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Turkey restricts the sale of rainbow and LGBTI products to minors Turkey's Trade Ministry has announced that LGBTI+, pride and rainbow themed merchandise sold online must be advertised as adult only products due to claims that it would negatively impact children’s development. Turkey's Board of Advertisement declared on Wednesday, December 9th that an 18+ -adult only- logo was mandatory for the sale of products containing LGBTI+ symbols after board members of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce agreed that if they didn't take these measures, children's "mental, psychological and social development" could be affected. Several LGBTI+ members and allies have protested this move: "There is no single decision by medical authorities that LGBTI+ and rainbow themes negatively affect children's development" They noted that companies that do not rate rainbow goods as 18+ will see advertisements suspended. Four suppliers have already received ...

Friday 4 December The coronavirus death toll reached 14 129 last Wednesday, with 193 only for the day. This makes Turkey one of the most affected countries by the disease. Following this strong increase in deaths, the Health Minister Fahrettin Koca decided to start a vaccination campaign with the Chinese experimental vaccine CoronaVac. The country signed an agreement with the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech for a first shipment of 50 million doses by 11 December. Vaccination will then be performed the population in four steps, according to different degrees of priority, beginning with health personnel and people over 65. The vaccine will be administered free and in two doses. Meanwhile, Turkey is also developing its own vaccine. Début imminent de la vaccination Vendredi 4 décembre En Turquie, le nombre total de morts du coronavirus a atteint 14.129 mercredi dernier, avec 193 seulement pour ce jour. Cela fait de la Turquie l’un des pays les plus touc...