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Deutsche Welle (DW) referred to Erdem Yoruk’s forthcoming book, titled The Politics of the Welfare State in Turkey for the University of Michigan Press, in their news article regarding social assistance and COVID-19 pandemic. The news article emphasizes that, as demonstrated by research, last year 34% of Turkey’s population received social assistance, while this percentage increased following the COVID-19 pandemic.
You can find the details of the news article on Deutsche Welle’s official web site.