Coronavirus in Turkiye

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Turkey not counting COVID-19 cases 'unless there are symptoms'

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca sought to draw a difference between COVID-19 "patients" and "cases" after an opposition MP suggested the true figures were 20 times higher

1 October 2020

Turkey

In photographs: children document life on Turkish-Syrian border

The student's projects have become a vivid documentation of life in eastern Turkey through the eyes of children, as they focus on the subjects they find the most remarkable.

22 July 2020

Turkey

Turkish mosque converted into food bank during COVID-19 outbreak

With worship suspended, the imam of the Dedeman mosque in Istanbul has found a different use for the building.

22 April 2020

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkey's approach to COVID-19 deserves more attention and less fake news ǀ View

A controversy recently broke out on social media over the New York Times, CNN and the BBC featuring photos of Turkey in their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outlets published photographs of well-known Turkish landmarks in a manner that seemed to portray Turkey as a hotspot of the outbreak.

7 April 2020

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Disinfection of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district

This Friday, the disinfection process began in the places most frequented by tourists in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

21 March 2020

Turkey

'There is more to life': Footballers upset as Turkish league plays on

It is difficult to imagine how footballers can both defend well and obey strict social distancing rules!

19 March 2020