Журнал. World association for medical law. The COVID-19 pandemic. Volume 39 2

319 Medicine and Law 3 rd of February Flights between China and Turkey were cancelled, starting from the 5 th of February, as a result of advice provided by the Coronavirus ScientificAdvisory Board. This decree was issued by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. 4 23 rd of February Turkey shut the border with Iran, by a circular order issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 5 29 th of February Flights to and from Italy, Iraq and South Korea were stopped by the Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry. 6 11 th of March The first case of a person infected with Covid19 was announced by the Ministry of Health. 7 12 th of March Education in elementary, middle and high schools was suspended for a week by the decision of the Ministry of Education. On the same day, Turkey’s Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced that education in the universities would cease for three weeks. 8 4 ‘ Turkey stops all flights from China as part of coronavirus measures ’, Hurriyet Daily News, Feb 3,2020, available at: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-to-suspend- flights-from-china-until-end-of-month-151705 (last visited May 6, 2020) 5 Spicer, Jonathan, ‘ Turkey shuts Iran border, halts flights due to coronavirus ’, Reuters, Feb 23, 2020, available at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-turkey/turkey- shuts-iran-border-halts-flights-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKCN20H0GH (last visited April 27, 2020) 6 ‘ Turkey: Airlines to suspend flights to Iraq, Italy and South Korea ’, GardaWorld, March 1, 2020, available at: https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/318866/turkey-airlines- to-suspend-flights-to-iraq-italy-and-south-korea-february-29-update-2 (last visited May 6, 2020) 7 McKernan, Bethan, ‘ Turkey announces its first case of coronavirus ’, The Guardian, March 11, 2020, available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/turkey- announces-its-first-case-of-coronavirus (last visited May 6, 2020) 8 Gumrukcu, Tuvan, ‘ Turkey’s first coronavirus case shuts schools, impact sports ’, March 12, 2020, Reuters, available at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus- turkey/turkeys-first-coronavirus-case-shuts-schools-impacts-sports-idUSKBN20Z2RH (last visited May 6, 2020)