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Turkey imposes partial curfew on the elderly, chronically ill

People in Turkey who are above the age of 65 or are suffering from a chronic illness will be restricted from leaving their homes amid measures...

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 21, number of cases reaches 947

The number of people in Turkey who died due to the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours has risen to 21, while the total number...

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases hit 670, death toll increases to 9: minister

In his daily Twitter briefing on Friday Turkey’s health minister, Fahrettin Koca, said the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had increased to 670, while five more...

Court revokes additional warrant for Turkish businessman Kavala on coup charges

A Turkish court on Friday revoked an additional warrant issued for Osman Kavala, a jailed Turkish businessman and philanthropist, on allegations related to a 2016 coup...

Wife of jailed Kurdish politician calls on gov’t to release inmates amid coronavirus outbreak

Başak Demirtaş, the wife of Selahattin Demirtaş, a jailed Kurdish politician, on Friday urged the Turkish government to immediately release prisoners due to the coronavirus outbreak. Posting...

Turkey has detained 64 social media users over coronavirus posts: ministry

Turkey has detained 64 people for sharing “unfounded and provocative” posts on social media about the deadly coronavirus outbreak since March 11, according to the Interior...

Turkey considering release of 100,000 inmates charged with non-terror offenses

Turkey’s ruling party is preparing a bill to release “as many prisoners as possible” from jails amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to a party official. However, rights...

Turkey suspends scientific, cultural events due to coronavirus: Official Gazette

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a decree on Friday postponing all events related to science, culture and art as Turkey seeks to contain a surge in...

Coronavirus cases may surge as Turkey prepares to do extensive testing: report

Turkey on Friday started testing all suspected cases of coronavirus in more cities with additional labs, and the number of positive cases is likely to increase...

Turkey now has 359 patients, 4 deaths due to COVID-19: minister

The number of coronavirus cases in Turkey has reached 359, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted late on Thursday, adding that another citizen had died, bringing the...

Turkey’s high court rules rights violation occurred in arrest over Bank Asya account

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a criminal court violated the rights to freedom and security of İhsan Yalçın, a former forensics worker, when it arrested him...

32 Turkish bar associations call for release of prisoners due to coronavirus outbreak

As Turkish authorities confirm rapidly increasing cases of the novel coronavirus, 32 bar associations across the country released a joint statement on Wednesday calling for a number...

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