Executive Summary Turkey And World Agenda In 15 Minutes

[Document title] Barlas HĂźnalp [Course title] [Date]

Here is your 15 minutes wrap-up for the highlights from Turkey and all around the World.

1. CORONA CASES IN TURKEY AND IN THE WORLD Turkey •

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Minister Koca: Medicines From China Are Delivered To 40 Cities o “Anti-coronavirus medicines brought from China to Ankara have been delivered to 40 provinces with ambulance aircrafts,” Fahrettin Koca, Health Minister, said.

(Turkish) Death Toll In Turkey Climbs To 44 o The death toll of coronavirus in Turkey rose to 44 and the number of cases reached 1.872 on Tuesday. Fahrettin Koca, Health Minister, said in his latest Twitter that, “We have done 3.952 tests in the last 24 hours. There are 343 new patients and we lost 7 patients.” (Turkish)

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Comments On Studies For Domestic Coronavirus Vaccine o Nesrin Ozoren, Molecular Biology Association’s Chairperson, talked about the studies concerning the domestic coronavirus vaccine and said the project software is almost complete. Ozoren noted the vaccine studies could yield results in 6 months or a year.

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Juridical Cases Halted Until April 30, 2020 o Pursuant to the law ratified by the Turkish Parliament General Council, processes concerning juridical issues shall be halted until April 30, 2020. Abdulhamit Gul, Justice Minister, talked as follows: “High Council of Judges and Prosecutors has been authorized for other measures like suspension of trials around the country.” (Turkish)

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Minister Albayrak Talks About Performance Pay For Health Care Professionals o Berat Albayrak, Treasury and Finance Minister, talked as follows: “Demands of health care professionals, our heroes in the fight against the coronavirus, will be our priorities. We will make the maximum performance payment to personnel of the university hospitals for 3 months. We will supply an additional support of TRY 1.2 bn within this scope. #WeWillSucceedTogether.” (Turkish)

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Minister Albayrak Reveals Sectors To Benefit From Force Major o Noting they prepared a communique concerning taxpayers who will benefit from the force major decrees in the tax processes due to the Covid-19, Berat Albayrak, Treasury and Finance Minister, noted they have determined the sectors and business branches to enjoy these incentives. (Turkish)

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The Turkish government makes new arrangement for bakeries: o The new regulation for bakeries in Turkey; only packaged breads can be sold.

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Over 102k People Are Cured Around The World o The number of the novel coronavirus cases around the world exceeded 382 thousand.

On the other hand, 102 thousand people have been successfully cured. (Turkish)

Note: This information note has been prepared for Mazars Denge employees by Mazars Denge Marketing & Communication team using the information obtained from international and national press organs and is shared only for informational purposes.

Resources: T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Resmi Gazete, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Sözcü Gazetesi, Anadolu Ajansı, Webrazzi, ARTnews, Dünya Gazetesi, Milliyet Gazetesi, Hürriyet Gazetesi, The Guardian, The Sun, Independent, Financial Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Le Monde, Gouvernement, China Daily, Aposta, Teyit.org, Reuters, Interpress, Ekathimerini, Greekreporter

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Italy Records 743 New Deaths In A Day o The death toll in Italy from the coronavirus pandemic rose by 743 in one day to 6,820, reversing a declining trend in fatalities observed over the last two days. It is reported that two Turkish citizens died in Switzerland due to the epidemic. Overall death toll in Spain rose by 512 to 2,694 people. (Turkish)

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Cases Are Climbing; People Are Locked in Houses; Companies are Transforming: France o Since January 24, 2020, France has 22,300 confirmed cases of Coronavirus COVID-19.

1,100 people have died since the biggining of the epidemic. (Fransızca)

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In a notice issued on Tuesday evening, the scientific council, which must help the government in its choices, suggests that the confinement continue at least until April 28. He also calls on the executive to be "fully transparent" and "more clear" when it comes to equipment shortages. The death toll rose to 1,100 dead, including 240 for Tuesday. (French)

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Across the country and as the epidemic spreads, companies are shaking up their production facilities to make products that have become vital, such as masks and hydroalcoholic gel. An effort that involves a lot of technical, logistical and regulatory constraints. (French)

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The order allowing companies to impose a week of holidays to their employees during confinement according to a collective agreement, will also allow certain sectors to derogate from the limits of working hours laid down in the Labor Code. The list will be published soon. (French)

China Ends Quarantine In Hubei o Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province at midnight, as domestic cases of what has become a global pandemic subside. (Turkish)

• Germany: Up to 5000 euros penalty for violations of corona rules. (German) •

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UK is at Home; The Prisons became a question mark; the Parliament may be closed o Coronavirus is very, very infectious’: British Doctor explains how one person can infect 59,000 others.(English) o The UK reported 8,077 coronavirus cases and 422 deaths. (English) o The UK government is considering releasing some offenders from prisons in England and Wales to ease pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (English) o UK Parliament is expected to close on Wednesday evening after emergency laws to deal with the coronavirus have been passed. (English) India o India’s prime minister orders lockdown of country of 1.3 billion people for 21 days.

Indian health officials have reported 469 actives cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and 10 deaths. (English) The cases are increasing in Greece o In Greece, the total number of cases reached 743 people and 20 people died. (Greek)

Note: This information note has been prepared for Mazars Denge employees by Mazars Denge Marketing & Communication team using the information obtained from international and national press organs and is shared only for informational purposes.

