Temperatures increased to well over seasonal averages. Some academics and meteorologists say we are living the hottest days of the past 75 years, some others claim this was the hottest of the past 130 or 140 years. What was the case in those past hottest years, I have no idea, but the current one that has suffocated us at a time when we are indoors due to the coronavirus is indeed terrible.
The Family, Labor and Social Policies Ministry issued a new circular on how public and private offices should proceed into the “new normal.” People formed long queues in front of shopping malls. According to reports in the media, in the first two days since the shopping malls were reopened, 2.4 million people passed through the malls’ revolving doors. Well, if most of the big brands asking for time until June 1 to reopen their shops in malls could not help to defuse the revival of the shopping mall frenzy in the Turkish society, there is a serious situation ahead.
This is the first Mothers’ Day that we will observe without them.
Those who are not so familiar with the Cypriot culture might not appreciate it, but the “Şeftali” kebab has a peculiar place in the culture of the island.
There was a very interesting article in the Turkish Cypriot news portal “vekibris.com.” The article was written by Hasan Erçakıca, a former presidential spokesman.
Both the Greek and Turkish Cypriot governments have started pondering to engage in a four-staged process of getting out the tight measures they introduced in fighting the Corona (COVID-19) pandemic.
Many foreigners might miss the fact that the Turkish Parliament is far older than the Turkish republic and indeed it was the first-ever national legislative that not only created a new state from the ashes of a dying empire, but also served as the headquarters and commanding power of a national liberation movement.
Unfortunately, it is all about 2,000 chloroquine pills and some protective equipment. To what purpose will they serve particularly if an advanced version of the same pill – since the one provided by the Greek Cypriot side was reported to potentially cause loss of eyesight – is available in abundance in North Cyprus. Why did Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı request them? Why did he insist to slip them into the north without any customs formalities?
Most of us must have lost count on how many days we have been confined to our homes. I have completed one full month. The last time I was out was March 13. I am bored, I must confess, but there is little I can do other than staying home to protect my own health and contribute to the fight against a deadly pandemic.
