Erdoğan says despite rise in cases recently, outbreak is still under control in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in his speech during an opening ceremony in the capital Ankara on Wednesday:" Despite partial rise in coronavirus cases recently, outbreak is still under control in Turkey. Despite externally-caused challenges, Turkish economy seems to have regained pre-epidemic momentum."
- Türkiye
- Agencies and A News
- Published Date: 04:13 | 19 August 2020
- Modified Date: 07:08 | 19 August 2020
On the coronavirus situation, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the outbreak in Turkey "is still under control" despite a slight rise in cases over recent days.
"We see that air traffic has regained the momentum it lost [due to the pandemic]," he said, adding that the arrival of a large number of Russian, Ukrainian, and German tourists has lifted Turkey's tourism sector.
He said the production industry's strong performance in June put Turkey among the top five fastest recovering economies in the world.
There was a 17.6% increase in Turkey's monthly production in June, the president said.
Erdoğan stressed that Turkey's economy has regained its pre-epidemic momentum despite externally-caused challenges, vowing all possible efforts to further improve the situation.