Resources: T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Resmi Gazete, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Sözcü Gazetesi, Anadolu Ajansı, Webrazzi, ARTnews, Dünya Gazetesi, Milliyet Gazetesi, Hürriyet Gazetesi, The Guardian, The Sun, Independent, Financial Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Le Monde, Gouvernement, China Daily, Aposta, Teyit.org, Reuters, Interpress, Ekathimerini, Greekreporter

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Putin was informed on the pace of the spread of coronavirus in Russia o The number of cases in Russia increased to 495 people. 500 people are suspicious, Moscow is most affected by the corona virus outbreak. Putin organized a briefing regarding coronavirus pandemi. (Russian)

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Bill Gates says the US missed its chance to avoid coronavirus shutdown and businesses should stay closed! o It’s very tough to say to people, ‘Hey keep going to restaurants, go buy new houses, ignore that pile of bodies over in the corner, we want you to keep spending because there’s some politician that thinks GDP growth is what counts,’” Gates said. “It’s hard to tell people during an epidemic … that they should go about things knowing their activity is spreading this disease.” (English)

2. MARKETS •

In tax processes, sectors that could benefit from delays due to force majeure were determined. o The 16 sectors, including retail trade, automotive, logistics, accommodation, food and beverage, and all of the income taxpayers will make their payments for the concise and VAT returns within the second quarter of the year, and will submit their statements at the end of July. (Turkish) o Dow soars over 11% in strongest one-day performance since 1933 The Dow soared on Tuesday to its biggest one-day percentage gain since 1933, after U.S. lawmakers said they were close to a deal for an economic rescue package in response to the coronavirus outbreak, injecting optimism following the biggest selloff since the financial crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI soared 11.37% to end at 20,704.91 points, while the S&P 500 .SPX jumped 9.38% to 2,447.33. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rallied 8.12% to 7,417.86. (English) o White House, Senate reach historic $2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears. The White House and Senate leaders struck a major deal early Wednesday morning over a $2-trillion package to provide a jolt to an economy struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, capping days of marathon negotiations that produced one of the most expensive and far-reaching measures in the history of Congress. (English)

3. BUSINESS WORLD •

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Halkbank Provides Loan Support To Craftsmen And Artisans o Halkbank has unveiled its Craftsmen Support Packet oriented to the craftsmen and artisans to support their financial activities during the struggle against the coronavirus. The bank will provide all craftsmen with cash loan of TRY 25 thousand and commercial card incentive of TRY 25 thousand. (Turkish) Production Mobility By Tim: 1 Mn Masks, 100k Sanitizers o Ismail Gulle, Chairperson of Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), has emphasized that they started a mobility by producing 1 mn units of masks and 100 thousand bottles of hand sanitizers. (Türkçe) Turk-Metal: Employers Will Not Lay Off Employees During The Epidemic

Note: This information note has been prepared for Mazars Denge employees by Mazars Denge Marketing & Communication team using the information obtained from international and national press organs and is shared only for informational purposes.

Resources: T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Resmi Gazete, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Sözcü Gazetesi, Anadolu Ajansı, Webrazzi, ARTnews, Dünya Gazetesi, Milliyet Gazetesi, Hürriyet Gazetesi, The Guardian, The Sun, Independent, Financial Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Le Monde, Gouvernement, China Daily, Aposta, Teyit.org, Reuters, Interpress, Ekathimerini, Greekreporter

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Turkish Metal Union held a meeting with the employers to discuss the measures to be taken in the manufacture sector during the pandemic. Parties have had a joint decision not to lay off any employee unless they demand. (Türkçe)

New Rights To Citizens Whose Flight Cancelled Due To Epidemic o As per the decree published by the Official Gazette, any passenger whose flight was cancelled since Feb. 5th will be able to reschedule the ticket to another date.

Passengers who did not use their open date ticket might get the refund within 2 months after the flight ban is lifted. (Turkish)

4. TECHNOLOGY & STARTUP •

New Technologies to Measure or Reduce Coronavirus Effects o Amazon changes coronavirus plan, tells Seattle area employees to work from home until March 31. (English) o Washington University is increasing Covid-19 lab tests. Gates Foundation donated $ 5 M for the tests. (English) o The University of Washington School of Medicine ramps up new coronavirus lab test; Gates Foundation pledges $5M for detection (English) o Thailand uses Ninja robots to fight the Corona virus outbreak in Thailand. (Turkish)

5. ART & CULTURE •

Negative impact of coronavirus on Museums o Met Museum plans for $100 M. revenue loss; The Met’s executives say the coronavirus outbreak makes painful layoffs likely for every cultural institution.

(English) o The Museums you cannot visit due to You can visit these museums online! o Pinacoteca di Brera - Milano o Musei Vaticani - Roma o Museo Archeologico - Atene o Prado - Madrid o Louvre - Paris o British Museum - Londra o Metropolitan Museum - New York o Hermitage - San Pietroburgo o National Gallery of art - Washington

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The Tokyo Olympics will be delayed for a year o The Games, the world’s largest sporting event, will instead take place in the summer of 2021, a change that will likely wreak havoc with sports schedules but should bring great relief to the athletes, organizers and health officials who pressed for a delay and complained that the I.O.C. was not moving quickly enough to adjust to the coronavirus pandemic. (English)

Note: This information note has been prepared for Mazars Denge employees by Mazars Denge Marketing & Communication team using the information obtained from international and national press organs and is shared only for informational purposes.

Resources: T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Resmi Gazete, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Sözcü Gazetesi, Anadolu Ajansı, Webrazzi, ARTnews, Dünya Gazetesi, Milliyet Gazetesi, Hürriyet Gazetesi, The Guardian, The Sun, Independent, Financial Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Le Monde, Gouvernement, China Daily, Aposta, Teyit.org, Reuters, Interpress, Ekathimerini, Greekreporter