Social distancing and quarantine were tactics deployed more than a century ago by societies including the late Ottoman state
Disease outbreaks and plagues were a common aspect of most societies as recently as a hundred years ago.
The Ottoman empire, the predecessor state of the Turkish Republic, was no exception and dealt with its share of devastating outbreaks. Measures were taken by authorities to prevent entry and exit from several regions, including the capital Istanbul, the holy cities of Jerusalem and Mecca, as well as the regional hubs of Beirut and Baghdad.
"The Ottoman Empire fought a number of epidemics at various times and took strict measures to prevent their spread," said academic Mehmet Celik, an expert on Middle Eastern History.
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