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A man wearing a mask to help protect against the spread of coronavirus, shows a document as a police officer checks IDs during a two-day weekend curfew, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, December 13, 2020. Turkey imposed a two-day curfew from Friday evening to Monday morning as the total number of COVID-19 infections in Turkey tripled to almost 1,750,000 on Thursday after the government retrospectively corrected its count. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici/AP Photo)

A man wearing a mask to help protect against the spread of coronavirus, shows a document as a police officer checks IDs during a two-day weekend curfew, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, December 13, 2020. Turkey imposed a two-day curfew from Friday evening to Monday morning as the total number of COVID-19 infections in Turkey tripled to almost 1,750,000 on Thursday after the government retrospectively corrected its count. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici/AP Photo)



A musician performs in a public garden, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, November 27, 2020. When Turkey changed the way it reports daily COVID-19 infections, it confirmed what medical groups and opposition parties have long suspected – that the country is faced with an alarming surge of cases that is fast exhausting the Turkish health system. The official daily COVID-19 deaths have also steadily risen to record numbers in a reversal of fortune for the country that had been praised for managing to keep fatalities low. With the new data, the country jumped from being one of the least-affected countries in Europe to one of the worst-hit. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici/AP Photo)

A musician performs in a public garden, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, November 27, 2020. When Turkey changed the way it reports daily COVID-19 infections, it confirmed what medical groups and opposition parties have long suspected – that the country is faced with an alarming surge of cases that is fast exhausting the Turkish health system. The official daily COVID-19 deaths have also steadily risen to record numbers in a reversal of fortune for the country that had been praised for managing to keep fatalities low. With the new data, the country jumped from being one of the least-affected countries in Europe to one of the worst-hit. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici/AP Photo)



A nurse holds a 11-day-old baby boy infected with COVID-19, who arrived just four days after his birth at the intensive care unit of the Prof. Dr. Feriha Oz Emergency Hospital, after feeding him in Istanbul, Saturday, December 19, 2020. The hospital is a new infirmary offering some of the most advanced intensive care treatment in the country. When the pandemic first struck, Turkey was credited for quickly bringing infection rates under control. It is now seeing an explosion in COVID-19 cases that is putting a serious strain on its health system. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)

A nurse holds a 11-day-old baby boy infected with COVID-19, who arrived just four days after his birth at the intensive care unit of the Prof. Dr. Feriha Oz Emergency Hospital, after feeding him in Istanbul, Saturday, December 19, 2020. The hospital is a new infirmary offering some of the most advanced intensive care treatment in the country. When the pandemic first struck, Turkey was credited for quickly bringing infection rates under control. It is now seeing an explosion in COVID-19 cases that is putting a serious strain on its health system. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)



Shepherds, who set off with their herds 15 days ago, were suddenly caught by the snow and blizzard that was suppressed at the Kurubas Pass at an altitude of 2 thousand 225 meters, in Van province of Turkey on December 10, 2020. Shepherds in the Baskale distric had a hard time bringing their sheep from the highland to the city center due to the snow and blizzard. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Shepherds, who set off with their herds 15 days ago, were suddenly caught by the snow and blizzard that was suppressed at the Kurubas Pass at an altitude of 2 thousand 225 meters, in Van province of Turkey on December 10, 2020. Shepherds in the Baskale distric had a hard time bringing their sheep from the highland to the city center due to the snow and blizzard. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



Four puppies are seen in snow as they being rescued from freezing by municipal workers at Kurubas Pass at an altitude of 2 thousand 225 meters, in Van province of Turkey on December 11, 2020. Van Metropolitan Municipality Health Affairs Department Animal Care and Rehabilitation Center Stray Animals Collection Team, pick up the puppies from and take them to the center. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Four puppies are seen in snow as they being rescued from freezing by municipal workers at Kurubas Pass at an altitude of 2 thousand 225 meters, in Van province of Turkey on December 11, 2020. Van Metropolitan Municipality Health Affairs Department Animal Care and Rehabilitation Center Stray Animals Collection Team, pick up the puppies from and take them to the center. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



People attend the funeral of their relative, a victim of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Kilyos cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey, December 10, 2020. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)

People attend the funeral of their relative, a victim of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Kilyos cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey, December 10, 2020. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)



People take pictures around the Christmas decorations a few hours before the start of a two-day curfew amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, December 18, 2020. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)

People take pictures around the Christmas decorations a few hours before the start of a two-day curfew amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, December 18, 2020. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)



Nurse Arzu Yildirim poses for the photographer as she holds a CoronaVac vaccine, made by Sinovac, currently on phase III clinical trials at Acibadem Hospital in Istanbul, Monday, December 21, 2020. Turkey has ordered 50 million doses of the vaccine and Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said last week that the first batch was expected to arrive within days and vaccination could start at the end of December or early January.Some 12,500 volunteers are taking part in Phase 3 trials of the vaccine across Turkey but the full vaccination programme is expected to start before the trial is completed. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)

Nurse Arzu Yildirim poses for the photographer as she holds a CoronaVac vaccine, made by Sinovac, currently on phase III clinical trials at Acibadem Hospital in Istanbul, Monday, December 21, 2020. Turkey has ordered 50 million doses of the vaccine and Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said last week that the first batch was expected to arrive within days and vaccination could start at the end of December or early January.Some 12,500 volunteers are taking part in Phase 3 trials of the vaccine across Turkey but the full vaccination programme is expected to start before the trial is completed. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)



