Latest CoronaVirus News & Updates from Turkey
Turkey confirms 32 deaths, 1,141 new COVID-19 cases
4h | Associated Press on MSN.comTurkey’s health minister on Sunday announced 32 new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death to in the countryl to 4,340.
Read moreSovereign wealth funds will play a bigger role in markets post-coronavirus, Turkey fund chief says
2d | CNBC"In my view, in the next three to five years, sovereign-owned entities and sovereign funds will play an important role in the ...
Read moreTurkey imposes its broadest yet lockdown for Eid al-Fitr
1d | Al Jazeera EnglishTurkey has imposed a four-day nationwide lockdown for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, in a move aimed at curbing the spread of the ...
Read moreTurkey hopes 'healthy tourism' scheme will conquer coronavirus slump
2d | ReutersAt a luxury hotel in Istanbul, staff in gloves and masks space out and disinfect tables as they prepare for a scheme which Turkey hopes will rescue part of its $35 billion tourism industry from the ...
Read moreCoronavirus Watch in Mideast: Turkey's COVID-19 cases top 155,000; Iran's tally crosses 133,000
1d | N.C.N. Limited on MSN.comA man gets his body temperature checked at the entrance of a shopping mall in Ankara, Turkey, on May 22, 2020.
Read moreKazakhstan, Turkey May Resume Flights in Late June
1d | New York TimesKazakh and Turkish airlines may resume passenger flights between the two countries in late June, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development has said, if the novel coronavirus ...
Read moreTurkey claims success treating COVID-19 with broad use of drug touted by Trump
24d | CBS NewsIstanbul — Turkey has the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, with more than 117,000 confirmed infections. More than 3,000 people have died. But the government claims to have a ...
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Turkey says coronavirus pandemic 'under control'
18d | Medical XpressThe coronavirus pandemic is "under control" in Turkey, the country's health minister said on Wednesday, but warned citizens they still need to take the necessary precautions. The number of deaths ...
Read moreThe coronavirus has led to more authoritarianism for Turkey
16d | Brookings InstitutionAs the coronavirus further aggravates Turkey’s governance and economic problems, three distinct developments are betraying Erdoğan’s efforts to continue to consolidate his one-man rule.
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Coronavirus: Turkey lifts ban on export of medical equipment
22d | العربية.نتTurkey on Saturday lifted restrictions on the export of medical supplies, a move that should facilitate the sale of equipment to western countries where there have been shortages. The Commerce ...
Read moreCoronavirus Watch in Mideast: Turkey's COVID-19 cases top 155,000; Iran's tally crosses 133,000
1d | N.C.N. Limited on MSN.comA man gets his body temperature checked at the entrance of a shopping mall in Ankara, Turkey, on May 22, 2020.
Read moreContact tracing for COVID-19 will be the most complex health investigation ever
1h | National Geographic on MSN.comTo halt the spread of the deadly virus, health experts say states need to hire contact tracers to quickly hunt down everyone ...
Read moreKazakhstan, Turkey May Resume Flights in Late June
1d | New York TimesKazakh and Turkish airlines may resume passenger flights between the two countries in late June, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development has said, if the novel coronavirus ...
Read moreInsurance in Turkey: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Sector Impact
2d | Digital JournalReportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Insurance in Turkey: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Sector Impact" - This report provides brief review of the key trends and evolving developments that ...
Read moreTurkey Raises Tax on Some FX Purchases to Aid Virus Battle
13h | Bloomberg on MSN.comTurkey hiked the tax on individual foreign currency purchases and the withholding tax on banks’ commercial paper to raise ...
Read more'It has even changed death': Virus disrupts burials in Turkey
2d | AFP on MSN.comIn normal times, almost 200 people would have attended the funeral for Ahmet Ucukcu's 95-year-old father at an Istanbul ...
Read moreTurkey's trains to run next week, airline to avoid staff cuts
1d | Reuters on MSN.comTurkey said on Saturday some intercity trains will re-start next week as it gradually eases a partial coronavirus lockdown, while the chairman of Turkish Airlines said it was likely there would be no ...
Read morePassengers arriving at Turkey airports to take test for coronavirus, says Culture Minister
3d | TASS"We have created diagnostic centers at the airports , which receive most tourists. We will test guests who did not do tests in the past 72 hours (before arriving in Turkey - TASS)," the minister said.
Read moreTurkey evacuates 4 COVID-19 patients from Bangladesh
10h | Turkish PressDHAKA, Bangladesh Turkey on Sunday evacuated four COVID-19 patients including an expat from Bangladesh, officials said. “Tuba ...
Read moreTurkey confirms 1,141 new COVID-19 cases, 156,827 in total
4h | China Internet Information CenterTurkey on Sunday confirmed 1,141 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths in the past 24 hours, according to Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Turkey ...
Read more'It Has Even Changed Death': Coronavirus Disrupts Burials in Turkey
2d | News18 on MSN.comThe coronavirus which took his life has changed all that. "Many of my relatives wouldn't come except for close family members ...
Read moreSport, Arts and Culture on repatriation of 29 South African artists in Turkey
1d | South African Official News on MSN.comThe Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation have managed to coordinate the repatriation of 29 young Musicians/Artists stranded in Turkey.
Read moreTurkey evacuates 4 COVID-19 patients from Bangladesh
10h | Turkish PressDHAKA, Bangladesh Turkey on Sunday evacuated four COVID-19 patients including an expat from Bangladesh, officials said. “Tuba ...
Read moreTurkey announces it will start another migrant crisis with Greece after coronavirus
11h | Greek City TimesAnkara is again openly threatening to try and attempt to asymmetrically invade Greece with illegal immigrants, almost two ...
Read moreNo joy in Chicago's Wrigleyville as pandemic shuts down baseball
11h | Reuters on MSN.comThe throngs of Cubs fans who pour out of the neighborhood bars and scurry inside the 106-year-old Wrigley Field before every ...
Read moreCoronavirus brought EU, Turkey ‘closer’
1d | Turkish PressISTANBUL The European Union and Turkey got closer during the fight against novel coronavirus, which claimed hundreds of ...
Read moreNearly $300M raised for Turkey’s COVID-19 fight
1d | Turkish PressANKARA More than 2 billion Turkish liras have been collected so far under Turkey’s National Solidarity Campaign to aid the ...
Read moreHow COVID-19 is impacting chicken and turkey growers
2d | WATTAgNetDue to the provisions of their contracts and other market forces, chicken and turkey growers are relatively unaffected by the ...
Read moreANALYSIS – Turkey’s 'seek and destroy' strategy against PKK terrorism in COVID-19 period
2d | Turkish PressNur Gunay has a B.A. degree in International Relations from Dokuz Eylul University. Umit Tetik is PhD student in ...
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