Will a 9-Day Curfew Be Implemented During the 2020 Ramadan Holiday? Turkey, which has been fighting the coronavirus intensively, has begun a gradual normalization process. May is considered the start of this normalization. Following positive steps taken by the Scientific Committee and the Ministry of Health, authorities continue to work rapidly to ensure the process is not disrupted and to enforce measures where necessary. Within this framework, weekend curfews have been confirmed to remain in effect until the holiday. However, as the Ramadan holiday approaches, a proposal has been raised to impose a 9-day curfew to preserve the gains made against the coronavirus.
As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, Turkey has shown considerable success through the decisions and methods it has applied. Measures carried out under the instructions of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continue to be implemented one by one, and signs point to steady progress toward positive outcomes. Despite these results, concerns persist that the approaching Ramadan holiday and warmer weather could lead to public complacency and jeopardize the progress achieved.
Will a 9-Day Curfew Be Enforced During the Holiday to Combat Coronavirus?
To prevent the progress achieved against the coronavirus from being lost, Turkey has implemented weekend curfews. The decision to continue this practice until the Ramadan holiday was announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The main proposal currently under discussion, however, is a 9-day curfew during the Ramadan holiday.
Among the restriction options to be considered at the Cabinet meeting on Monday, May 18, 2020, is a potential 9-day curfew during the Ramadan holiday. If implemented, the restriction would begin on May 23 and last through June 1, 2020, covering nine days in total. Authorities have indicated that this extended curfew is one of the final options under consideration, to be used if necessary to protect public health and maintain the progress achieved against the virus.