Türkiye on Monday, 5 October 2026 · Page 2

The Turkish Interior Ministry said 547 suspects were detained in cybercrime operations held in 61 provinces over the past 5 days. It said 155 of the suspects were remanded in custody, while judicial control measures were imposed on 183.…

In the Gülistan Doku investigation, family lawyer Ali Çimen said the file includes messages between former Tunceli Governor Tuncay Sonel and detained suspect Gökhan Ertok on 300 kilograms of heroin and property worth 400 million lira.…

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) published a preliminary assessment report on the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Adana's Saimbeyli district at 14:43 today.…

AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik said inspections carried out after the 4.8 and 4.9 quakes in Adana's Saimbeyli district and the 5.2 quake in Osmaniye's Sumbas district found no problems.…

Earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.8, 4.9 and 5.2 struck Adana and Osmaniye on Oct. 4. Earth scientist Prof. Dr. Naci Görür said the tremors were an effect of the Feb. 6 earthquakes and that Adana was at risk.…

A forest fire broke out in Bodrum. Crews are responding to the flames by air and land.…

In Ankara, access was blocked to 432 of 774 websites examined during the gendarmerie's cyber patrol over the past week. The sites were reported to the Turkish Cyber Security Presidency.…

The Turkish Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) ruled that the criminal liability of mothers with postpartum psychosis will be set by a Council of Forensic Medicine report, with treatment instead of punishment for those mentally unfit.…

The examination at Türkiye's Forensic Medicine Institute of samples taken on 12 September from the grave of former Turkish intelligence agency MİT officer Kaşif Kozinoğlu has been completed. The samples were returned to his grave.…

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 294 people were extradited to Türkiye in the first nine months of 2026. Of them, 137 were brought from Georgia and 67 from Germany.…

The phrases 'sourdough' and 'black starter' will be removed from yoghurt and ayran labels by 31 December 2026. The new regulation covers descriptions emphasising traditional production methods.…

Istanbul Governor Davut Gül announced that 130 organized crime groups were dismantled in the first nine months of 2026, while shooting incidents fell by 48%. He said counterterrorism operations rose by 20%.…

Public transport in Istanbul will be free on Tuesday, Oct. 6, for the 103rd anniversary of the city's liberation from enemy occupation.…

The Strategic Political and Defence Committee of the Mecca Defence Pact between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia met in Riyadh. The committee appointed Pakistani Major General Numan Mahmud as its first secretary-general for three years.…

The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned in the strongest terms Israel's resumption of work on the so-called Sufa 53 line in Syria's Quneitra province and its erosion of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement.…

Communications Director Burhanettin Duran condemned Israel for resuming activities on the so-called "Sufa 53 line" in Syria's Quneitra province and called on Israel to end its violations and withdraw.…

Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş condemned Israel's activities in Syria's Quneitra province and called on the international community to take concrete steps against Israel.…

According to Kathimerini, the Athens government and France's Nexans are working on a formula that will not disturb Türkiye or Greece.…

NASA Deputy Administrator Anderson said they expected a new era in space cooperation after Türkiye signed the Artemis Accords.…

The Turkish national football team lost 3-1 away to the Italian national football team in the UEFA Nations League and left its fourth group match without points.…

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Club Licensing Board granted national licences to 44 clubs from three leagues for the 2026-2027 season. It imposed point deductions on 7 clubs in the Nesine 2. Lig.…

The 32 teams to take part in the 2027 Women's Volleyball World Cup have been confirmed, including the Turkish women's national volleyball team.…

Under the 2027 calendar announced by the FIA, Formula 2 and Formula 3 also included Istanbul Park. The three series will race on the same weekend on 1-3 October 2027.…

Turkish national karatekas Ekrem Altuner Yılmaz and Kağan Aslan each won a bronze medal at the Karate 1 Series A in Austria.…

Uğur Soylu and co-driver Mehmet Akif Yalçın finished third in the WRC Masters Cup, which ended with the Rally of Sardinia in Italy.…

Actor Göksel Arsoy, nicknamed Yeşilçam's 'Golden Boy', has died at the age of 90. Arsoy, one of the unforgettable figures of Turkish cinema, had played many characters.…

TUSAŞ and ROKETSAN signed the HÜRSAT-2 project contract at the 77th International Astronautical Congress in Antalya.…