Air Pollution, COVID-19–Related Air-Quality Changes, and Premature Mortality in Türkiye (2019–2023)

Key Points

• To assess the impact of air pollution and COVID-19 on premature mortality in Türkiye from 2019 to 2023.
• Analysis of air quality data during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Assessment of PM2.5-related mortality rates
• Region-specific strategy recommendations
• Identified high levels of PM2.5 associated with increased mortality
• Noted significant air-quality changes due to COVID-19 lockdowns
• Highlighted gaps in monitoring that limit risk assessments