pandemic

For the first time since the disease spread to Turkey, the Health Minister announced the exact number of tests performed so far.

Turkey has now suspended flights to and from 68 countries and tightened measures regarding hotels and restaurants.

After İstanbul mayor complained that more than 100 thousand older people use public transport daily, a district municipality has removed park benches to discourage the elderly from going out during the pandemic.

Suspending 24/7 services, the municipality has prepared infographics and animated movies on the coronavirus pandemic in five languages.

The ministry should be more transparent and eliminate risks faced by healthcare workers, according to a statement by medical experts.

Lawyers and rights defenders have been calling on the government to reduce the number of inmates since the beginning of the outbreak, noting the overcrowding in prisons.

Students who went to Ireland for language education are now staying in difficult conditions in the country, waiting for help.

A 61-year-old man has lost his life as the total number of cases has increased to 191.

The H1N1 virus becomes the world's first pandemic in 41 years. There are more than 27,000 cases worldwide. So far, 141 people have died.