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Turkey to Impose Stricter Measures If Citizens Continue Ignoring 'Voluntary Quarantine'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters
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Turkey to Impose Stricter Measures If Citizens Continue Ignoring 'Voluntary Quarantine'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey might be taking new measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.

The Turkish president warned that people were not abiding by the self-isolation recommendations.

"We won't need further measures if all our citizens keep themselves in a voluntary quarantine."

"However, we may have to take much more advanced measures if the pandemic spreads and our citizens don't stay at home," Erdogan said during a meeting of his AK Party provincial heads in a televised video conference.

Erdogan has stopped short of announcing a full lockdown across Turkey, mainly for economic reasons, despite growing pressure to do so after cases kept on rising.

"We are determined to continue production and exports," Erdogan said earlier, Reuters reported.

Turkey has registered so far more than 13,000 in just three weeks, with 214 deaths.

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Zelenskiy Spoke with Trump Ahead of Peace Deal Deadline

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during a press conference on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference, on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. (Reuters)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during a press conference on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference, on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. (Reuters)
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Zelenskiy Spoke with Trump Ahead of Peace Deal Deadline

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during a press conference on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference, on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. (Reuters)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during a press conference on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference, on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that he had had a "productive" conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump on ending the war, sanctions on Russia and the finalization of a US-Ukraine drone deal. 

Trump, who has signaled frustration with Vladimir Putin in recent weeks, has given the Russian president until August 8 to make peace in Ukraine or face tougher sanctions. 

"President Trump is fully informed about Russian strikes on Kyiv and other cities and communities," Zelenskiy wrote on X, referring to intensifying drone and missile attacks. 

Trump has threatened to hit Russia with new sanctions and impose 100% tariffs on countries that buy its oil, but sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters that Putin was unlikely to bow to the ultimatum. 

Zelenskiy said Ukraine was also ready to conclude a deal with the US on the purchase of Ukrainian drones that would amount to "one of the strongest agreements". He had earlier said the deal was worth around $30 billion. 

Ukraine is increasingly seeking financing and investment from its foreign partners to bolster its burgeoning domestic arms industry. 

Zelenskiy said Kyiv's European partners had so far pledged to buy more than $1 billion in US weapons for Ukraine as part of a new scheme.