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Turkey registers 878 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths

Turkey’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 878 in a single day, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 169,218, while...

Pro-gov’t foundation closing down dormitories after loss of public funding

The pro-government Service for Youth and Education Foundation of Turkey (TÜRGEV) has decided to close down 25 dormitories due to a decline in public...

Turkish polling guru says AKP vote below 30 percent in February survey

The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been ruling Turkey as a single-party government since 2002, would have had a nationwide vote below...

Newly arrested CHP deputy released from jail under anti-coronavirus measures

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who was ousted from the Turkish Parliament along with two other deputies from a Kurdish...

All inmates in 1 ward in Silivri Prison may have been infected with coronavirus: report

More than 40 inmates incarcerated in one prison ward in the notorious Silivri Prison in İstanbul may have been infected with the coronavirus, according...

Turkey reports lowest number of deaths from coronavirus since late March

Turkey on Friday recorded the lowest number of deaths from the coronavirus since late March, with 18, bringing the toll to 4,648, according to...

Average age of COVID-19 deaths past month is 74.6, Turkey’s health minister says

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that the age average of people who have died of COVID-19 over the past month is 74.6,...

Turkey to grant ‘neighborhood watchmen’ police-like powers

The Turkish parliament has started reviewing a bill granting “neighborhood watchmen” new powers such as conducting ID checks and body scans and intervening in...

Turkey orders detention of 68 people over Gülen links: report

Turkish prosecutors on Friday ordered the detention of 68 people as part of a large-scale crackdown targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, which is accused...

Turkey’s elderly unhappy with ongoing age-based curfew: report

Turkey’s elderly population has grown frustrated with the continuing COVID-19 restrictions for people above the age of 65, feeling that they have been left...

Erdoğan requests study on converting Hagia Sophia to mosque: report

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has asked his aides to conduct a comprehensive study on how to convert İstanbul's famous Hagia Sophia landmark, currently...

[UPDATE] Erdoğan backtracks on weekend curfew after public backlash

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday backtracked on extending weekend lockdowns following a public backlash, but warned about a rise in the number...

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