Turkish Medical Association

A Turkish doctor who accused a woman victim of a high-profile femicide of consenting to rape before being murdered has been banned from practicing his profession for six months.

A debate has been triggered over reports that a Turkish doctor is being investigated after footage of her showing her dancing on a morning show went viral on social media.

Banu Küçükpolat, a cardiovascular surgeon, participated in a morning show hosted by Seda Sayan, a pop singer and a TV host.

Turkey's primary goal in the fight against COVID-19 is to ensure social immunity and citizens' resistance to the virus with the country's vaccination drive, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.

For Cihat Burgucu, four years was enough. That's how long the Turkish doctor spent working in his native country before he and his wife, also a doctor, left for Germany in 2019. And they haven't looked back.

Republican People's Party (CHP) Spokesperson Faik Öztrak has criticized the government for its way of handling the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized the government over its policies introduced against the pandemic, reiterating that medical experts' advises must be heard in fighting the virus.

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Sunday said the number of coronavirus cases in the country had risen to 86,306, which is the highest figures outside Europe and the US.

The 3,977 new registered cases on Sunday also pushed the number of coronavirus cases in Turkey above China's, where the outbreak originated.

More than 600 health workers, who are battling on the frontline against the coronavirus pandemic, have test positive for the coronavirus, Milliyet newspaper has reported.

The number of infected among health professionals is feared to go higher once the tests results of health workers who had shown the symptoms of the virus are released.

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Wednesday said 601 medical workers, including doctors, nurses and other staff, had been infected by the coronavirus.

Deaths from complications related to the coronavirus in Turkey have risen to 37, and the total number of reported cases has increased to 1,529, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said late Monday night.

The minister announced that 21,874 citizens had now been tested, adding that all those who died were elderly.