The response of Tayyip Erdogan's AKP government to the COVID-19 pandemic has primarily focused on the safeguarding of big businesses and monopolies' profitability, criminally neglecting the health and security of the working people.
Fundamental rights of healthcare workers have been suspended, while thousands of working men and women (at least 811,000 workers between the ages of 18-20) are forced to work without the basic protection measures.