Turkey's vacationers go on Eid al-Adha holiday amid COVID-19 risk
Travelers from around Turkey hit the road for the Eid al-Adha holiday on July 29, a day before the Muslim feast's eve. The country lifted travel restrictions in June as part of its "normalization" process.
Duvar English
Vacationers around Turkey are preparing for Eid al-Adha, the Muslim sacrifice feast, amid a continuing COVID-19 risk and warnings to minimize social traffic.
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Bus terminals in large cities filled up on July 29 with residents who wished to leave town for the holiday, possibly to join extended family for the traditional holiday.
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Duvar columnist Metin Yeğin said that he took a plane into Istanbul's smaller Sabiha Gökçen Airport, where he said passengers were unable to maintain safe distances and weren't seated distantly on the plane either.
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Meanwhile, shoppers in Istanbul flooded the streets to do holiday shopping for sweets, traditionally served in family gatherings during the feast.
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Relatives of soldiers and public servants who died on duty visited cemeteries on July 29, a day before Eid al-Adha Eve, to pray at their loved ones' graves, a tradition before Muslim holidays.
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Turkey's dessert industry has also been busy before the holiday, as traditional desserts are a popular item on holiday tables.
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Turkey started its normalization process on June 1, lifting curfews, removing travel restrictions and resuming business as usual.
The country's daily COVID-19 diagnoses spiked following the start of the normalization process, stabilizing around the high 900s.
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