the issue of the loss of income, and added that all workers who suffer loss of employment and income should have their provisional income support by their employer, the unemployment insurance fund and the state. di̇sk, kesk, tmmob and ttb launched a signature campaign on 31 march to enforce seven emergency measures. during this period, they believed that "works should be terminated immediately during the epidemic in all sectors except those providing basic, compulsory and urgent goods and services. dismissals should be prohibited during the epidemic, small tradesmen should be supported, employees should be given paid leave, and unemployment support should be provided for the unemployed. consumer, housing and vehicle loans and credit card debts and electricity, water, natural gas and communication bills should be postponed during the epidemic without future interests." april 2020 1 april on 1 april, minister koca broke down the regional cases for the first time, adding that confirmed cases had been detected in all 81 of turkey's provinces. until then, regional figures were not made public to avoid people moving away from worse affected areas, spreading the virus from one region to another. in turkey, 60% of cases were seen in istanbul. the minister of health also announced that 601 health workers had tested positive for coronavirus and 1 doctor had died. as of 1 april 2020, the campaign biz bize yeteriz türkiyem had raised ₺552 million. after the government's decision to take money from the income of several institutions in order to make donations to this campaign, the confederation of public employees' unions filed a criminal complaint as a result of the salary cuts of the staff of many institutions such as meb, botaş, general directorate of forestry, ministry of justice, supreme court and social service provincial directorates. 11 metropolitan mayors from the chp issued a joint statement on the decision made by the government to block their donation accounts. with the circular issued by the ministry of the interior, it was announced that there should at least be a 3-meter distance between the racks in the market places, a determined number of customers could be allowed in the market, and entries and exits would be made from different places. cemil taşcıoğlu, a faculty member at the internal medicine department of istanbul university, died due to complications from covid-19. taşçıoğlu was the first doctor to die due to covid-19 in turkey. 2 april after the donation campaign initiated by the metropolitan municipalities with chp administration was terminated by the ministry of the interior and their bank accounts were blocked, the ankara bar association issued a statement, saying: "although the aforementioned circular and blocking process enforced by the ministry of the interior are clearly unlawful, the provision of social services belongs neither exclusively to the local governments nor to the central government." with the decision of provincial sanitary boards, it was announced that those coming to antalya, burdur, tunceli and bodrum would be kept under quarantine for 14 days. it was decided to control the traffic in tunceli on an even-odd base, according to the last digit of the vehicle registration plates. president recep tayyip erdoğan met with the ak party mayors using the video conferencing method. ptt announced that it has temporarily closed its branches, which are usually filled with people and where social distancing rules cannot be applied. 3 april the istanbul chamber of physicians suggested that the figures given by the ministry of health were based on cases that test positive for pcr, and do not include the number of 'suspected / possible cases' among inpatients or outpatients. the chamber of physicians also criticized the practices carried out in private hospitals in istanbul. on the same day, president erdoğan announced a 15-day entrance ban to 30 metropolitan municipalities as well as zonguldak. also, the curfew was extended to people younger than 20 years old. using masks in public places became mandatory. however, with the additional circular issued and sent to all provinces, exceptions to this ban were determined. according to the new order, procedures involving health care assistance, funerals, military and passenger transports would be exempted from the ban, provided that certain conditions were met. istanbul and ankara metropolitan municipalities announced that free masks would be distributed to the public after a ban on traveling without a mask in public transport vehicles was enforced. the turkish football federation said in a statement that the league could start at the earliest in early june, and the situation would be reassessed by the board of directors in the first week of may. turkish airlines stopped domestic flights until 20 april. the kocaeli governorate announced that it was forbidden to leave a job in the province for 15 days. the governor's office later issued a new statement, saying that the previous one was released by accident. 4 april on 4 april 2020, deputy minister of foreign affairs yavuz selim kıran announced that the death toll of turkish expatriates who lost their lives to covid-19 reached to 156. kıran tweeted that 55 in france, 31 in germany, 22 in netherlands, 16 in uk, 14 in belgium, 7 in us, 5 in sweden, 3 in switzerland, 2 in austria and 1 in lebanon died because of the disease. tekirdağ governorate announced that public transportation would be stopped in the province for 15 days. mayor of istanbul ekrem i̇mamoğlu stated on his twitter account that starting from monday, 6 april, the metro services would be made until 9:00 pm. he also added that the i̇stiklal street trams and the f1 taksim–kabataş funicular line would be stopped and emergency lighting system would be implemented at metro stations. 5 april the ministry of the interior announced in its circular that workers between the ages of 18 and 20 would be exempted from the curfew set by the government for people under the age of 20. according to a report published by google, community mobility in turkey had decreased by 75%. 