Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (3rd R) attends the opening ceremony of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Excellence Centers in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, Turkey, on Aug. 9, 2020. Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China, according to the World Health Organization. (Xinhua)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening ceremony of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Excellence Centers in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, Turkey, on Aug. 9, 2020. Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China, according to the World Health Organization. (Xinhua)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the opening ceremony of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Excellence Centers in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, Turkey, on Aug. 9, 2020. Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China, according to the World Health Organization. (Xinhua)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the opening ceremony of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Excellence Centers in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, Turkey, on Aug. 9, 2020. Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has become the third country to develop vaccines locally against COVID-19 after the United States and China, according to the World Health Organization. (Xinhua)