Turkish Airlines resumed limited domestic flights, restaurants welcomed sit-in customers and beaches and museums reopened as Turkey's broadest easing of coronavirus restrictions came into effect following a slowdown in confirmed COVID-19 infections and deaths in the country.
(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)ANKARA Turkish Airlines resumed limited domestic flights, restaurants welcomed sit-in customers and beaches and museums reopened as Turkeys broadest easing of coronavirus restrictions came into effect Monday.
Traffic jams returned to Istanbul, Turkeys most populous city, while intercity roads filled with people heading for hometowns or to resorts.
Meanwhile, restaurants and cafes opened their doors to a limited number of customers after some two months of takeout services only.
Istanbuls 15th-century Grand Bazaar, museums, libraries, gyms, swimming pools, child care centers and nurseries were among other venues allowed to resume operations.