Cerrahpaşa Medical School in Istanbul

The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals' intensive care units (ICU) has been declining in Turkey, an expert has said, citing the vaccinations as the main reason for the improvement in the situation.

In line with fewer patients, intensive care occupancy in hospitals has dropped to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic.

The COVID-19 situation in Turkey's large cities has been improving, with the number of patients and people in intensive care declining, thanks to a raft of measures the government introduced to bring the spread of the virus under control, experts have said.