Pandemic and Politics

Turkey’s Moment of Truth: Over 62,000 Covid Cases In a Single Day

After months of incompetent handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Turkey’s government faces a brutal reckoning: 62,797 cases in a single day.

Abdullah Ayasun

6 min readApr 15, 2021

--

Passengers try to keep social distancing at a subway in Turkey. (Photo Credit: EPA)

Abdullah Ayasun

Written by Abdullah Ayasun

New York-based journalist and writer. Columbia School of Journalism. 2023 White House Correspondents' Association Scholar. Twitter: @abyasun

Help
Status
Writers
Blog
Careers
Privacy
Terms
About
Text to speech
Teams