Answering reporters’ questions following the prayer, Erdoğan noted that 2020 has been a year afflicted by miseries and that COVID-related deaths will hopefully be on the decrease in 2021 thanks to the measures put in place.

Stating that 3 million doses of vaccine have already arrived in Turkey, Erdoğan said that Turkey plans to procure 50 million doses from China, with a similar amount also possible to be brought from Germany.

There are also positive developments in the talks for joint production with Germany, the President pointed out, further stressing that Turkey is also conducting its own vaccine studies in addition to ongoing joint efforts with Russia.