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Medical Experts Call for More Vaccinations to Avoid New September Peak

TURKEY

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  • Medical experts warn Turkey must increase its vaccination rate instead of imposing restrictions like curfews and lockdowns to avoid a new peak in September.
    • 18.3m are fully vaccinated and another 20m have had their first dose (of the 84m population)
  • Erdogan removes Bogazici university rector Bulu, an AKP loyalist appointed in January 2021, from his post in a midnight decree after he failed to halt protest action at the university
  • Metropoll research shows Centre-right Iyi (Good) Party was found to be voters' most popular second choice ahead or 'backup party' of the 2023 elections.
    • Among CHP voters in particular, the Iyi party scored well as a backup with 34.7% saying it would be their second choice
  • Expert warns 60% of Turkey's land suffers from water shortages and could see a severe drought in the next decade as water usage policies are incompatible with the reality of supply.
    • Warns even a 5% drop in precipitation can trigger agricultural drought and the pollution of streams also risks severe drought with almost all water sources being "significantly polluted"
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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