Turkey eases Covid restrictions but curfews remain

Turkey is lifting many of its coronavirus restrictions, though its people will still be subject to daily curfews (Emrah Gurel/AP)

Turkey’s full lockdown which required people to stay at home to fight Covid-19 infections has been lifted, with a less-restrictive programme brought in that still involves curfews on weeknights and weekends.

In a new directive, the country’s interior ministry called the steps that apply until June 1 a “gradual normalisation”.