The Ministry of Interior has issued a circular regarding the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

The recommendations of the Ministry of Health and the Coronavirus Scientific Committee in order to manage the risk of the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic in terms of public health and public order, to ensure social isolation, to protect the physical distance and to control the rate of disease spread, In line with the instructions of our President, many measures were taken and implemented.

It is seen that the spread / transmission of the coronavirus epidemic, which has affected the whole world in 2020, has recently increased in all countries. It is observed that there is a very serious increase in the course of the epidemic, especially in countries on the European continent, and many new measures have been taken within the scope of combating the epidemic.
In addition to cleaning, mask and distance rules, which are the basic principles of the controlled social life period in our country, as well as the course of the epidemic and possible risks, the rules and precautions to be followed for all areas of life are determined. In this context, in line with the decisions taken in the Presidential Cabinet convened on 17.11.2020 under the chairmanship of our President, to be valid from 20:00 on Friday, 20.11.2020;

1- Shopping centres, markets, barbers, hairdressers and beauty centres will only be able to serve our citizens between 10:00 and 20:00.
2- Food places such as restaurants, patisseries, cafes, cafeterias may be open between 10:00 and 20:00 only to provide take away service. The restaurant or online food order companies will only be able to provide package service after 20:00 by phone or online order.
Food and beverage places located on the side of intercity highways and serving vehicles for intercity public transportation or logistics purposes, provided that they are determined individually by the Provincial / District General Hygiene Boards and are not located in the residential area, will be exempted from the restrictions.
3- Until 31.12.2020, the activities of cinema halls, and until a new decision is taken, coffee houses, internet cafes, electronic game halls, billiard halls, clubs and tea gardens and astroturf pitches will be stopped. The implementation of hookah lounges, whose activities were stopped before, will be continued.
4- In all our provinces; citizens aged 65 and over will be able to go out between 10:00 and 13:00 during the day, and citizens under 20 (born on 01.01.2001 and after) between 13:00 and 16:00 during the day. Except for employees who submit a document showing their workplace / SGK record etc.), citizens of the specified age groups will be restricted from going out to the streets.
5- Until a new decision is made, a curfew will be restricted on weekends except from 10:00 to 20:00. Production, manufacturing and supply chains are exempt from this restriction. In this regard, the curfew will be restricted from 20:00 on Saturday, November 21, until 10:00 on Sunday, November 22, and from 20:00 on Sunday, November 22, until 05:00 on Monday, November 23.
In the following weekends, the implementation will continue as stated above until a new decision is taken.
In order to minimize the effect of curfew on daily life;

5.1 Workplace, Business and Institutions to be Open

a) Workplaces that carry out activities related to the production, transportation and sale of drugs, medical devices, medical masks and disinfectants,

b) Public and private health institutions and organizations, pharmacies, veterinary clinics and animal hospitals,

c) Public institutions and organizations and enterprises required for the maintenance of compulsory public services (Airports, ports, border gates, customs, highways, nursing homes, elderly nursing homes, rehabilitation centres, Emergency Call Centres, AFAD Units, institutions / organizations that carry out disaster related work, Vefa Social Support Units, Migration Management, PTT etc.),

ç) Large facilities and enterprises strategically operating in the natural gas, electricity and petroleum sectors (such as refinery and petrochemical facilities and thermal and natural gas cycle power plants),

d) Companies engaged in domestic and international transportation (including export / import / transit passes) and logistics,

e) Hotels and accommodation,

f) Emergency construction, equipment, etc. to increase the capacity of health services. businesses / companies carrying out the activities,

g) Animal shelters, animal farms and animal care centres,

ğ) Production and manufacturing facilities,

h) Newspaper, radio and television organizations, newspaper printing presses and newspaper distributors,

ı) The number of fuel stations and tire repairers to be determined by the Governorships / District Governorships for settlement centres, one per 50,000 population and one for each 50 km on the intercity highway and if any, on the highway passing through the provincial borders (Fuel stations and tire to be open within the scope of this article repairers will be determined by lot method),

i) Vegetable / fruit wholesale markets,

5.2. Those Who Are Exceptions 

a) Those who work as a manager, employee and wardens in the “Work Places, Businesses and Institutions Which Will Be Opened” as stated above

b) Those who are in charge of the public order and security, (including Private Security Guards),

c) Those who work in Emergency Call Centres, Vefa Social Support Units, Red Crescent, AFAD and within the scope of disaster,

ç) Those who document that they will attend other central exams announced by ÖSYM (spouse, sibling, a companion from the mother or father) and exam attendants,

d) Those who are assigned to burials (religious officials, hospital and municipality officials, etc.) and those who will attend the funerals of their first-degree relatives,

e) Those who are responsible for the maintenance and repair of the transmission and infrastructure systems that should not be interrupted by electricity, water, natural gas, telecommunication,

f) Those who are responsible for the transportation or logistics of products and / or materials (including cargo), domestic and international transportation, storage and related activities,,

g) Those who are the employees of elderly nursing homes, nursing homes, rehabilitation centres, children's homes, social protection / care centres,

