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People Aged 65 and Over Speak out: There is Nothing Like Freedom

People Aged 65 and Over Speak out: There is Nothing Like Freedom

Citizens aged 65 and over are not allowed to go out in Turkey since March 21. They have different opinions as to a possible three-hour permission. Some say they will walk kilometers long while others will not go out, fearing that they might catch the disease.

27 April 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

İnci Batuk, Masis Kürkçügil on Covid-19: Good Spirits is the Most Important Factor

İnci Batuk, Masis Kürkçügil on Covid-19: Good Spirits is the Most Important Factor

Discharged from hospital after their coronavirus treatment, art director İnci Batuk-Kürkçügil and historian-writer Masis Kürkçügil have spoken to bianet about their treatment process.

27 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek

'Poverty Line' and Food Prices Increase Amid Pandemic

'Poverty Line' and Food Prices Increase Amid Pandemic

The Türk-İş union confederation has released its "Monthly Starvation and Poverty Line Survey."

Covid-19: Turkey Records Lowest Daily Cases in 20 Days as Death Toll Hits 2,805

Covid-19: Turkey Records Lowest Daily Cases in 20 Days as Death Toll Hits 2,805

The Health Ministry has confirmed 2,357 cases in a day while total cases have surpassed 110,000.

Turkey Reports More Covid-19 Recoveries than New Cases For the First Time

Turkey Reports More Covid-19 Recoveries than New Cases For the First Time

The country's death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 2,600 with a total of 104,912 cases.

Intensive Care Worker Mehtap: We are in Protective Overalls for 12 Hours, We Soak Wet

Intensive Care Worker Mehtap: We are in Protective Overalls for 12 Hours, We Soak Wet

Intensive care worker Mehtap tells bianet, “We work as a team. Physicians and nurses treat the patients, we care for them. We clean their bottoms and bodies, comb their hair and shave them. But, Health Minister doesn’t even see us as health workers.”

24 April 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Hotel Worker: We are Put on Unpaid Leave, Now We Don't Even Have Money for Shopping

Hotel Worker: We are Put on Unpaid Leave, Now We Don't Even Have Money for Shopping

"Our boss, who has nine hotels, has a hotel in London, doesn't pay our salaries on the excuse of coronavirus," says a hotel worker in Taksim, a tourist district in İstanbul.

24 April 2020 Hikmet Adal

3,544 Workers Infected with Covid-19 in İstanbul, Says Labor Unions’ Platform

3,544 Workers Infected with Covid-19 in İstanbul, Says Labor Unions’ Platform

İstanbul Labor Union Branches’ Platform has announced that 2,902 workers suspected to have contracted coronavirus are in quarantine in İstanbul while 34 workers have so far died of the disease in the city.

TTB: Doctor's Cause of Death Recorded as 'Pneumonia' Despite Getting Covid-19 Treatment

TTB: Doctor's Cause of Death Recorded as 'Pneumonia' Despite Getting Covid-19 Treatment

The Turkish Medical Association previously stated that patients who died without a positive coronavirus test were not included in the Ministry of Health's official death toll.

Children’s Day Celebrated at Balconies in Turkey Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

Children’s Day Celebrated at Balconies in Turkey Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

To celebrate April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day and mark the centenary of the Parliament’s foundation, people took to their windows and balconies at 9 p.m. yesterday and sang the national anthem across the country.

Those Who Work During Pandemic Speak out

Those Who Work During Pandemic Speak out

Pharmacist Turgay Korkmaz, a worker from the warehouse of an e-commerce website E.E. and Evrensel Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Fatih Polat have spoken to bianet about their work life in Turkey in the days of Covid-19 pandemic.

24 April 2020 Meltem Suat

Have You Heard Initiative: Freedom, Before It is Too Late

Have You Heard Initiative: Freedom, Before It is Too Late

Noting that ordinary criminals have been released based on the law on criminal enforcement, “Have You Heard” Initiative says, “In these days of life and death, the government has once again prepared a law that is far from the law and conscience.”

Turkey's Coronavirus Cases Top 100 Thousand, WHO Says Outbreak Stabilizing

Turkey's Coronavirus Cases Top 100 Thousand, WHO Says Outbreak Stabilizing

The country's death toll has increased to 2,491 while WHO has said that Turkey is showing some "cautiously optimistic" signs.

Turkey Marks Centenary of Children's Day Amid Pandemic

Turkey Marks Centenary of Children's Day Amid Pandemic

The country is celebrating the "National Sovereignty and Children's Day," marking the first centenary of the foundation of its parliament.

Curfew Silence in 31 Cities

Curfew Silence in 31 Cities

A four-day curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic started today.

Turkey May Loosen Coronavirus Measures in June, Says Think Tank

Turkey May Loosen Coronavirus Measures in June, Says Think Tank

The country may reach the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak, says a report by an Ankara-based think tank.

Children’s Day and COVID-19: This Year is Not Any Other Year

PENNED BY UNICEF REPRESENTATIVE TO TURKEY

Children’s Day and COVID-19: This Year is Not Any Other Year

As the global economy slows down as forecasted, governments must find ways to maintain or even increase public spending on social protection—or risk undoing the good progress on child rights made to date.

