Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced a full lockdown for the next two weeks as the country experiences a surge of COVID-19 infections and deaths. The lockdown comes as Muslims get ready to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. The World’s Shirin Jaafari spoke with some store owners in Istanbul about the measures.
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