Turkey: Death toll from Coronavirus rises to 1,518
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- 09:48 16/4/2020
1,518 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 69,392 cases have been recorded.
1,518 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 69,392 cases have been recorded.
The Libyan government has confirmed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan violated all international norms and laws by supporting terrorist groups, calling him the "godfather of terrorism.
Şehriban Çoban from Şakran Women's Prison, stating that 2 doctors, 2 prisoners and 12 guards have tested positive for coronavirus, said there are no quarantine wards and no measures were taken.
The new hearing of the trial resumed after the jail sentence against Amed Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Gültan Kışanak and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-Chair Sebahat Tuncel, was held at the 5th High Criminal Court in Malatya.
Stating that the problems in prison have grown with the outbreak, IHD İstanbul Branch President Gülseren Yoleri said that the prisoners who show the signs of infection are not transferred to hospital and not get tested.
Sevgül Koçak, older sister of Mustafa Koçak who has been on a death fast for 287 days with the demand of a 'fair trial', said her brother detoriorated after the forced intervention and he can not sleep from the pain.
The Libyan National Army spokesman, General Ahmed Al-Masmari revealed that Turkey sent mercenaries trained by what are known as "Lashkari Roj" forces to fight in Libya.
Gülistan Doku from Dersim has been missing for a hundred days. The student was last seen at a bus stop in the city centre on 5 January. A message from her mother gives an idea of how much her family is suffering from the loss.
The Central Executive Board of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) released a statement on the Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu's resignation on Sunday which was not accepted by President Tayyip Erdoğan later at night.
Making a statement after the cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan said, “We decided to continue the curfew on weekends. The curfew will be imposed from April 17 to 12.00 PM of April 19."
ccording to official figures, 1,296 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 61,049 cases have been recorded.
Mustafa Koçak went on a hunger strike demanding a fair trial and turned his protest on the 90th day into death fast which is on day 286.
HDP Group Vice President Meral Danış Beştaş defining the rejection of Interior Minister Soylu's resignation as 'whitewashing', said: "The fact that they can no longer administrate Turkey revealed itself with their inner conflicts and internal contradictions."
Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül stated that 17 convicts were diagnosed with coronavirus, 3 of them died from Covid-19 while the treatment of 13 convicts continue.
Gülistan Doku has been missing for 100 days and the investigation on her disappearance has revealed flaws and lack of determination.