National news in Türkiye · Page 12

The lifeless body of 54-year-old Ayşegül Yaşar, who went missing in the Düziçi district of Osmaniye, was found in the Andırın district of Kahramanmaraş; one suspect confessed to the murder. One suspect was arrested in the case of Abdülhamid Terkin, who was murdered in Istanbul in 2018.…

The Education Ministry (MEB) announced that walk-in parent visits will not be allowed. Parents will be able to book appointments 24/7 via okulrandevu.meb.gov.tr, e-Okul, and the MEBİM hotline 444 0 632.…

In Fıçıtaşı neighbourhood of Rize's İyidere district, the road split in two and collapsed by roughly 60 centimetres following heavy rainfall. The retaining wall remained intact.…

Ten of the 12 workers affected by carbon monoxide gas at a textile workshop in the Küre district of Kastamonu have been discharged from the hospital. Two workers continue to receive treatment.…

Istanbul University students marched against the price of a single meal rising from 52.50 TL to 70 TL. With three price hikes in the past year, the overall increase reached 180%.…

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş reported that 2.08 billion lira (TL) was paid to 18,334 young people under the Family and Youth Fund in September. Beneficiary couples had 20,988 children.…

Eighty women from the women's movement, politics, academia, and rights advocacy released a joint statement to organize a peace and democracy conference in Ankara on October 31-November 1.…

In a gendarmerie operation carried out in Diyarbakır's Lice and Kulp districts, 99 illicit cannabis cultivation plots were identified, 217,608 cannabis and skunk roots were destroyed, and 15 kilograms of cannabis were seized.…

256,900 synthetic pharmaceutical pills were seized in a vehicle at the Mersin City Hospital parking lot, and 413 ecstasy pills were found in the vehicle owner's home. Four suspects were detained.…

Following Amedspor's victory over Beşiktaş, fireworks set off during celebrations in Cizre caused fires in 3 businesses and 1 vehicle. A firefighter was injured and taken to hospital, and the flames were extinguished.…

Family lawyer Abdurrahman Karabulut said they were informed the phone, whose passcode could not previously be cracked, could be opened without wiping data. He noted that following discussions with the prosecutor's office, the method will first be tested on a phone of the same make and model next week.…

In the Pamukkale district of Denizli, 15-year-old Azerbaijani national F.J. stabbed to death 35-year-old Kazım Kavaklı during an argument on the street. The suspect, who fled the scene, was detained by police teams.…

Journalist Musa Anter, assassinated in Diyarbakır on September 20, 1992, was commemorated at the murder scene by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association, where member Fexredin Kılıç urged unsolved murders to be solved for peace.…

In the 2025-2026 world field ranking by METU Informatics Institute's URAP, the number of universities from Türkiye rose from 89 to 90, with İTÜ leading in 28 fields. 2,566 universities from 121 countries were listed across 78 fields.…

Following fish deaths in the Kura River running through Göle district, samples were taken from the water and dead fish. In initial inspections, it is estimated that oxygen levels in the water were below the critical threshold.…

A brush fire that broke out in the Dolapdere neighborhood area of Diyarbakır's Silvan district spread to the forest due to the wind. Teams' efforts to bring the fire under control continue.…

Osman Kenar, a Cyprus veteran living in the Beyşehir district of Konya, lost the medal he wore during the September 19 Veterans Day ceremony. Kenar asked citizens for help to find his medal, which holds high sentimental value.…

Due to the L'Étape Türkiye by Tour de France cycling race, the Ankara direction of the FSM Bridge and several roads in Beykoz were closed to vehicular traffic, alongside certain avenues in Fatih and Beyoğlu closed for a running event. Roads will reopen gradually as the race progresses.…

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that a fifth suspect has been arrested in the murder of Abdülhamid Terkin and that the body of missing Ayşegül Yaşar has been found. Gürlek also announced that UYAP's technological infrastructure has been updated and new digital applications have been launched.…

In Gaziantep's Şahinbey district, Harun K. shot and killed his wife Merve K. with a shotgun following an argument. The suspect then went outside, opened fire at random, injured four people—three of them children—and was subsequently detained.…