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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.

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.

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.

Interior Minister Soylu: We Don’t Hesitate to Take Any Precautions

Interior Minister Soylu: We Don’t Hesitate to Take Any Precautions

Speaking to journalist Cüneyt Özdemir about Covid-19 pandemic and the precautions taken in Turkey, Interior Minister Soylu has said, “We do not hesitate to take any precautions. Life has withdrawn into homes by around 95 percent now.”

Thirteen Neighborhoods and Villages in Eight Provinces Quarantined over Coronavirus

Thirteen Neighborhoods and Villages in Eight Provinces Quarantined over Coronavirus

Gendarmerie forces implement quarantine orders, prohibiting entries to and exits from designated places.

Distance Education Experiences from 4 Provinces: 1 TV, 4 Children

DİYARBAKIR, ELAZIĞ, ARTVİN AND BATMAN

Distance Education Experiences from 4 Provinces: 1 TV, 4 Children

Parents from four provinces speak to bianet about the experiences of their children who have to receive their primary, secondary and high school education via distance learning as schools have been temporarily closed over Covid-19 concerns.

30 March 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Investigation Against HDP MP Remziye Tosun

Investigation Against HDP MP Remziye Tosun

Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against HDP MP Remziye Tosun and one more person who made announcements in Diyarbakır and warned citizens to stay indoors against coronavirus.

Health Workers Speak Out: ‘We Don’t Want to Die While Keeping Alive’

KISA DALGA (SHORTWAVE) PODCAST

Health Workers Speak Out: ‘We Don’t Want to Die While Keeping Alive’

Nazan Özcan spoke to health workers for Kısa Dalga (Shortwave) podcast. They told Özcan, “I feel like being thrown to the front line in a war”, “We all feel apprehension, we are mentally devastated before the number of cases has not yet exploded.”

Turkey's Coronavirus Death Toll Rises by 23 to 131, Total Cases Reach 9,217

Turkey's Coronavirus Death Toll Rises by 23 to 131, Total Cases Reach 9,217

In the last 24 hours, 23 people died, 9,982 people were tested and 1,815 were found to be infected, according to the Ministry of Health.

COVID-19: An Ironical Justification for a Truce on Erdoğan’s Western Front

PENNED BY ERTUĞRUL KÜRKÇÜ

COVID-19: An Ironical Justification for a Truce on Erdoğan’s Western Front

The pandemic, while killing the neglected subjects of nation states, ironically saves Erdoğan from another embarrassment and provides him and his European adversaries the justification for burying axes out of a cynical war on the Western Front.

29 March 2020 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Coronavirus Map: Live Updates on the Pandemic

Coronavirus Map: Live Updates on the Pandemic

Real-time data by Johns Hopkins University on confirmed cases, deaths and recoveries of Covid-19 by country and territory.

Coronavirus Map: Real-Time Updates on the Pandemic

Coronavirus Map: Real-Time Updates on the Pandemic

Live data on confirmed cases, deaths and recovered patients of the Covid-19 pandemic by country and territory.