A view of empty Istiklal Street is seen after a general curfew imposed weekend-long from Friday 9 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m. local time within new measures against a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, at Galata bridge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 05, 2020. (Photo by Mehmet Eser/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A view of empty Istiklal Street is seen after a general curfew imposed weekend-long from Friday 9 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m. local time within new measures against a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, at Galata bridge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 05, 2020. (Photo by Mehmet Eser/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



A child walks barefoot at Eminonu Square in Istanbul on December 15, 2020. Turkey has announced a four-day lockdown starting New Year's Eve until the morning of January 4, 2021, in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. The government this month re-introduced weekend lockdowns as well as nighttime curfews amid a spike in infections and deaths. It has avoided a full lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic to keep the economy running. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)

A child walks barefoot at Eminonu Square in Istanbul on December 15, 2020. Turkey has announced a four-day lockdown starting New Year's Eve until the morning of January 4, 2021, in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. The government this month re-introduced weekend lockdowns as well as nighttime curfews amid a spike in infections and deaths. It has avoided a full lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic to keep the economy running. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)



Tourists enter the grounds of the Blue mosque in front of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque during a national weekend coronavirus lockdown on December 06, 2020, in Istanbul, Turkey. Amid surging coronavirus figures, Turkey has reimposed weekday curfews and full weekend lockdowns with the exception of tourists to curb the spread of the virus. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Tourists enter the grounds of the Blue mosque in front of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque during a national weekend coronavirus lockdown on December 06, 2020, in Istanbul, Turkey. Amid surging coronavirus figures, Turkey has reimposed weekday curfews and full weekend lockdowns with the exception of tourists to curb the spread of the virus. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)



A view of the articulated lorries ready to carry humanitarian aid boxes to transmit to Syria within the scope of the “Goodness Our Route, Human Our Load”, campaign, initiated by The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) for Syrians, as part of the Human Rights Day from the Open Car Parking Lot of Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on December 10, 2020. (Photo by Ahmet Bolat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A view of the articulated lorries ready to carry humanitarian aid boxes to transmit to Syria within the scope of the “Goodness Our Route, Human Our Load”, campaign, initiated by The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) for Syrians, as part of the Human Rights Day from the Open Car Parking Lot of Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on December 10, 2020. (Photo by Ahmet Bolat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



A drone photo shows empty Galata Bridge during a general curfew imposed weekend-long from Friday 9 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m. local time within new measures against a second wave of the (coronavirus) COVID-19 pandemic, in Istanbul, Turkey on December 13, 2020. (Photo by Lokman Akkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A drone photo shows empty Galata Bridge during a general curfew imposed weekend-long from Friday 9 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m. local time within new measures against a second wave of the (coronavirus) COVID-19 pandemic, in Istanbul, Turkey on December 13, 2020. (Photo by Lokman Akkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



A view from the site after the explosion of oxygen equipment in COVID-19 intensive care unit of private hospital, in Turkey's Gaziantep on December 19, 2002. 8 killed in southeastern Turkey due to explosion of oxygen equipment in COVID-19 intensive care unit. Police officers, firefighters, ambulances were sent to the site. (Photo by Adsiz Gunebakan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A view from the site after the explosion of oxygen equipment in COVID-19 intensive care unit of private hospital, in Turkey's Gaziantep on December 19, 2002. 8 killed in southeastern Turkey due to explosion of oxygen equipment in COVID-19 intensive care unit. Police officers, firefighters, ambulances were sent to the site. (Photo by Adsiz Gunebakan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



Children sledding down snowy hill in Gurpinar district of Turkey's Van province on December 20, 2020. (Photo by Mesut Varol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Children sledding down snowy hill in Gurpinar district of Turkey's Van province on December 20, 2020. (Photo by Mesut Varol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



A view of Istiklal Street as streets remain quiet after a general weekend-long curfew imposed from Friday 9 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m. local time within new measures against a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Istanbul, Turkey on December 25, 2020. (Photo by Esra Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A view of Istiklal Street as streets remain quiet after a general weekend-long curfew imposed from Friday 9 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m. local time within new measures against a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Istanbul, Turkey on December 25, 2020. (Photo by Esra Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



In this Thursday, November 12, 2020, file photo, commuters wearing masks to help protect against the spread of coronavirus, travel in a bus in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici/AP Photo)

In this Thursday, November 12, 2020, file photo, commuters wearing masks to help protect against the spread of coronavirus, travel in a bus in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici/AP Photo)



A woman wearing a mask to help protect against the spread of coronavirus, tries to communicate with Efe, a cat living in Kugulu public garden, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, November 30, 2020.Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced Monday the most widespread lockdown so far amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, extending curfews to weeknights and full lockdowns over weekends. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici/AP Photo)

A woman wearing a mask to help protect against the spread of coronavirus, tries to communicate with Efe, a cat living in Kugulu public garden, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, November 30, 2020.Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced Monday the most widespread lockdown so far amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, extending curfews to weeknights and full lockdowns over weekends. (Photo by Burhan Ozbilici/AP Photo)



A view of broken ice pieces are seen after heavy winds' effect the waves on Cildir Lake in Ardahan, Turkey on December 19, 2020. (Photo by Gunay Nuh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A view of broken ice pieces are seen after heavy winds' effect the waves on Cildir Lake in Ardahan, Turkey on December 19, 2020. (Photo by Gunay Nuh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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