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Turkey celebrates parliament’s 100th anniversary under coronavirus measures: report

A Turkish Airlines plane flew over Turkey on Thursday making the shape of the national flag with its flight path to mark centennial celebrations for the...

Opposition deputy calls for release of jailed journalist diagnosed with stage 4 cancer

A jailed Turkish journalist was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, an opposition deputy reported, calling on the government to release him for proper treatment amid the...

65 inmates in İzmir’s Buca Prison test positive for coronavirus: report

The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutors’ Office has announced that 65 inmates in the province’s Buca Prison have tested positive for COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus,...

Medical association accuses Turkish gov’t of failing to protect health workers: report

Turkey’s top medical association today accused the government of failing to protect health workers after 24 died from the coronavirus this month, AFP reported. Close to 3,500...

Ä°stanbul mosque turned into food bank to tackle coronavirus crisis: report

An İstanbul mosque has been turned into a food bank to help the poor during the COVID-19 pandemic, AFP reported. Located in İstanbul's Sarıyer district, the...

Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reaches 2,376, minister says outbreak under control

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has reported 117 additional COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 2,376, The Associated Press...

Turkey’s coronavirus cases at 95,591, death toll reaches 2,259

The number of coronavirus cases in Turkey reached 95,591 on Tuesday, while the death toll increased by 119 to 2,259, according to a chart posted on...

Turkey ranked 154th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2020 press freedom index: report

Turkey has been ranked 154th out of 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2020 World Press Freedom Index, up from 157th last year, according...

Turkey to impose 4-day curfew as part of coronavirus measures: report

Turkey plans to extend a two-day curfew on weekends for 31 provinces to four days this week as part of measures in the fight against the...

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll hits 2,140, cases exceed 90,000

The number of people who have died from the novel coronavirus in Turkey has reached 2,140, increasing by 123, while the country’s confirmed cases grew by...

95 percent of Turks are worried about contracting coronavirus: poll

As Turkey’s officially confirmed COVID-19 cases near the 100,000 mark, 95 percent of participants of an IPSOS poll expressed worry about contracting coronavirus, up...

Ä°stanbul Mayor Ä°mamoÄŸlu calls for 11-day curfew against pandemic: report

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Turkey’s largest city of İstanbul, has called for an 11-day curfew to stem the spread of COVID-19, starting from Thursday April...

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