Şanlıurfa is a province of Türkiye. Its administrative centre is the city of Şanlıurfa. It borders the provinces of Mardin to the east, Gaziantep to the west, Adıyaman to the north and Diyarbakır to the northeast, and Syria to the south.
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Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) Chair Prof. Dr. Bilir said 72,500 personal data applications, including those via CİMER, have been filed with the body since 2017 and about 69,000 have been concluded.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at TEKNOFEST 2026 Southeast in Şanlıurfa and said 9 people had been detained over the mine accident in Soma.
The Interior Ministry announced that 3,810 people were detained in an operation targeting online posts after the school attacks in Şanlıurfa and Kahramanmaraş and the incident in Manisa. Of the suspects, 304 were arrested, 1,163 were placed under judicial control and 2,336 were released; proceedings against 7 people are ongoing.
+7: Milat, Haber7, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, Star, A Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi +8: NTV, Milat, Haber7, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, Star, A Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi 
The Southeast leg of the Aviation, Space and Technology Festival will be held in Şanlıurfa on 30 September-4 October. Governor Hasan Şıldak said preparations were in the final stage and they expected more than 1 million participants.
The 5.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Karaköprü district of Şanlıurfa on 24 September brought Prof. Dr. Şener Üşümezsoy's 2023 fault assessments back into focus. Üşümezsoy had at that time drawn attention to the Bozova Fault south of the Atatürk Dam.
Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş announced that a total of 10 million lira has been allocated to Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman and Diyarbakır, which were affected by the 5.4-magnitude earthquake.
+2: Star and Haber7 +3: Milat, Star and Haber7 
Şanlıurfa Governor Hasan Şıldak said the 5.4-magnitude quake centered on Karaköprü caused no loss of life or damage. Education in the city was suspended for one day.
+14: TGRT Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Habertürk, Yeni Asır, Milliyet, Star, DHA and Haber7 +15: NTV, TGRT Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Habertürk, Yeni Asır, Milliyet, Star, DHA and Haber7 
+9: Karar, Ekonomim, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Gündem Kıbrıs, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Havadis +10: Sporx, Karar, Ekonomim, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Gündem Kıbrıs, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Havadis 
+9: Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Nefes, Halk TV, soL Haber, Tele2 Haber, Yeniçağ, Oda TV and BirGün +10: Sözcü, Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Nefes, Halk TV, soL Haber, Tele2 Haber, Yeniçağ, Oda TV and BirGün 
Following the magnitude 5.4 earthquake in Şanlıurfa, Prof. Dr. Hasan Sözbilir said the Bozova Fault has the potential to produce earthquakes up to magnitude 7.
The Interior Ministry announced that 37 suspects with 3.92 billion lira in account transactions were caught in illegal betting operations centered in Şanlıurfa and carried out in 4 provinces. The operations also took place in Antalya, Balıkesir and Hatay.
Journeyman Habip Aksoy, accused of causing the death of apprentice Muhammed Kendirci in Bozova district of Şanlıurfa, said at the first hearing: "It was dusty, it happened while I tried to clean it. We were joking around."
+3: Türkiye Gazetesi, Milliyet and CNN Türk +4: Hürriyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Milliyet and CNN Türk 
TEKNOFEST Southeast will be held in Şanlıurfa from September 30 to October 4; the festival's promotional clip used traditional sıra night melodies.
The festival, carried out under the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and the T3 Foundation, will be held at GAP Airport between 30 September and 4 October. Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Mayor Mehmet Kasım Gülpınar said they expect more than 1 million visitors.
