Koronavirüs (Covid-19) Pandemisinin Olası Etkilerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Throughout history, humanity has been exposed to various epidemics. The Coronavirus (Covid19) epidemic, which emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and spread in a short time deeply affected the whole world. Coronavirus outbreak first appeared in Turkey, on March 10, 2020. Thanks to the measures taken, the pandemic spread rate has slowed down considerably. Although the outbreak has various effects, in this study these effects are generally classified under three headings. The first one is about human security or human health. Due to the epidemic, a large number of people have caught the virus and some died. As of June 3, 2020, the number of people who died was over 378,000. The second effect is about the social effects caused by the outbreak. In the lockdown period, people’s being closed at home, wearing masks and not being able to socialize due to the threat of viruse created psychological problems especially for those over 65 years old. The third concerns the economic effects of the virus. Due to the economic crisis that emerged during the epidemic, economic supply chains were broken on a global scale, the economy of the countries shrank, many companies went bankrupt and people became unemployed. With the coronavirus epidemic, globalization has also started to be questioned and it has been observed that international organizations that need to act against a global problem are inadequate. As a result, states have started to search for national solutions to the international problem on their own. States are fighting against the epidemic in their capacities by taking unprecedented measures. This study will evaluate the possible effects of the choranavirus epidemic in the world. In this study it will be discussed at the effects of the virus to Turkey as well.