Turkey

As in the previous year, travelers returning during the holiday season are causing an increase in the number of infections. Two thirds of the new infections in Berlin were found among returnees from Turkey.

The number of corona cases is also rising sharply in Turkey. That is why Health Minister Fahrettin Koca appeals to people to get vaccinated.

A minibus in eastern Turkey with migrants overturned near the Iranian border and caught fire. Quite a few people were killed and others injured.

A poisonous sea creature troubles Turkish fishermen. The puffer fish keeps reproducing. Now a kind of bounty was placed on the animals.

Is it still possible to vacation in Turkey this summer despite the corona pandemic and Delta variant? The current situation and corona rules at a glance.

A fatal accident occurred in 2014 in a lignite mine in Soma, Turkey, killing 301 people. Now mine workers have again been convicted.

To the delight of many German tourists, the federal government will remove popular countries and areas from the Corona risk list on Sunday: the Alps in western Austria as well as Greek islands and Croatian seaside resorts.

Despite the sharp decline in the number of infections in Europe, the federal government has so far generally advised against going abroad on holiday. That should change in three weeks - shortly after the start of the summer vacation.