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Turkey’s unusual pandemic response has paid off: officials

Instead of global coronavirus testing, Turkey has based its pandemic response on partial lockdowns and work by armies of contact tracers who identify people possibly infected...

Some 9,700 Turks repatriated from abroad still in quarantine: minister

At least 9,700 Turkish citizens are in quarantine as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet KasapoÄŸlu said...

Turkey has less than 30,000 active coronavirus cases, minister says

Turkey, as of Tuesday, had less than 30,000 active coronavirus cases, according to a chart posted on Twitter by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. The number of confirmed...

TBB, 80 Turkish bar associations oppose gov’t plan to amend law on lawyers

The Turkish Bar Association (TBB) and 80 bar associations across the country have released a joint statement calling for an end to the government’s attempts to...

Rising youth unemployment discourages young people from seeking jobs: report

The youth unemployment rate is on the rise in Turkey, with many young people abandoning the search for a job, a joint report by the Platform...

One-third of Turks received public assistance in the last year: report

An estimated 34 percent of the Turkish population received public assistance in the last year, a number that is expected to increase as the COVID-19 pandemic continues...

Turkey’s COVID-19 cases exceed 150,000, death toll at 4,171

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Turkey rose to 150,593 on Monday, with 1,158 people diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours,...

ErdoÄŸan announces 4-day nationwide curfew during Eid al-Fitr

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan said on Monday that a four-day lockdown starting on May 23 would be imposed nationwide as part of efforts to prevent...

Turkish opposition leader proposes 16-point plan for ‘overcoming the crisis’

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, chairman of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has laid out a 16-point plan that he says was designed to resolve the current crisis...

Turkey’s RTÜK fines broadcasters critical of gov’t $1.6 million in year and a half

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) over the last year and a half has imposed TL 11 million ($ 1.6 million) in fines on TV...

Turkish admiral behind Libya accord, post-coup purge in navy resigns after reassignment

A rear admiral, known as the architect of Turkey’s recent east Mediterranean diplomacy and a fierce executioner of the post-2016-coup purge in the Turkish navy, resigned...

39 inmates with COVID-19 held together in one ward at Silivri Prison: report

Thirty-nine prisoners with COVID-19 are being held in the same ward at Turkey’s notorious Silivri Prison, which houses some 23,000 inmates, according to the Gazete Duvar...

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