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Mar 16, 2021

People sit in a restaurant at Karakoy on March 2, 2021, in Istanbul, after the country lifted restrictions measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in regions with lower infection rates. The businesses are allowed to operate at half-capacity between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., as coronavirus restrictions are eased. — BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)

People shop in Istanbul's famous Spice Market on July 09, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkey to reimpose curfews after new COVID-19 cases double

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A health worker administers a dose of Sinovac Biotech potential vaccine against the COVID-19 to Doctor Cem Gun (L) during the 3rd phase trials at the Acibadem Hospital in Istanbul, on October 9, 2020.Y (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey prepares to distribute Chinese vaccine

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A man walks across the deserted Eminonu Square in Istanbul on May 9, 2021, during a new lockdown aimed at fighting a surging third wave of COVID-19 infections.

Lockdown stems virus surge in Turkey but slow vaccination raises concern

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A woman receives a dose of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 at the Ankara City Hospital, in Ankara, Turkey, on June 7, 2021.

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