in two groups
President Erdoğan has announced that 5 thousand lira will be given away to 235 thousand shopkeepers in the first group and 3 thousand lira to over 1 million 150 thousand businesses in the second group as financial support during the pandemic.
18 May 2021
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
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
China's Sinovac grants vaccine production license to Turkey, says CEO
China's Sinovac grants vaccine production license to Turkey, says CEO
The company has failed to deliver the number of vaccine doses it agreed with Turkey.
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
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