Köktürk N.İtil B.O.Altınışık G.Adıgüzel N.Akgün M.Akyıldız L.Altın S.Arıkan H.Ateş G.Ay P.Aykaç N.Babayiğit C.Bostan P.Cinel G.Çalışır H.C.Çelik P.Çetinkaya P.D.Dağlı E.Demir A.U.Demir C.Dikensoy Ö.Edis E.Ç.Elbek O.Erdinç M.Ergan B.Eyüboğlu A.F.Ö.Gemicioğlu B.Göksel T.Gülhan E.Gültekin Ö.Gürkan C.G.Gürgün A.Havlucu Y.Başoğlu O.K.Karakurt S.Karakurt Z.Kılınç O.Kocabaş A.Kul S.Müsellim B.Naycı S.Özkan M.Pınarer Ö.Saltürk C.Sandal A.Sayıner A.Şen E.Şimşek G.Ö.Karadağ B.T.Akyıl F.T.Töreyin Z.N.Uçan E.S.Küçük F.Ç.U.Varol A.Yasin Y.Yıldız T.Arzu Yorgancıoğlu A.Bayram H.2024-07-222024-07-22202021492530http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/13853It has been more than 3 months now since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Turkey. Globally, the number of confirmed cases and deaths reached 9,653,048 and 491,128 respectively, as reported by 216 countries by June 27, 2020. Turkey had 1,396 new cases, 194,511 total cases, and 5,065 deaths by the same date. From the first case until today, the Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS) has been very proactive in educating doctors, increasing public awareness, undertaking academic studies, and assisting with public health policies. In the present report, social, academic, and management perspectives of the pandemic are presented under appropriate subtitles. During this critical public health crisis, TTS has once again demonstrated its readiness and constructive stance by supporting public health, healthcare workers, and the environment. This review summarizes the perspective of TTS on each aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic and casts light on its contributions. © 2020 by Turkish Thoracic Society.EnglishAll Open Access; Gold Open AccessArticleasthmaawarenesschronic obstructive lung diseaseclimate changeclinical researchcoronavirus disease 2019diagnostic proceduredistance learninge-learningenvironmental changeenvironmental exposurefollow uphealth care deliveryhealth care organizationhealth care personnelhealth care policyhumanimmune responseinfection preventioninformation processingintensive carelung cancermortalityoccupational accidentoccupational diseasepandemicpediatric patientpractice guidelinepublic healthscientific literaturesleep disordered breathingsocial determinants of healthTurkey (republic)Turkish Thoracic Societyviolencevirtual learning environmentArticle10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2020.20174