COVID-19 in Turkey
White coats shine a light on Turkey’s precarious health system
Health workers of all profiles continue to protest difficult working conditions, low salaries and workplace violence in Turkey
Turkey announces full lockdown following rapid COVID-19 spike
A country of over 85 million people, Turkey has so far recorded more than 4.67 million COVID-19 cases with over 38, 000 deaths. More than a quarter of all infections have been reported after the beginning of April
As COVID-19 cases soar in Turkey, demands for fresh lockdown gain momentum
Turkey has been hit by a second wave of COVID-19 and recorded more new cases on Sunday than Brazil and Russia, standing just behind the US and India
Turkish parliament approves law for prisoners’ release amid COVID-19 crisis
The law passed by the Turkish parliament on April 14 enables the government to sanction the release of certain categories of prisoners in order to decongest jails and contain the risk of them turning into hotspots of the coronavirus pandemic
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