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Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out
Middle East
June 7, 2020
Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out
ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul residents flocked to the city’s shores and parks on the first weekend with no coronavirus lockdown,…
Turks stream out for first lockdown-free weekend in nearly two months
Middle East
June 6, 2020
Turks stream out for first lockdown-free weekend in nearly two months
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turks streamed outside on Saturday for their first weekend without a coronavirus lockdown in nearly two months,…
Bazaar swabbed, tables spaced as Turkey eases restrictions
Middle East
May 31, 2020
Bazaar swabbed, tables spaced as Turkey eases restrictions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Workers in white coveralls and face masks swept Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar with disinfectant Saturday as Turkey…
Turkey’s contact tracers race to contain coronavirus
Middle East
May 1, 2020
Turkey’s contact tracers race to contain coronavirus
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Two medics in protective suits jumped out of a car in a deserted street in central Ankara…
Two-day lockdown imposed in much of Turkey, coronavirus death toll tops 1,000
Middle East
April 11, 2020
Two-day lockdown imposed in much of Turkey, coronavirus death toll tops 1,000
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Istanbul, Ankara and other major Turkish cities locked down for two days from midnight on Friday to…
Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities: Erdogan
Middle East
April 4, 2020
Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey imposed a partial curfew on citizens under the age of 20 effective from midnight on Friday…
Turkey halts intercity trains, limits domestic flights over virus outbreak
Middle East
March 28, 2020
Turkey halts intercity trains, limits domestic flights over virus outbreak
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey halted all intercity trains and limited domestic flights on Saturday as part of measures to contain…
Coronavirus death toll in Turkey rises to nine, 670 confirmed cases: health minister
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Coronavirus death toll in Turkey rises to nine, 670 confirmed cases: health minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The death toll in Turkey due to the coronavirus rose to nine, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said…
Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia
Middle East
March 15, 2020
Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were being taken into quarantine…
Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soar
Middle East
March 1, 2020
Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soar
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Syria’s official news agency said two of its warplane were shot down by Turkish forces inside…