ğ) Those who are workers in production and manufacturing facilities,

h) Those who are in the business of sheep and cattle grazing, beekeeping,

ı) Those who are technical service employees on the condition that they document that they are out to provide service,

i) Those who continuously wait for their workplaces during closed hours / days, 

j) Personnel who will work at weekends to carry out public transportation, cleaning, solid waste, water and sewage, spraying, fire brigade and cemetery services of the municipalities,

k) Those who have a mandatory health appointment (including blood and plasma donations to be made to the Turkish Red Crescent),

l) Those who are in charge of meeting the basic needs of those who stay in dormitories, hostels, construction sites, etc.

m) Employees who are at risk of leaving their workplaces due to occupational health and safety (workplace doctor, etc.),

n) Veterinarians, 

o) Those with Special Needs such as autism, severe mental retardation, down syndrome and their parents / guardian or accompanying persons,

ö) Members of the Animal Feeding Group established within the scope of our Circular No. 7486 dated 30.04.2020 and those who will feed street animals,

p) Individuals working in the production, irrigation, processing, spraying, harvesting, marketing and transportation of herbal and animal products, 

r) Those who go out to meet the mandatory needs of their pets, limited to the front of their residence,

s) Those who are in charge of the delivery service to homes within hours of curfew,

ş) Those who will establish personal relations with their children within the framework of the court decision (provided that they present the court decision),

t) Athletes, managers and other officials in sports competitions that can be played without an audience,

u) Those who work in intercity public transportation vehicles (plane, bus, train, ship, etc.) and those who document that they will travel by public transportation by presenting their ticket, reservation code,

ü) Drivers and officers of urban public transportation vehicles (metrobus, metro, bus, minibus, taxi, etc.).

        6- The practice of imposing a smoking ban in areas / regions such as streets, squares and public transportation stops where our citizens are densely located / can be found in our Circular dated 11.11.2020 and numbered 18579 can be expanded by the Provincial / District General Hygiene Boards.

        7- Provincial General Hygiene Boards will ensure that all kinds of measures, especially increasing the number of voyages, will be taken by local administrations to reduce the density of public transportation vehicles in the city and to increase the sparseness in the voyages.

        8- Within the framework of the principles regarding weddings and wedding ceremonies with our Circular No. 14210 dated 02.09.2020;
 
Wedding ceremonies / ceremonies must be carried out with the condition of observing mask, distance, cleaning rules, minimum participation and at least 20 minutes between each wedding ceremony,
 
Wedding ceremonies are held in a maximum of one hour in the form of a wedding ceremony with seating arrangements, masks, distance and cleaning rules,
 
In addition, within the framework of our Circular dated 30.07.2020 and numbered 12682, the full implementation of the provisions regarding collective condolences will continue. 

        9- It is essential that our citizens do not travel in the city or intercity with their private vehicles when the curfew is applied on weekends.
 
However; 

• Those who want to be discharged from the hospital where they are treated and return to their original residence, who are referred with a doctor report and / or have a previous doctor's appointment / control,
• To attend the funeral of himself or his spouse, deceased first degree relative or brother or to accompany the funeral transfer (maximum 4 people),
• Those who have come to the city in the last 5 days but do not have a place to stay but want to return to their place of residence (those who submit their travel ticket, vehicle license plate, other documents showing their travel, information and information),
• Those who want to return to their settlements by completing military service,
• Those who have private or public invitations for a specific date,
• Those who released from penal execution institutions,

Our citizens will be able to travel with their private vehicles on the condition of obtaining permission from the Travel Permit Boards through the e-Application and ALO 199 systems of our Ministry or directly to the Governorship / District Governorates in the presence of the above-mentioned situations.
 
It is of vital importance for all our public officials, especially our Governors and District Governors, to focus on activities that increase social sensitivity to comply with the measures taken in the fight against the epidemic, and to continue making sacrifices altogether, as it has been until today, for us to overcome this process and to regain healthy days.

In line with the above-mentioned principles, in accordance with Articles 27 and 72 of the General Hygiene Law, the decisions of the Provincial / District General Hygiene Boards are taken immediately, no disruption in practice is caused and unjust treatment, and administrative action is taken for those who do not comply with the decisions taken in accordance with the relevant articles of the Public Health Law. and regarding the initiation of necessary judicial proceedings within the scope of Article 195 of the Turkish Penal Code regarding criminal behaviours;
 
I kindly request your information and necessity
Süleyman Soylu”