6 april the speaker of the grand national assembly, mustafa şentop, announced that the celebrations of national sovereignty and children's day on 23 april were postponed and asked the public to sing the national anthem from their balconies on 23 april at 9.00 pm local time. president recep tayyip erdoğan said in his statement that the sale of masks in exchange for money was banned and a 1000-room field hospital would be established in the lands surrounding istanbul atatürk airport and sancaktepe. with the decision taken by the ministry of health and the ministry of transport and infrastructure, it was decided to distribute free masks to citizens aged 20–65 through ptt. 7 april all mps attending the general session of the grand national assembly appeared in their seats wearing masks. lemon exports were subjected to permission by the government. 8 april cemeteries were temporarily closed to visitors in ankara. president of the religious affairs, ali erbaş, announced that the tarawih prayers to be performed in ramadan will not take place in mosques during the pandemic. 9 april the ministry of the interior announced in its circular that citizens under 20 years of age diagnosed with autism, severe mental retardation and down syndrome are exempt from curfew. it was announced that free mask distribution would be made through pharmacies in istanbul. treatment of coronavirus cases officially fell under the tasks performed by the emergency sections of hospitals. turkey donated 100,000 protective masks, 2,000 protective suits, and 1,500 covid-19 testing kits to serbia. 10 april on the same day, at a special meeting among the members of the turkic council, president erdoğan expressed hopes for overcoming the pandemic, "of course we will win this war. the adoption of such a movement will make our council more visible and increase its global strength." in the late hours of 10 april, a 48-hour curfew was declared by the ministry of the interior in 30 metropolitan municipalities and zonguldak, starting from 12:00 am on 11 april. upon announcement of the ban 2 hours ahead of its start, people lined in front of bakeries and markets. a number of incidents and quarrels took place among the people who were waiting in line in different locations. 11 april it was announced that the istanbul metro would not operate for two days due to the curfew. 12 april on the same day, the minister of the interior süleyman soylu announced that he intended to resign after criticism of the weekend lockdown which led to panic buying and other incidents. the resignation was not accepted by president erdoğan, and soylu remained in office. 13 april after the cabinet meeting on monday, 13 april, recep tayyip erdoğan announced that a curfew will be imposed from friday, 17 april to sunday night, 19 april. 14 april on 14 april, independent turkey party chairman haydar baş died at age 73, from covid-19. the minister of national defense, hulusi akar, announced that the recruitment of 53 thousand people who would join the army in april was postponed, and the service period of those who joined the military in november 2019 was extended by one month. the presidential decision to provide care for all citizens who have caught covid-19 for free is published in the t.c. resmi gazete. 15 april the grand national assembly passes a new set to protect healthcare workers from violence a separate bill was also passed, setting the framework for teachers during and after the pandemic. the minister of agriculture and forestry, bekir pakdemirli, announced that those engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry will be exempted from the curfew. ali ülkü azrak, one of the former deans of the faculty of political sciences of istanbul university, died of covid-19. the ministry of the interior announced that quarantine was implemented in a total of 227 neighborhoods in 58 provinces. 16 april the bill, which includes new measures for alleviate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on social and economic life, was ratified by the grand national assembly. in the circular sent to the 81 provincial governorships by the ministry of the interior, it was stated that a curfew would be applied in 31 provinces for the upcoming weekend. bakeries, pharmacies, public and private health institutions and public institutions and organizations and businesses necessary for the maintenance of compulsory public services will be open during the curfew. the writer and translator nevzat erkmen, who made the first turkish translation of ulysses, died due to covid-19. 29 april on 29 april, ziya selçuk announced that the interval previously announced for remote education was extended until 31 may. may 2020 4 may on the same day, president erdoğan made a press statement after the cabinet meeting. explaining that the return to normal life will happen gradually, erdoğan stated that they made the regulations regarding the gradual stretching of the restrictions to be imposed through several steps in may, june and july. 5 may on the same day, the industry and technology minister mustafa varank stated that on 11 may, all the main automotive factories in the country will start to operate again. 6 may on 6 may 2020, fahrettin koca spoke about the normalization process in turkey. describing the new phase with loosened restrictions as "controlled social life", koca stated that the outbreak in turkey was now under control but the risk continues and that citizens should not give up measures. 7 may on 7 may 2020, the price ceiling for surgical masks was estimated as ₺1. through a handbook published on the same day, it was announced that barbers, hairdressers and beauty saloons will not be able to accept customers without masks and preexisting appointments, and that nobody other than customers and employees can be present at the workplace. 18 may on 18 may, president erdoğan announced that the schools which were expected to open on 1 june will remain closed and the 2019–2020 academic year has officially ended. he added that the new academic year will begin in september 2020. june 2020 1 june on 1 june, domestic flights were resumed and most public spaces were opened, including restaurants, swimming pools, beaches, parks, libraries and museums. 2 june on 2 june, the turkish parliament resumed full activities for the first time in 48 days since a hiatus was declared due to the pandemic. the parliament started working under "new norms"