COVID-19 in Turkey: 23 health workers lost their lives in a week

"You cannot manage it, we are burning out!" (by Sertaç Kayar/ Diyarbakır)

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The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has announced that 243 healthcare workers have lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Turkey over the past nine months.

The association has shared information about the deceased healthcare workers on a website named "black ribbon" (siyah kurdele).

The TTB figures have shown that there has been an increase in the number of healthcare workers who lost their lives due to the disease especially over the last week amid a general increase in the numbers of cases and deaths across the country. According to the TTB, 23 healthcare workers lost their lives due to COVID-19 from December 6 to December 12.

The names of the healthcare workers who have lost their lives over the past week have been announced as follows:

Dr. Erçin Öztürk (İstanbul - Dermatologist) Dr. Adnan Kömüroğlu (Isparta - Orthopedist) Müsellim Can (Balıkesir Provincial Health Directorate - Environmental Health Technician) Dr. Ertaç Altuner (İstanbul - Ear Nose and Throat Specialist) Ömer Faruk Bodur (İskenderun State Hospital - Security Guard) Ahmet Koyunoğlu (Samsun - Pharmacy Technician) Ahmet Uncu (Maraş - Pharmacist) Bekir Kaya (Muğla - Health Worker) Ömer Demir (Afyon - Pharmacy Technician) Hakan Tekingül (Kastamonu Bozkurt State Hospital - Security Guard) İsmail Düzağaç (Afyonkarahisar - Pharmacist) Osman Karadavut (Kırıkkale Higher Specialization Hospital - Anaesthesia Technician) Prof. Dr. Faik Mümtaz Koyuncu (Manisa - Faculty Member from the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department) Dr. Metin İber (İzmir - Ear Nose and Throat Specialist) Dr. Hamdi Kandilcioğlu (İzmir - Psychiatrist) Nazım Yiğit (Konya - Pharmacist) Rıdvan Mutlu (Aydın - Pharmacist) Dr. Mustafa Kartal (İstanbul - Pediatrist) Mücahip Etil (Manisa - Emergency Service Worker) Fikriye Çakmak (Hatay - Nurse) Dr. Ali Osman Gayret (Ankara - Radiology Specialist) Abdurrahman Aygün (Osmaniye - Health Worker) Süleyman Koca (Denizli - Pharmacist) (RT/SD)