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Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reaches 812, number of cases increases by 4,177: report

Turkey’s confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,117 in the last 24 hours, and 87 people have died, taking the death toll to 812, the health...

Explosion in Turkey’s Southeast kills 5 civilians: report

An improvised explosive device went off on a road in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, killing five forestry workers traveling to the job, The Associated Press reported,...

Erdoğan’s job approval surges to 55.8 pct amid coronavirus outbreak

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s job approval rating saw a drastic jump in March from 41.1 percent to 55.8 percent as Turkey battles the novel coronavirus, according...

Turkey to monitor mobile phones to enforce COVID-19 quarantine: report

Turkey will monitor the mobile phones of people diagnosed with the new coronavirus to ensure they do not break quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the...

Coronavirus death toll in Turkey hits 725, number of cases surges to 34,109

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reached 725 on Tuesday, while the number of confirmed cases increased by 3,892 to 34,109, according to a chart posted on Twitter...

Ruling AKP voters unsatisfied with gov’t economic package against pandemic: poll

A poll conducted for Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has revealed that ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) voters find the government plan to counter...

ErdoÄŸan takes legal action against TV anchor over tweet about a speech

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has filed a criminal complaint with Ä°stanbul prosecutors against Fox TV news anchor Fatih Portakal, due to a tweet about a speech...

Turkish parliament debates coronavirus release bill that excludes political prisoners: report

Turkey’s parliament debated a prisoner release bill on Tuesday that aims to ease overcrowding in prisons and protect detainees from the coronavirus but which critics slam...

Turkey to construct 2 hospitals in Ä°stanbul to treat COVID-19 patients: report

Turkey will build two hospitals in the country's largest city of Ä°stanbul for COVID-19 patients, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan said late on Monday, the Xinhua...

Turkey’s COVID-19 cases surpass 30,000, death toll hits 649

Turkey had 30,217 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Monday, with an increase of 3,148 in the last 24 hours, while the death toll grew by...

Turkish labor rights watchdog says 14 workers died of coronavirus in March

Turkey’s Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG) has said that at least 113 workers died in March due to work-related accidents and diseases, 14 of them...

Ä°stanbul Municipality announces 92 pct drop in use of public transport on Sundays

Ä°stanbul Municipality spokesperson Murat Ongun has announced that the use of public transportation on Sundays has seen a decline of nearly 92 percent since the beginning of...

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