PodcastMore than 1,300 citizens return to Turkey amid COVID-19 travel bans
Some 1,318 Turkish citizens were transported back to Turkey during travel bans that aim to slow the spread of COVID-19. The citizens had been stranded in Iraq, Germany, Spain, Egypt and Ireland. The passengers will remain under quarantine for 14 days.
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Some 1,318 Turkish citizens were transported back to Turkey from Iraq, Germany, Spain, Egypt and Ireland, where they had been stranded due to travel bans that aim to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The 93 citizens in Spain were placed under quarantine in the Black Sea region of Tokat, while the 115 passengers from Germany are quarantined in the eastern province of Kars.
The 164 passengers from Egypt were quarantined in Istanbul, while the passengers from Iraq were placed under quarantine in the southeastern province of Şırnak.
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The citizens will be kept under quarantine in public dormitories for 14 days, before being released on the condition that they're healthy.
The Foreign Ministry, The Interior Ministry, the Health Ministry and the Transportation and Infrastructure Ministries collaborate on the repatriation of Turkish citizens.
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