Alain Bertho: Sağlığın krizi, siyasetin iflâsı
Paris-VIII Üniversitesi’nde antropoloji dalında öğretim üyesi olan Alain Bertho, aynı zamanda Paris-Nord İnsan Bilimleri Evi’nin (Maison des Sciences de l’Homme) yöneticiliğini üstlenmiş durumda. Bertho’nun 25 Mart’ta Mediapart’ta yayınlanan yazısını Haldun Bayrı çevirdi: Eylül 2019’da, eylem için harekete geçen hastane görevlilerinin bir pankartında şunu okumak mümkündü: “Devlet para hesabı yapıyor, Bizse ölü hesabı yapacağız”. Geldik oraya. […]
#Koronavirüs zaman çizelgesi: Ne zaman ortaya çıktı? Nasıl yayıldı? Önemli tarihler nelerdi? (Güncellendi – 22 Kasım 2021)
Yaklaşık iki sene önce Çin’de ortaya çıkan koronavirüs kısa süre içinde bütün dünyaya yayıldı ve bütün toplumların hayatını değiştirdi. Aradan geçen iki sene içinde resmi sayılara göre dünya genelinde 250 milyondan fazla vaka tespit edilirken, en az beş milyon insan hayatını kaybetti. Koronavirüs aşılarının geliştirilmesiyle salgında farklı bir aşamaya geçilirken, bugünlerde özellikle Avrupa ülkelerinde aşı […]
Turkey’s anti-vax movement gains prominence with large event in Istanbul
by Leo Kendrick An anti-vaccine protest in Istanbul’s Maltepe district this past weekend (11 September) attracted over 3000 participants. The protest, entitled “the Big Awakening” (Büyük Uyanış) by its organizers, was conducted without social distancing measures in place, and nearly all of the participants were not wearing masks. The event took aim not only at Turkey’s vaccination […]
Turkey sees first cases of “Mu” variant as schools reopen and vaccine age limit is lowered to 12
By Leo Kendrick Schools of all levels reopened yesterday (6 September) across Turkey. Cautious optimism at the reopening was tempered by concerns over precautions being taken, as well as the first appearance of the new “Mu” coronavirus variant within the country. Following a meeting last week, Health and Education Ministers detailed precautionary measures to be taken as […]
This Week in Turkey (214): with Önder Ergönül on the partial lockdown
This Week in Turkey‘s guest was Prof. Dr. Önder Ergönül, the Director of Koç University Işbank Center for Infectious Diseases. Prof. Ergönül evaluated the partial lockdown measures announced by President Erdoğan for the month of Ramadan in order to curb the spread of the virus. Prof. Ergönül also assessed the current state of the pandemic in Turkey, […]
This Week in Turkey (209): with Dr. Ergin Koçyıldırım on one year of the pandemic in Turkey
This Week in Turkey‘s guest is Dr. Ergin Koçyıldırım. Dr. Koçyıldırım is an assistant professor at the department of cardiothoracic surgery, at the university of Pittsburgh. Dr. Koçyıldırım assessed Turkey’s fight against the pandemic one year on. Dr. Koçyıldırım also assessed the vaccination process underway in Turkey and the “controlled normalization process” which started on March 1st.
This Week in Turkey (195): with Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı on the pandemic
This Week in Turkey‘s guest was human rights defender and chair of the Turkish Medical Association, Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı. Professor Fincancı evaluated the government’s revelation of the asymptomatic cases across Turkey and whether or not this was an important shift in its health communication strategy. Moreover, Professor Fincancı also spoke about the preventative measures […]
Cette Semaine en Turquie (57): Des mesures anti Covid jugées insuffisantes et les vaccins à l’horizon
Ayşe Gören & Jalal Haddad Dans Cette Semaine en Turquie, nous avons parlé des mesures contre la pandémie jugées insuffisantes par la communauté médicale. Nous nous sommes également penchés sur les politiciens de l’opposition.
This Week in Turkey (193): with Sami Kent on the pandemic and Kenan Sharpe on Ethos
This Week in Turkey had two guests this week. First, journalist and radio producer Sami Kent joined us to speak about his journalistic work during the pandemic in Turkey. Mr. Kent spoke about his study of Istanbul’s death toll numbers and what it revealed about the pandemic in Istanbul. Mr. Kent also spoke about his […]
Sweden moves to localize official recommendations to keep the pandemic under control – Interview with Dr. Stephan Swartling Peterson
Sweden has been following an unusual strategy to keep the novel coronavirus outbreak under control. Unlike its neighbors or many European countries, the country chose not to impose any lockdown measures. Growing case numbers in the capital city Stockholm and nearby Uppsala, however, have prompted a rethink. Authorities in the worst-affected areas will have the […]
Second wave of pandemic in Australia – Interview with Melbourne-based human rights lawyer Eda Seyhan
More than 30 million people around the world got infected by the novel coronavirus and 950 thousand people died because of the virus. In the southern hemisphere, Australia started facing the second wave of the pandemic. Özge Çakır Somlyai’s guest was Eda Seyhan, a human rights lawyer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. We talked about […]
Bilim Kurulu üyesi Prof. Dr. Recep Öztürk ile söyleşi – Yeni normalleşme süreci ve değişen koronavirüs testi kriterleri
Koronavirüs testi yapılması için gereken kriterler genişletildi. Artık boğaz, baş, kas ağrıları, tat ve koku kaybı veya ishal şikayetlerinde bulunan kişilere de koronavirüs testi yapılacak. Bilim Kurulu üyesi Prof. Dr. Recep Öztürk ile koronavirüs tespitinde kullanılan testlerdeki değişen kriterleri konuştuk. İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Öğretim Üyesi Prof. Dr. Recep Öztürk, vaka tanımına giren, şüphe […]
