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Ombudsman Institution

special reports. For instance, “Special Report on Syrians in Türkiye”, “Special
Report on Violation of Rights in Handover of Children and Alimony” are just
a few examples of special reports published by the Institution. These reports
are sent to the administrative departments including ministers and heads of
relevant public institutions and agencies.

As is known, an infectious disease called “COVID-19” first broke out in
Wuhan, China and has resulted in a pandemic. Türkiye has closely followed
up the course of the disease since the very beginning, kept in contact with the
World Health Organization (WHO), made necessary preparations based on
the advices of the World Health Organization, and has taken prompt measures
to prevent the virus from entering and spreading in the country. However,
the first case of this rapidly spreading coronavirus disease was reported
on 11 March 2020 in Türkiye and since then, Türkiye has launched a mass
mobilization to fight against the pandemic together with all its institutions as
well as citizens under the leadership of President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In this regard, in addition to the measures taken as of 10 January 2020, a series
of new measures which are more comprehensive and elaborated have been
taken as of 11 March 2020 to prevent the spread of the virus.
Humanity is facing an unprecedented global disaster. The disease and the
death risk have created tremendous fear for all people around the world. Daily
lives of people have been directly affected, even come to a halt. People who
go to work everyday, young people who plan their future, and children have
suddenly been extremely worried about their health. All the workplaces were
closed, travels were stopped, and all collective activities were suspended. All of
sudden, people found themselves stuck at home with their families, waiting
anxiously. Though stumbled at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, humanity
started to seek solutions. In the meantime, it is seen that all countries have
produced similar solutions, and some countries have acted in solidarity and
helped each other in this fight.

While fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic which has been
threatening the entire humanity, as in all other countries across the world,
Türkiye has also taken strict and comprehensive measures in the field of health,
in individual, religious and social life, and in public order and security services

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