Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu confirmed Thursday that he contracted the coronavirus.
"Me and my wife tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, our general conditions are good and the treatment continues at home with the advice of our doctors, " he wrote on Twitter.
Turkey has confirmed 513,656 coronavirus patients and more than 14,100 deaths so far, while 414,141 patients have recovered.