This story is from 18 September 2026.
Küçükçekmece 6th High Criminal Court sentenced three defendants under 18 to 24 years in prison each for "jointly and intentionally killing a child" and ruled against any sentence reduction. Prosecutors had sought between 18 and 24 years in prison.
The court ordered the continuation of the defendants' detention. The incident occurred after an argument that started over a phone call following the refusal to repair a motorcycle escalated. Demirci died in the hospital two days after the attack.
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Istanbul Governor Davut Gül said 2 people died in the collapsed 7-storey building in Maltepe and work was under way to reach 3 people under the rubble. Eleven people, including three children, were rescued from the rubble.
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+2: To Vima and Al Jazeera English +3: DW Türkçe, To Vima and Al Jazeera English In yesterday's "Huzur Istanbul" operation in Istanbul, 640 people wanted for various crimes were caught and 546 people were taken into custody.
After three floors of a seven-storey building collapsed in Istanbul, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) data shows the city has 1,238 buildings at risk of collapsing on their own.
Actor Berna Laçin was released by the court to which she had been referred with a request for arrest in the probe over her social media post about Izmir.
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Afyonkarahisar Deputy Governor and Provincial Special Administration Secretary General İhsan Ayrancı died in hospital after being wounded by a gun.
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In operations spanning 15 provinces, legal proceedings were reportedly launched against 162 suspects, 9 associations and 13 businesses. The EU said it was following the detentions and access blocks "with concern," had "noted" reports that most detainees were released, and reiterated its call for anti-discrimination recommendations to be implemented.
Istanbul's 33rd High Criminal Court accepted and merged with the main case a 195-page supplementary indictment against 29 people, including jailed İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in the Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ investigation; the number of defendants rose to 435 and the number of alleged acts to 155.
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