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Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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