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Turkey grants emergency use authorization for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Turkish medical authorities on Friday granted emergency use authorization for Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the country would...
71-year-old jailed author Altan fails to get access to COVID-19 vaccine
Prominent Turkish writer and journalist Ahmet Altan, 71, who has been behind bars for some five years, has failed to get a response to...
Turkey in talks with BioNTech to produce COVID-19 vaccine, Erdoğan says
Turkish President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) is...
AKP politicians, relatives secretly receiving COVID-19 vaccine, opposition deputy claims
An experimental vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech arrived in Turkey 10 days ago, and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) politicians, their relatives...
Health minister says COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory in Turkey
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said a COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory for people in Turkey but that his ministry will try...
Turkey, Russia agree to cooperate on developing coronavirus vaccine
Turkey and Russia have agreed to cooperate in the development of a coronavirus vaccine and plan to carry out joint clinical trials, the Turkish...