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Turkey starts including asymptomatic cases in its daily count, reports 28,351 cases

Turkey starts including asymptomatic cases in its daily count, reports 28,351 cases

Minister Koca has warned that the country may need "radical measures" as the number of daily Covid-19 deaths in the country has reached another record high.

25 November 2020

Turkey may take 'painful measures' amid record-high Covid-19 cases and deaths

Turkey may take 'painful measures' amid record-high Covid-19 cases and deaths

The outbreak has worsened despite the new measures announced last week.

25 November 2020

HDP calls on Health Minister Koca to resign

COVID-19 IN TURKEY

HDP calls on Health Minister Koca to resign

HDP Health and Social Policies Commission Co-Spokesperson Dr. Mengüç has noted that the COVID-19 data shared by İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor İmamoğlu are the real data while the Ministry of Health hides the real numbers from the public.

23 November 2020

'Health Minister Koca is responsible for wrong policies'

TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

'Health Minister Koca is responsible for wrong policies'

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has released a written statement after Vice Minister of Health Muhammet Güven was removed from office with a Presidential decree and Sabahattin Aydın was appointed in his place.

19 November 2020

‘Is the number of asymptomatic people at home important for you?’

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

‘Is the number of asymptomatic people at home important for you?’

Health Minister Koca has spoken about the COVID-positive people not considered “patients” as “they don’t show symptoms”: “The number of our critically ill patients has increased eightfold. Is the number of asymptomatic people at home important for you?”

19 November 2020

‘Why don’t you share patient data with İstanbul Municipality?’

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY HDP

‘Why don’t you share patient data with İstanbul Municipality?’

“According to the figures shared by the Health Ministry on November 14, 92 people lost their lives due to coronavirus across Turkey. On the same day, 164 people lost their lives due to an ‘infectious disease’ in İstanbul,” says HDP’s Kenanoğlu.

18 November 2020

'Rising trend in COVID-19 spreads almost all across Turkey'

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

'Rising trend in COVID-19 spreads almost all across Turkey'

Speaking at the Parliamentary Planning and Budget Commission meeting, Health Minister Koca has noted that “the rising trend in COVID-19 across major cities including İstanbul, İzmir and Bursa has spread to nearly all of Turkey.”

18 November 2020

‘Pandemic has never got out of control in Turkey’

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

‘Pandemic has never got out of control in Turkey’

Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has announced that they contacted the World Health Organization (WHO) through diplomatic channels and recommended that the year 2021 should be declared the ‘Year of Health Workers’ across the world.

30 October 2020

Turkey's official Covid-19 death toll tops 10,000 as 'İstanbul heading to unmanageable situation'

Turkey's official Covid-19 death toll tops 10,000 as 'İstanbul heading to unmanageable situation'

"If we don't control the situation in İstanbul, the pandemic will no longer be manageable," Minister Koca has said, noting that the metropolis has 40 percent of all cases in the country.

28 October 2020

Doctors lash out at Health Ministry after ban on resignations, leaves

Doctors lash out at Health Ministry after ban on resignations, leaves

Amid an increase in Covid-19 cases, the ministry has banned healthcare staff from taking leave and resigning.

28 October 2020

Minister: Covid-19 cases on the rise across Turkey

Minister: Covid-19 cases on the rise across Turkey

"Compared to mid-September, the number of daily cases in Bursa rose approximately threefold," Koca said during a visit to the western province.

23 October 2020

Turkey reports 2,102 new Covid-19 'patients,' minister warns of new spike in İstanbul

Turkey reports 2,102 new Covid-19 'patients,' minister warns of new spike in İstanbul

"The number of cases in İstanbul has made up 40 percent of the countrywide toll, reaching five times of cases in Ankara," Koca has warned.

22 October 2020

Health Minister warns of 'upward trend' in Covid-19 in İstanbul

Health Minister warns of 'upward trend' in Covid-19 in İstanbul

New cases have been on the rise all across the country, Koca has said.

16 October 2020

Health Minister says Turkey has 'slowed down' Covid-19

Health Minister says Turkey has 'slowed down' Covid-19

"Throughout the country, we see that the number of cases and the workload of our healthcare organizations are gradually decreasing. However, this good trend should never make us complacent," Koca has said.

