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Experts have warned against fraudsters who lure consumers off e-commerce platforms with pretexts like order cancellations, asking for transfers to an IBAN, or sending fake payment links.
Bodrum Regional Port Director T.A. was caught red-handed on suspicion of bribery and taken into custody. In the operation, searches were conducted at the port directorate building and vehicles, and some materials were seized.
+4: Yeni Şafak, Yeni Akit, TGRT Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi +5: Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Akit, TGRT Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi 
+2: Karar and Diken 
+5: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü and Evrensel +6: Halk TV, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü and Evrensel Two children who were walking in front of a high school with a pump-action shotgun in Efeler district of Aydın were taken into custody. The weapon was found under a parked minibus in a nearby marketplace.
A human skull and bone fragments have been found during excavation at the site of an old school building under demolition in Çorum's Üçtutlar neighbourhood. Residents claimed the area was an old cemetery.
+3: Haber7, Milliyet and CNN Türk +4: Hürriyet, Haber7, Milliyet and CNN Türk 
+4: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü and Yeniçağ +5: Muhalif, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü and Yeniçağ With a letter sent by Education Minister Yusuf Tekin to 81 provincial governorships on September 9, 2026, lesson duration can be reduced from 40 minutes to 30 minutes in some schools.
In the case of Fatmanur Okur, accused of killing her husband Şükrü Okur in Kocaeli, the prosecutor requested aggravated life imprisonment and unjust provocation reduction. The defendant did not accept the opinion.
+4: Evrensel, Sözcü, Nefes and Cumhuriyet +5: Oda TV, Evrensel, Sözcü, Nefes and Cumhuriyet 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 
After the expert examination at the municipality in the Dilovası factory fire trial, police blocked the families' statement. Defense lawyer İrfan Öge asked the family why they sent the child to work.
YÖK decided that universities should grant a reasonable period to Iranian students who cannot pay their fees due to internet and communication disruptions in Iran.
The drug test result for Manifest group founder and manager Tolga Akış has been announced. It was reported that no narcotics were found in the blood, urine and hair samples examined by the Forensic Medicine Institute.
+3: A Haber, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak +4: CNN Türk, A Haber, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak 
+2: Karar and Ekonomim +4: Yeniçağ, BirGün, Nefes and Oda TV +5: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Nefes and Oda TV The Health Ministry announced that a total of 1.76 million babies underwent newborn hearing screening in the last two years. Of those, 24,000 babies requiring further evaluation were referred to advanced diagnosis centers.
The Interior Ministry said that in cybercrime operations carried out in 36 provinces over the last five days, 826 suspects were caught, 444 were arrested, and judicial control was imposed on 254 of them.
+4: A Haber, Star, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak +5: Milliyet, A Haber, Star, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak The Istanbul Regional Court of Appeal rejected appeals against decisions, including a 5-year 6-month prison sentence, in the case of threats to prosecutor Yavuz Engin, who conducted the 'newborn gang' investigation.
Meteorology issued a warning for strong showers and thunderstorms for provinces in the Central and Eastern Black Sea regions. It asked to be cautious against flood, water inundation and landslide risks.
YÖK announced that candidates who were placed in the 2026 YKS but did not register or cancelled their registration before 9 December 2026 can start in 2026-2027. The last application date is 9 December 2026.
In Keçiören Gülgün Street, the road collapsed when floodwaters swept away an open infrastructure fill, and 20 cars fell into a pit about 1 meter deep. The vehicles were removed, repairs began in the morning, and cars were stranded on flooded roads in Sincan as well.
+5: Milat, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Star and Haber7 +6: Hürriyet, Milat, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Star and Haber7 +2: Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomim +3: Diken, Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomim +5: Halk TV, Sözcü, Nefes, Oda TV and BirGün +6: Muhalif, Halk TV, Sözcü, Nefes, Oda TV and BirGün A fire that broke out in a wooden house in Deresökü village in İnebolu district of Kastamonu spread to neighboring houses. Intervention by teams is ongoing.
+2: Haber7 and CNN Türk 
+2: Yeniçağ and Nefes +3: Sözcü, Yeniçağ and Nefes According to the report prepared by Esenler Municipality, the annual economic cost of traffic congestion in Istanbul is approximately $10 billion. The time lost due to traffic reaches 288 hours per year.
The Adıyaman Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, in the investigation of the Arı Apartmanı, which collapsed in the earthquake and killed 31 people, issued a decision of lack of jurisdiction to remedy deficiencies and sent the file to the Besni Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
In an operation at two addresses in Esenyurt, Istanbul, 272 kilos 450 grams of methamphetamine were seized and 4 suspects were detained.
The clothes, identification and skull of 80-year-old Hüseyin Karadeniz, missing for 15 months in the Gazipaşa district of Antalya, were found in a forested area. The bones were sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute for DNA testing.
In the case regarding the death of journalist Hakan Tosun, the court did not announce its decision because the defendants' lawyers did not attend the hearing and postponed the case to October 7.
+2: Gazete Oksijen and Karar +3: Agos, Gazete Oksijen and Karar 
The Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) opened an investigation into Yusuf Kılıç, who sent a message to the family of arrested comedian Deniz Göktaş saying, “As an imam, I stand by you, Brother Deniz.” Kılıç gave his defense in Ankara on August 27, and Göktaş's first hearing is expected on September 28.
+5: Oda TV, Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and Nefes +6: Halk TV, Oda TV, Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and Nefes The İSİG Assembly announced that at least 95 child workers lost their lives while working in the 2025-2026 academic year. Of these, 28 were aged 5-14 and 67 were aged 15-17; deaths increased by 32 percent.
+2: soL Haber and BirGün +3: Nefes, soL Haber and BirGün 
