Turkey
Inside ICU, Turkish doctors rush back to work after coronavirus recovery
Middle East
April 15, 2020
Inside ICU, Turkish doctors rush back to work after coronavirus recovery
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – In the intensive care unit of a hospital in Istanbul, the heart of Turkey’s coronavirus outbreak, doctors…
Struggle, fear and heartbreak for medical staff on virus frontline
World
April 15, 2020
Struggle, fear and heartbreak for medical staff on virus frontline
Doctors, nurses and healthcare workers have become the unwitting heroes of the coronavirus pandemic, winning applause from balconies and streets…
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 107 to 1,403: health minister
Middle East
April 15, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 107 to 1,403: health minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 4,062 in the past 24 hours, and 107 more…
Turkey repeats working group offer to US to solve row over Russian defense purchase
Middle East
April 15, 2020
Turkey repeats working group offer to US to solve row over Russian defense purchase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey on Tuesday repeated an offer to the United States to establish a technical working group including…
Turkish parliament passes bill to release thousands from prison amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 14, 2020
Turkish parliament passes bill to release thousands from prison amid coronavirus
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that will allow the release of tens of thousands of…
Erdogan rejects Turkish minister’s resignation after coronavirus lockdown criticism
Middle East
April 13, 2020
Erdogan rejects Turkish minister’s resignation after coronavirus lockdown criticism
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — President Tayyip Erdogan rejected the resignation on Sunday of Turkey’s interior minister, who said he was stepping…
Turkey tightens virus lockdown but tries to protect economy
Egypt
April 12, 2020
Turkey tightens virus lockdown but tries to protect economy
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey introduced a lockdown over the weekend that took many by surprise, since the country had previously…
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 plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s parliament discussed a prisoner release law on Tuesday which aims to ease overcrowding in jails and…
Tripoli forces hit eastern Libyan cargo plane near capital
Middle East
April 6, 2020
Tripoli forces hit eastern Libyan cargo plane near capital
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – An eastern Libyan military plane was hit on Sunday by forces allied to the internationally recognized…