According to the NTV channel, the head of the Turkish Ministry of Health Fahrettin Koca was the first to be vaccinated.
Earlier, the presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, discussed the problems of combating the pandemic, including the implementation of plans for the joint production and use of vaccines against COVID-19.
On January 12, the Turkish leader said that vaccination against coronavirus infection in the country will start in the coming days.