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Public transport in Istanbul will be free on Tuesday, Oct. 6, for the 103rd anniversary of the city's liberation from enemy occupation.
The Turkish Trade Ministry's Advertising Board blocked access to websites carrying fake reviews and ratings and offering artificial engagement.
The Konohafest Japanese culture and anime festival in Ümraniye, Istanbul, was attacked by a group chanting takbir. Police intervened, and the event was ended on security grounds.
+4: Sözcü, Cumhuriyet, soL Haber and Oda TV +5: Halk TV, Sözcü, Cumhuriyet, soL Haber and Oda TV Turkish Education Minister Yusuf Tekin said neither the system nor the procedure of the university entrance exam (YKS) would change.
+3: NTV, Takvim and Haber7 +4: Milat, NTV, Takvim and Haber7 
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 153-kilometre Çerkezköy-Kapıkule section of the Halkalı-Kapıkule High-Speed Train Line will open on 9 October. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the opening.
+7: Star, Takvim, Milat, A Haber, Haber7, DHA and Yeni Asır +8: Habertürk, Star, Takvim, Milat, A Haber, Haber7, DHA and Yeni Asır 
The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has prepared two indictments over the 2016 death of former Transport Minister Arif Ahmet Denizolgun. One covers three forensic officials, the other his former personal doctor.
+5: Yeni Akit, Haber7, Takvim, NTV and TGRT Haber +6: A Haber, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Takvim, NTV and TGRT Haber 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.
Three of five suspects detained in the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's threat investigation targeting the owners of Zen Pırlanta were arrested, while two were released under judicial control.
+8: Takvim, DHA, Milliyet, TGRT Haber, NTV, Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak and Habertürk +9: Yeni Akit, Takvim, DHA, Milliyet, TGRT Haber, NTV, Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak and Habertürk +5: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, BirGün and Halk TV +6: Cumhuriyet, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, BirGün and Halk TV The Ankara 34th High Criminal Court released the reasoning for the 4-year prison sentence given to Umitcan Uygun over the death of Sema Esen. The court acquitted him of the charge of torment.
+2: Hürriyet and Star +3: Yeni Asır, Hürriyet and Star 
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+3: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and soL Haber +4: Evrensel, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and soL Haber 
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 Turkish Interior Ministry announced 1,297 suspects were detained in drug operations in 75 provinces in the last 10 days, with 714 arrested.
+6: Habertürk, DHA, Hürriyet, A Haber, Türkiye Gazetesi and Milat +7: Star, Habertürk, DHA, Hürriyet, A Haber, Türkiye Gazetesi and Milat +2: Nefes and Halk TV +3: BirGün, Nefes and Halk TV In operations targeting different crimes in Ankara, Mardin, Muğla and Rize, 64 people were arrested. Raids targeted illegal betting, fraud, prostitution and wanted suspects.
+2: Hürriyet and Yeni Asır 
+2: Yeniçağ and Cumhuriyet +3: Nefes, Yeniçağ and Cumhuriyet Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 8 murders in 7 cases had been solved. Six people were detained in the case in Şefaatli district of Yozgat.
+12: Star, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, NTV, Milliyet, A Haber, Yeni Asır, Yeni Akit, Takvim, Haber7, Habertürk and Hürriyet +13: Sabah, Star, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, NTV, Milliyet, A Haber, Yeni Asır, Yeni Akit, Takvim, Haber7, Habertürk and Hürriyet +4: Sözcü, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ +5: Halk TV, Sözcü, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ In the Mizan Operation coordinated by the Gebze Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 52 suspects were detained and 31 of them were arrested in the investigation into 155 firms alleged to have obtained unjustified tax refunds by issuing false documents.
+3: Milliyet, Star and DHA +4: Hürriyet, Milliyet, Star and DHA Some 23,040 bottles of counterfeit alcohol were seized in a warehouse in Buca district in Izmir. One suspect was detained and judicial proceedings were launched against him.
+4: Haber7, Star, NTV and DHA +5: Yeni Asır, Haber7, Star, NTV and DHA +2: Muhalif and Yeniçağ +3: Sözcü, Muhalif and Yeniçağ Simultaneous raids were carried out on 19 nightclubs in Polatlı and 68 suspects were detained. Administrative proceedings were opened against 94 women working at the venues.
In Kahramanmaraş, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) staff recorded disaster training they had not actually given in schools as if delivered and were paid on the basis of those documents. The governorship authorized an investigation into six staff members.
+2: soL Haber and Nefes +3: Evrensel, soL Haber and Nefes According to the Turkish Education Ministry (MEB)'s 2025-2026 formal education data, 1,934,555 children are not enrolled in any school. Including students in open education and MESEM, the figure reaches 3,478,325.
The Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry added 53 products found with non-compliant contents in food inspections to its imitation and adulteration list.
In Aydın's Efeler district, Abdullah S., who shot then-CHP Deputy Chairman Bülent Tezcan in the leg 10 years ago, was found dead at his home with a gunshot wound to the head.
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that 33 of 45 suspects detained in an illegal betting investigation were arrested, while judicial control was ordered for 8 of them.
+10: DHA, TGRT Haber, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, A Haber, NTV, Star, Haber7, Milat and Yeni Şafak +11: Habertürk, DHA, TGRT Haber, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, A Haber, NTV, Star, Haber7, Milat and Yeni Şafak +4: BirGün, Yeniçağ, Evrensel and Oda TV +5: Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Yeniçağ, Evrensel and Oda TV The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into Musa Özsoy, known on social media as the "Food Detective," over alleged 8 million lira embezzlement and document forgery.
+2: Yeni Akit and Yeni Şafak The Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's imitation and adulteration list found single-hoofed animal meat in products of two businesses in Bursa. It was determined that horse and donkey meat was used in pide, cantık, meatballs and sucuk.
The probe into former Transport Minister Denizolgun's death has been completed, with 3 separate cases filed against 7 suspects including his doctor and forensic officials.
+13: TGRT Haber, Haber7, DHA, Hürriyet, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Yeni Asır, Milat and Takvim +14: Star, TGRT Haber, Haber7, DHA, Hürriyet, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Yeni Asır, Milat and Takvim +2: Ekonomim and Diken +5: BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Oda TV, Halk TV and Yeniçağ +6: Sözcü, BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Oda TV, Halk TV and Yeniçağ 
