President Tayyip Erdogan and his party suffered their biggest electoral blow in a nationwide local vote that reasserted the opposition as a political force.
Apr 29 2021 04:39 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Apr 29 2021 05:45 Gmt+3
On April 13, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the government would distribute 1,200,000 tons of potatoes and 300,000 tons of onions to the needy.
Four days later, he ordered the country in full lockdown, but provided no plan to support the businesses and workers whose incomes would be lost.
Turkey will shutter most businesses, prohibit travel and place people under round-the-clock curfew except essential journeys from April 29 until May 17.
The need to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases is great after the daily increase in coronavirus cases peaked above 62,000 and daily deaths topped 360.