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Elderly Turks furious over 'nonsense' lockdown

Grumbles are growing from senior citizens in Turkey who remain confined to their homes as curfews are lifted for most other Turks.
An elderly couple poses for a picture at a park, as seniors over 65 years old have been exempted from curfew for six hours during the first day of Eid, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC21VG9TUYL9
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From famous intellectuals to ordinary pensioners, Turkey’s senior citizens are up in arms against a government decision to keep them under curfew over the COVID-19 pandemic while greatly relaxing restrictions for others this week.

Turkey ushered in a “new normal” June 1 as most businesses reopened and intercity travel resumed, with the government eager to revive an economy that was already ailing before the pandemic. Yet citizens aged 65 and above, excluding business owners, remain under a curfew introduced March 21, 10 days after Turkey confirmed its first COVID-19 case. A similar restriction remains in place for minors younger than 18.

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