Turkish Medical Association: Health Minister should either publish data transparently or resign

Turkish Medical Association: Health Minister should either publish data transparently or resign

After Minister Koca admitted that they had only been reporting symptomatic cases, the TTB has called on the ministry for transparency.

Turkey admits not announcing number of all Covid-19 cases

Turkey admits not announcing number of all Covid-19 cases

The Ministry of Health has only been publishing the number of symptomatic cases, Minister Fahrettin Koca has said.

Covid-19 in Turkey: Health Minister warns of 'exacerbation' as 13,000 to take part in vaccine trial

Covid-19 in Turkey: Health Minister warns of 'exacerbation' as 13,000 to take part in vaccine trial

Some 13,000 candidates, with 1,200 of them being health workers, will take part in Phase 3 trials for a novel coronavirus vaccine produced in China.

18 September 2020

‘We are in a more difficult period than the beginning against COVID-19’

‘We are in a more difficult period than the beginning against COVID-19’

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 7,249 and the total number of cases to 296,391. 63 people have died of the virus and 1,771 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.

17 September 2020

'Increase in the number of COVID-19 cases has almost doubled in Van'

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

'Increase in the number of COVID-19 cases has almost doubled in Van'

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has indicated that while the eastern provinces of Diyarbakır, Şırnak, Batman, Mardin, Urfa and Siirt have witnessed a decrease in their COVID-19 infection rates, it has almost doubled in Van province over the past month.

10 September 2020

‘Demirtaş and Kavala are behind bars because Erdoğan wants it’

MAIN OPPOSITION CHP CHAIR

‘Demirtaş and Kavala are behind bars because Erdoğan wants it’

Addressing the reporters before CHP’s closed-door Party Assembly meeting, party chair Kılıçdaroğlu has said that former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş and businessperson Osman Kavala are arrested because President Erdoğan wants it.

9 September 2020

COVID-19: Turkish Medical Association met Minister of Health Koca

COVID-19: Turkish Medical Association met Minister of Health Koca

Meeting Minister of Health Koca amid increasing numbers of cases and fatalities, TTB Chair Adıyaman has said, “We told him that the numbers on daily coronavirus table are completely different. We will continue announcing the data we receive.”

4 September 2020

Minister: Turkey on 'second peak' of Covid-19, Ankara becomes new outbreak center

Minister: Turkey on 'second peak' of Covid-19, Ankara becomes new outbreak center

The Ministry of Health has reported 1,596 new coronavirus cases and 45 days for the past 24 hours as the number of infected health workers nears 30,000.

2 September 2020

Mr. Minister, doctors are dying!

OPEN LETTER TO FAHRETTİN KOCA

Mr. Minister, doctors are dying!

Mr. Minister, you left all health workers aggrieved, alone, desperate... Mr. Minister, please say how many health workers are ill! Knowing this will enable us to see the problems in primary protection and prevent us from becoming ill and die anymore.

2 September 2020 İbrahim Akkurt

Turkish Medical Association requests a meeting with Health Minister

COVID-19

Turkish Medical Association requests a meeting with Health Minister

Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Central Council Chair Prof. Adıyaman has addressed an open letter to Health Minister Koca and expressed TTB’s demand to meet him in person to discuss the steps to be taken to prevent COVID-19 cases and fatalities.

‘How many health laborers have died of COVID-19 in Turkey so far?’

FROM HDP’S GÜLÜM TO KOCA

‘How many health laborers have died of COVID-19 in Turkey so far?’

In a Parliamentary question to Minister of Health Koca, HDP MP Gülüm has asked “whether the Ministry is planning to adopt policies that will improve the living and working conditions of health workers and to recognize COVID-19 as an occupational disease.”

‘Health Minister should get off Twitter and get down to field,’ says union

‘Health Minister should get off Twitter and get down to field,’ says union

Amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Turkey, General Health Union Chair Bacaksız has made the following call to Health Minister Koca: “We call on the Minister of Health to get off Twitter and make examinations in the field."

‘Our fears might come true,’ warns Turkey’s Health Minister Koca

‘Our fears might come true,’ warns Turkey’s Health Minister Koca

Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has stated that “if the number of cases keeps increasing at its current pace, Turkey might have to take strict measures again.”

Turkey records spike in new Covid-19 cases after Eid holiday

Turkey records spike in new Covid-19 cases after Eid holiday

"The increase in the number of new patients is serious. The difference between two days is so significant for the first time recently," the Health Minister has warned.

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