The emergency authorization application for the domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine Turkovac has been submitted to the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TITCK), Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced Thursday. Speaking …
The death toll from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as firefighters battled for a fifth day to contain blazes still raging in coastal resort towns. Two more people died on Sunday due to wildfires in the …
Turkey’s new coronavirus cases jumped to 22,291 on Wednesday, the highest since early May, according to health ministry data that also showed the daily death toll reached a six-week high of 76 people. Daily infections last peaked …
Turkey's new coronavirus cases have doubled in just over two weeks to 9,586 on Thursday, its highest since May 19, with 52 related deaths according to an official tally that prompted a warning from the health minister. "We have …
Turkey has identified three cases of the new Delta Plus COVID-19 variant in three provinces, its health minister said on July 5, adding that the separate Delta variant had also been identified in some 284 cases across 30 …
Health care workers and people aged 50 and above will be eligible for a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine in Turkey starting tomorrow, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. "Our people and health workers will be able to …
Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has expressed gratitude to Russia for the agreement on deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. "Since the start of the development of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, we have …
Turkey on Thursday saw fewer than 10,000 new COVID-19 daily cases for the first time since March 1, said the country's health minister, marking a key milestone in the country’s fight against coronavirus. After a meeting of the …
Turkey will begin administering Russia's Sputnik V vaccine soon, the nation's health minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday. The coronavirus infection rate has dropped nationwide, Koca said following the Coronavirus Scientific …
Turkey has begun initial talks to procure the Sputnik-V vaccine from Russia, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, adding Ankara would receive a total of 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from various suppliers by the end of May. …
There are more than 40,000 cases of various COVID-19 variants reported in Turkey, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said as he asked the public to adhere to preventative measures in wake of normalization period. Following a …
Turkey and Russia discussed their cooperation in the area of health in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. "After a meeting with Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Aleksey Yerhov, …
Turkey has started the COVID-vaccination campaign today with health care staff.
Turkey reported 9,809 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, according to Health Ministry data. Among the fresh cases, 983 symptomatic patients were confirmed across the country. Turkey's overall case tally topped 2.34 …
A total of 10,220 COVID-19 cases, including 1,003 symptomatic patients, were confirmed across Turkey on Monday, according to Health Ministry data. Turkey’s overall case tally has crossed 2.33 million, including a death toll that …
Turkey on Monday reported over 13,000 daily COVID-19 infections. According to Health Ministry data, the country confirmed 13,695 new cases, including 1,508 symptomatic patients. The tally of infections exceeded 2.26 million. …
Turkey will sign an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech for 4.5 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to be delivered by the end of March, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday. Speaking during a news conference, Koca …
Turkey isolated people arriving from the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa even if they tested negative for COVID-19, the country's health minister Fahrettin Koca said. A total of "335 arrivals who entered our …
Turkey on Monday reported 19,103 more COVID-19 infections and 254 new fatalities, the highest daily figure so far, over the past 24 hours, according to the Turkish Health Ministry data. The new cases include 3,412 symptomatic patients …
Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, tested positive for coronavirus and has started treatment in hospital, municipality spokesman Murat Ongun said on Twitter, Bloomberg Quint informs. Imamoglu’s general health is good, Ongun said. The …
