Turkish district bazaars and markets selling fresh fruit and vegetables will be open over the next two Saturdays.
While supermarkets and stores have been barred from selling goods deemed “nonessential,” like toys, stationery and tech products, for the remainder of the lockdown implemented to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the Interior Ministry’s latest circular, the district markets selling fresh vegetables, fruits and seedlings will be open between 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. local time on Saturday, May 8 and 15. Another circular published earlier includes regulations on products that can be sold in markets during the full closure period, which will last until May 17.
Accordingly, electronic goods, clothing, garden supplies and auto accessories are among the goods that will no longer be available for sale in stores, including retail chains like BIM, A-101 or Migros, during the “full closure” period. Makeup and perfume sales will be barred at such stores according to the ministry’s notice issued to all 81 provinces, but residents may purchase groceries, cleaning products and food for their pets.
The sale of alcoholic beverages is also among the barred goods.
