Tayyip Erdogan

(Reuters) - Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2.07 million globally and more than 138,400 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT on Thursday. A health worker checks a mans temperature during door to door screening in an attempt to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will impose a fresh lockdown next weekend as part of measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, after a 48-hour curfew in 31 provinces that ended at midnight. The curfew covered all Turkey's major cities including its commercial hub…

Updated April 13, 2020 11:11:53 Turkey's President has refused the resignation of a Minister who sparked widespread panic-buying by announcing a coronavirus lockdown with just two hours' notice. Key points:Suleyman Soylu has been seen as a potential successor for President Recep Tayyip ErdoganTurkey has taken a relatively relaxed approach to…

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a videoconference with G20 leaders to discuss the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Huber Mansion in Istanbul, Turkey, March 26, 2020. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has not accepted the resignation of Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu,…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey called on private banks on Sunday to do more to help customers hurt by the economic impact of the coronavirus, saying that state-owned banks had offered delays in repayments for loans."While our state banks are standing by our citizens with all the resources they have, we…

(Bloomberg) -- Turkey is preparing to take new steps to alleviate the damage to its labor market from restrictions imposed during the coronavirus outbreak, offering relief to workers that was immediately criticized as insufficient.The government will ban layoffs for three months and provide a daily stipend of almost 40 liras…

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PHOTO: AFP/FILE MUZAFFARGARH: As many as 11 young doctors who were tested positive for coronavirus and were admitted in Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital, Muzaffargarh allegedly vandalised and damaged the hospital property and equipment for ‘inadequate healthcare facilities’ on Tuesday. The hospital administration said doctors entered the hospital premises and broke the…

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran climbed to 53,183 on Friday, as the total of confirmed cases in Turkey rose to 20,921. Iran, the worst-hit country in the Middle East, reported 134 more deaths, raising the death toll to 3,294. So far, a total of 17,935 patients…

Turkey has announced several strong new measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus, including a 15-day ban on vehicles leaving or entering 31 provinces, reported Anadolu Agency. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said cities included Istanbul that is home to nearly one-fifth of Turkey’s population, as well as the urban…