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8-year-old cancer patient sees jailed father for only 5 hours after social media campaign

Ahmet Burhan Ataç, a stage four cancer patient, was on Friday able to see his jailed father for five hours after an intense social media campaign...

Number of coronavirus cases in Turkey climbs to 5,698, death toll at 92: minister

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Friday the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus had reached 5,698 while the death toll increased to 92 with...

Confirmed coronavirus cases reach 3,629 in Turkey, death toll at 75

Turkey’s confirmed cases of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, reached 3,629 with an increase of 1,196 on Thursday, while the death toll jumped...

Prosecutor drafts indictment 5 years after Kurdish human rights lawyer’s murder

The Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s Office has drafted an indictment on the November 2015 killing of Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi, charging three police officers with negligence...

Turkish NGO says it received coronavirus-related complaints from 26 prisons

The Civil Society Association for the Department of Corrections (CISST) has said that from March 20 to 24 it received complaints from 26 prisons related...

33-year-old Turkish woman with chronic disease dies due to coronavirus: report

Dilek Tahtalı, a 33-year-old woman with a chronic disease, has become one of the latest victims of the coronavirus in Turkey, the Hürriyet Daily News reported,...

2 Turkish soldiers killed in attack carried out by PKK in N. Iraq: report

Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a mortar attack launched by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said, according...

Stay-at-home order possible in Turkey if coronavirus outbreak worsens: report

Turkey could order the public to stay at home if coronavirus infections continue to spread, the government said on Thursday as it clamped down further on...

Turkey announces 561 more confirmed coronavirus cases, 15 more deaths

In the last 24 hours, 561 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed and 15 more people died after contracting COVID-19, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted...

Poll: 4 out of 10 Turks have not taken precautions against COVID-19

A public survey conducted by the Gezici polling company shows four in 10 participants confirmed not having taken any personal measures against COVID-19, caused by the novel...

Despite 83 pct decline, 1.3 million still using public transport in İstanbul: mayor

Some 1.3 million Istanbul residents are still using public transportation despite an 83 percent decline in ridership due to measures taken by the city to stem...

Elderly inmate tested positive for COVID-19, Turkish opposition deputy claims

Member of the Turkish parliament and human rights defender Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu on Tuesday claimed that a 70-year-old inmate in Sincan Prison in Ankara has tested positive...

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