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‘Pandemic restrictions turn into violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons’

‘Pandemic restrictions turn into violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons’

The İstanbul Bar and İstanbul Medical Chamber note that while pandemic measures are almost lifted across the country, the ongoing practices in prisons lead to violations of right to healthcare and fair trial. They call on the Justice Ministry to take action.

‘This is not the way to impose a lockdown’

İSTANBUL MEDICAL CHAMBER

‘This is not the way to impose a lockdown’

İstanbul Medical Chamber Chair Prof. Pınar Saip has said that while millions of workers are forced to work, the government is trying to save the day with half measures and inadequate precautions.

'Turkey could inoculate a million people per day if it had enough vaccines'

İSTANBUL MEDICAL CHAMBER HEAD

'Turkey could inoculate a million people per day if it had enough vaccines'

Some 20 million people need to be vaccinated in the next one-and-a-half months to achieve the vaccination of the population over the age of 40.

16 April 2021 Ayça Söylemez

‘Outbreak is coming on us like a tsunami’

‘Outbreak is coming on us like a tsunami’

We have spoken with İstanbul Medical Chamber Chair Prof. Pınar Saip and Ankara Medical Chamber Chair Dr. Ali Karakoç regarding what needs to be done against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak before it is too late.

16 September 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘It is not Enough to Say “Stay Home”, A Serious Isolation is Necessary’

CORONAVIRUS

‘It is not Enough to Say “Stay Home”, A Serious Isolation is Necessary’

We have asked İstanbul Medical Chamber Chair Prof. Dr. Pınar Saip and Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Vice Chair Prof. Dr. Ali Çerkezoğlu whether a mandatory quarantine is necessary in Turkey amid COVID-19 pandemic.

2 April 2020 Pınar Tarcan