‘It Gets Harder to Access Mechanisms to Protect Children’s Rights During Pandemic’

İSTANBUL BAR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CENTER

‘It Gets Harder to Access Mechanisms to Protect Children’s Rights During Pandemic’

The Children’s Rights Center of İstanbul Bar Association has stated, “The significant decrease in the number of victim children is considered to be mainly caused by problems about accessing protective mechanisms.”

‘Only Way to Reach Children in Villages is a Phone with Poor Cell Reception’

‘Only Way to Reach Children in Villages is a Phone with Poor Cell Reception’

In the days of corona, a new online event is shared for children on social media every day, they are told stories online. But, what about the children living in villages? Gülesra, a teacher from a village in Diyarbakır, has answered our questions.

23 April 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

Agos, Jıneps, Sabro and Şalom: We Seek Solutions to Continue Publishing News

Agos, Jıneps, Sabro and Şalom: We Seek Solutions to Continue Publishing News

Danzikyan from weekly Agos newspaper, Vergili from monthly Sabro newspaper, Molinas from weekly Şalom newspaper and Canbek from monthly Jıneps newspaper have spoken to bianet about publishing a newspaper in the days of corona.

22 April 2020 Hikmet Adal

Infected Shipyard Worker: 'We Asked for a Leave, They Said Ships Need to be Completed'

Infected Shipyard Worker: 'We Asked for a Leave, They Said Ships Need to be Completed'

Despite the pandemic, thousands of workers continue to work at the shipyards in Tuzla, İstanbul.

22 April 2020 Ruken Tuncel

3,474 Health Workers Tested Positive for COVID-19, Says Turkish Medical Association

3,474 Health Workers Tested Positive for COVID-19, Says Turkish Medical Association

According to a report by Turkish Medical Association (TTB), 3,474 health workers, 38 percent of whom are physicians, have tested positive for COVID-19. In İstanbul, 2,005 health workers, including 960 physicians, have been diagnosed with the virus.

‘We Worked During Curfew as Well; It is a Construction Work, is it Really Urgent?’

HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION WORKER

‘We Worked During Curfew as Well; It is a Construction Work, is it Really Urgent?’

Highway construction worker: “We are told that if we want to leave, we are free to do so. We can, of course, leave. We would rather starve to death than endure so many insults. But we have families, we are not responsible only for ourselves.”

22 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Interior Ministry Announces 'Ramadan Measures' Against Coronavirus

Interior Ministry Announces 'Ramadan Measures' Against Coronavirus

Events that may attract large groups will not be allowed during the Ramadan.

Sixty-Four More Inmates Diagnosed with Covid-19 in Buca Prison

Sixty-Four More Inmates Diagnosed with Covid-19 in Buca Prison

After coronavirus was found in one prisoner, other who contacted were also tested.

Life with Covid-19: What will be the New ‘Normal’?

BY PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST KARADAĞ-ÇAMAN

Life with Covid-19: What will be the New ‘Normal’?

Assoc. Prof. Özge Karadağ-Çaman has noted that the ones who have set a certain goal for themselves and work to reach that goal can get over Covid-19 quarantine more easily. “There is no room for hopelessness,” she has warned.

22 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek

‘A Mask is Sold for 17 Lira in Prison’

‘A Mask is Sold for 17 Lira in Prison’

HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm has shared the condition of Turkey’s prisons amid Covid-19 pandemic in a press statement. Gülüm has underlined that the Parliament should immediately convene and take action to find a solution for this problem.

Covid-19 Quarantine has Cleaned the Air of Turkey, What Should be Done Next?

Covid-19 Quarantine has Cleaned the Air of Turkey, What Should be Done Next?

Right to Clean Air Platform Coordinator Buket Atlı has spoken to bianet about the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization’s data that air pollution has abated in 29 metropolitan cities of Turkey and the relation between coronavirus and air pollution.

22 April 2020 Tansu Pişkin

Coronavirus: Turkey's Death Toll Rises to 2,259

Coronavirus: Turkey's Death Toll Rises to 2,259

The total number of cases has climbed to 95,591, according to the Health Ministry.

Claims on Accuracy of Covid-19 Death Toll on Parliamentary Agenda

Claims on Accuracy of Covid-19 Death Toll on Parliamentary Agenda

The Turkish Medical Association had said the Ministry of Health did not report Covid-19 deaths according to the codes suggested by WHO.

Construction Workers Yusuf, Emre: Contractor Acts Like There Exists No Such Disease

Construction Workers Yusuf, Emre: Contractor Acts Like There Exists No Such Disease

Yusuf and Emre have spoken to bianet: “They gave us a black mask. One of those that you can wash… As gloves, we wear our construction gloves. They put liquid soap at the washbasin, nothing else… If we catch the disease, we will die away from our families.”

21 April 2020 Ruken Tuncel

How has Coronavirus Affected Local Newspapers?

How has Coronavirus Affected Local Newspapers?

With their advertising revenues and sales dropped due to coronavirus, local newspapers can hardly keep their heads above the water. Owners of local newspapers say that they oscillate between their employees and closing down the newspapers.

21 April 2020 Hikmet Adal