Cafe uses mannequins to enforce social distancing measures in Turkey's northeast
A cafe in the northeastern province of Artvin is enforcing social distancing guidelines with mannequins, placing a couple at every other table. As the mannequins occupy half the tables, customers are forced to stay at a safe distance from others.
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A cafe in the northeastern province of Artvin seated couples of mannequins at every other table to make sure customers are seated at a safe distance from others.
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While some of the mannequins are dressed in traditional local clothes, others are dressed casually.
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"We did this partly to make the place seem full and to boost morale for us, as the store owners, and the community," said business owner Emrah Özkan.
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Customer Yunus Emre Altun noted that the store owners approached the COVID-19 pandemic with humor.
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Turkey's cafes and restaurants reopened after months of closures on June 1.
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