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410 social media users detained by Turkish police for ‘provocative’ coronavirus posts

Turkey has detained 410 people for making “provocative” posts on social media about the coronavirus outbreak, its interior minister said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Interior Minister Süleyman...

Shutdown to stem coronavirus spread strands thousands at Istanbul Airport: report

Around 2,000 people have been stranded for a week at Istanbul Airport by a shutdown of flights to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Reuters reported,...

1,872 confirmed coronavirus cases in Turkey, 44 deaths: health minister

The death toll from COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, in Turkey has reached 44, while the number of confirmed cases have increased to 1,872, Health...

293 more Turks test positive for coronavirus, death toll increases to 37: minister

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Monday that Turkey now has 1,529 confirmed cases of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, and that the death...

Curfew on the elderly might be extended to everyone, İstanbul mayor says

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu said Turkey’s curfew on the elderly could be extended to the rest of the population amid measures to combat the novel coronavirus,...

Turkey’s attempt to protect inmates from coronavirus must include political prisoners: HRW

Turkey’s efforts to protect prisoners amid the coronavirus outbreak should include all inmates, including those charged with violation of anti-terror laws, which may include strong opposition...

Turkey detains 5 more Kurdish mayors amid widening crackdown against HDP: report

Turkish authorities detained the mayors of five municipalities in Kurdish-majority areas on Monday as part of a widening government crackdown on the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),...

Report reveals inmates in Turkish prisons not protected against coronavirus

A report drafted by the Jurists for Freedom Association (ÖHD) has revealed that inmates in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons are at high risk of contracting COVID-19, caused...

Despite increasing COVID-19 cases, many Turks refuse to avoid crowds

Although the number of people infected with COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, has been increasing in Turkey, many Turks are ignoring warnings from officials to...

Death toll from COVID-19 rises to 30 in Turkey, number of cases 1236

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that nine more people have died from the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll...

Turkey suspends flights to 46 more countries, bans picnics

Turkey expanded measures against the coronavirus on Saturday, suspending flights to 46 more countries and banning picnics and barbecues, as the number of cases has roughly doubled...

Syriac priest’s missing mother found dead in SE Turkey after 70 days

A Syriac Christian woman who along with her husband had been missing in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak since Jan. 11 was found dead on Friday,...

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