TNT Coronavirus Edition: Male Nurse Discrimination

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Sözcü Newspaper, 1 April 2020)


                         Now he's nursing a grudge.

Togahan Karadaş is a nurse at Istanbul University Tıp Fakültesi
Hospital (a.k.a. Çapa Hospital).  The day before yesterday, after his
shift was over Karadaş went to his home in Alibeyköy and while
there he boarded a bus to go to do some shopping for household
needs.

Hoping to take advantage of the fact that health workers are exempt
from paying fares during the coronavirus crisis, Karadaş showed the
bus driver his ID card to prove his eligibility for free travel.

However (!), the driver said to Karadaş "a man can't be a nurse!" and
made him get off the bus.  Bewildered, Karadaş stated that "while the
world is applauding health workers, my professional honor has been
insulted!  I want authorities to take the necessary actions!"