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COVID-19 Diaries: Living With the Unknown as Pandemic Widens in Istanbul

Dorian Jones

   ISTANBUL - COVID-19 came late to Turkey, compared to its European
   neighbors, but the reality of the threat is increasingly impacting life
   -- and with it fears that we are in it for the long term.

   Turks are accustomed to living through turbulence and, invariably adapt
   quickly to change. Dramatic change soon becomes the norm, and life
   moves on -- a habit I too have picked up after decades living in
   Istanbul.

   There is no compulsory curfew for people over 20 and under 65. But
   outside life has more or less come to an end, other than the welcome
   shopping trip or a quick stroll.

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