An airplane parked near the passenger pathway. Photo: Oskar Kadaksoo / Unsplash
Turkey will halt flights with nine European countries, including France, Germany and Spain, the transport minister said Friday, as part of Ankara’s bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
“From 8:00 am (0500 GMT) tomorrow, Saturday, flights will be stopped until April 17 to Germany, France, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands,” Transport and Infrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan told reporters in Ankara.
There is already a ban on flight connections with China, Iran, Iraq, Italy and South Korea.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the number of COVID-19 cases rose to five, all linked to the first case announced Wednesday of a man who returned from Europe.
Turkey has already ordered schools to close for two weeks from Monday and universities to take a three-week holiday.
Sporting events will also take place without spectators until the end of April.
Turkey hopes to step up coronavirus testing to reach up to 15,000 people per day, the health minister told the parliament…
Turkey on Wednesday reported its second coronavirus fatality, as the number of confirmed cases rose to 191. President Recep Tayyip…
Turkey announced Wednesday its first coronavirus case, a man who had recently travelled to Europe and is in good health.
Hundreds of migrants in Turkey were heading towards border regions with Europe, local media reported Friday, after Turkish authorities decided…
At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed as violence escalates in Syria's Idlib province after an air strike blamed on…
Turkey's civil society swung from hope to despair Tuesday after a new arrest warrant was issued for leading rights defender…