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Türkiye’s Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic

those who have humiliated our citizens over the age of 65, attempted to steal
by taking advantage of social isolation measures, or those who violate the
isolation measures arbitrarily while others obey the rules and stay home have
faced certain sanctions.

On the other hand, it has been observed that the circular for the
implementation of administrative measures has been prepared in a very
detailed and precise manner, the measures that are thought to not generate
any good results were renounced, the win-loss analysis has been conducted
properly while implementing the measures, and public officials, whose
responsibility is to implement the measures, have tried to implement these
measures proportionately without going to extremes.

The execution of the measures in compliance with the principle of
proportionality has made it easier for citizens to comply with the measures and
made them more willing to comply. It has been determined that the citizens
have adopted the administrative measures, regarded the measures as essential
and appropriate and not complained.

2.6. Reasonable time-limit for making decisions and implementation

When there is a crisis such as a pandemic, the ability to make quick decisions
and implement them immediately is very valuable. However, avoiding hasty
actions that could cause damage to the citizens is a part of the principle as
well. During the response process, no damages or negative consequences have
been detected due to delayed measures in terms of administrative measures.
For example, at the beginning of the outbreak, the province or provinces where
the first case of COVID-19 was detected were not announced to the public
because the government did not want citizens to flock into the provinces
where no cases were detected. After it was determined that there were cases
in all provinces, quarantine measures were introduced, and efforts have been
made to “flatten the curve” (the virus’ infection rate) across the country.

It can be said that Türkiye has been good at time management, decision-
making and implementation during its response to the pandemic. All
implementations have been conducted taking into consideration the general
quarantine period of 15 days and processed accordingly. The government has

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