126 more people die of Coronavirus in Turkey
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- 09:49 18/4/2020
- According to Turkish officials, the death toll from coronavirus rose to 1,769.
- According to Turkish officials, the death toll from coronavirus rose to 1,769.
Regarding the state discourse blaming the people being "ignorant", Levent Ünsaldı says it is a way to out the blame on public and the government tries to raise its power by the charity propaganda. Ünsaldı adds that the solidarity campaigns such as the "Fellow Family" campaign has a chance to spread the solidarity among people.
The families of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to visit their imprisoned family members.
Explaining that the new law on execution does not mean anything for them, Democratic Society Congress (DTK) stated that a new area of struggle have emerged in terms of democratic politics against injustice caused by the law.
İzmir Bar Association reacted against the broadcast ban and the fine on Fox TV.
The number of people who died due to the coronavirus epidemic has exceeded 146 thousand and the number of cases has exceeded 2 million 184 thousand. Turkey is catching up with China and Iran as its number of cases increase on a daily basis.
In the report prepared by KESK on hospitals in Ankara, it was stated that the healthcare workers who were diagnosed with Covid- 19 are being summoned back to work before their treatment and 14 days of quarantine ends.
IBB President Ekrem İmamoglu announced that an investigation was launched against him and Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş by the Interior Ministry due to their aid campaign.
HDP Ankara Provincial Co-chair Vezir Coşkun Parlak, who said that they brought 53 families together with their twins in Ankara, said: "Those who want to support our campaign should reach us as soon as possible because your twin family is waiting for you."
The request for release of arrested journalists Ferhat Çelik, Aydın Keser, Barış Pehlivan, Barış Terkoğlu, Hülya Kılınç and Murat Ağırel has been rejected. Çelik and Keser are not mentioned by name in the judgement.
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Turkish occupation army's bombing of the martyr Rustem Judi (Maxmur) camp in Hewler Governorate, which resulted in martyring of 3 women.
1,643 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 74,193 cases have been recorded.
HDK Ecology Council underlined the importance of developing solidarity networks to face the coronavirus pandemic and added that this is the basic form of organization for the protection and promotion of social rights.
In the case where Cemal Özdemir, the Co-Mayor of Sur Municipality being tried with the claim of 'membership of an illegal organization', a release order was issued. Following the appointment of a trustee on December 21, 2019; Özdemir was arrested and sent to Erzurum Type H Prison.
Spokesperson for the Iraqi Army Evdilkerim Xelef reacted to the attack on the Mamur Camp, where 3 women died, and stated that Ankara should be held accountable.