Turkey’s odd lockdown rule: Locals stay home, tourists free to roam

Tourists having a meal near the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul recently. Turkey welcomes tourists, but locals need to stay home. — AFP

“Turkey unlimited, now available without Turks, ” reads a satirical tourism campaign advertisement for holidays on the country’s Mediterranean coasts.

Two children run along one of Turkey’s beaches “enjoyed by millions yearly”. Further down it says: “Don’t worry, millions are at home.”