This story is from 19 September 2026.
A landslide occurred during excavation in a villa garden in Istanbul's Büyükçekmece Alkent 2000 neighborhood, trapping 2 workers.
The incident occurred during an unauthorized septic tank excavation in the garden of a licensed villa. Büyükçekmece District Governor Ali İkram Tuna said a 4-meter-deep collapse occurred and one of the workers was rescued safely. Efforts continue for the other worker.
+9: Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Star, Milliyet, NTV, Milat, Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7 and Habertürk +10: Takvim, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Star, Milliyet, NTV, Milat, Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7 and Habertürk 
+2: Ekonomim and Gazete Oksijen +3: Dünya, Ekonomim and Gazete Oksijen 
+7: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Yeniçağ, Muhalif, Evrensel and Oda TV +8: Sözcü, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Yeniçağ, Muhalif, Evrensel and Oda TV Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz wished mercy for those killed and recovery for the injured in the collapsed building in Istanbul's Maltepe. Yılmaz said search and rescue efforts were continuing.
+2: Kıbrıs Genç TV and Kıbrıs Manşet 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.
+10: TGRT Haber, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Yeni Şafak, Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet, Takvim, Milat, DHA and Star +11: A Haber, TGRT Haber, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Yeni Şafak, Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet, Takvim, Milat, DHA and Star 
+5: Bianet, Karar, Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga +6: Diken, Bianet, Karar, Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga 
+10: Aykırı, BirGün, soL Haber, Tele2 Haber, Nefes, Oda TV, Muhalif, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and İlke TV +11: Evrensel, Aykırı, BirGün, soL Haber, Tele2 Haber, Nefes, Oda TV, Muhalif, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and İlke TV 
+2: Independent Türkçe and BBC Türkçe +3: Euronews Türkçe, Independent Türkçe and BBC Türkçe The Istanbul Governor's Office said 5 students were injured in a fight between students at a school in Başakşehir. Ihlas News Agency reported that one student stabbed three students.
+11: Milliyet, Milat, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet, NTV, Takvim, DHA, A Haber, Habertürk, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Asır +12: Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Milat, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet, NTV, Takvim, DHA, A Haber, Habertürk, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Asır 
+5: Ekonomim, Karar, Kısa Dalga, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Gazete Oksijen +6: Bianet, Ekonomim, Karar, Kısa Dalga, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Gazete Oksijen 
+5: Evrensel, Sözcü, Nefes, İlke TV and Halk TV +6: Muhalif, Evrensel, Sözcü, Nefes, İlke TV and Halk TV A police officer at a checkpoint in Ankara's Pursaklar district was killed by gunfire from a person in a stopped vehicle. The other two people in the vehicle were detained.
+12: Türkiye Gazetesi, A Haber, Haber7, Takvim, Star, Milliyet, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, Habertürk, Yeni Şafak, DHA and Yeni Akit +13: NTV, Türkiye Gazetesi, A Haber, Haber7, Takvim, Star, Milliyet, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, Habertürk, Yeni Şafak, DHA and Yeni Akit 
+2: Sigorta Gündem and Karar +3: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Sigorta Gündem and Karar +5: Oda TV, Sözcü, Halk TV, soL Haber and BirGün +6: Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Sözcü, Halk TV, soL Haber and BirGün 
Afyonkarahisar Deputy Governor and Provincial Special Administration Secretary General İhsan Ayrancı died in hospital after being wounded by a gun.
+8: Star, Yeni Akit, Milat, Takvim, TGRT Haber, CNN Türk, Milliyet and Hürriyet +9: Yeni Şafak, Star, Yeni Akit, Milat, Takvim, TGRT Haber, CNN Türk, Milliyet and Hürriyet 
+2: Ekonomim and ANKA Haber Ajansı +3: Dünya, Ekonomim and ANKA Haber Ajansı +6: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Nefes, BirGün, Yeniçağ and Muhalif +7: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Nefes, BirGün, Yeniçağ and Muhalif Adil Katılım Bank Chair Ali Emre Ballı, whose statement was taken in the fund probe, was found dead in Çekmeköy in his car with a gunshot wound to the head. Some documents were claimed to have been in his vehicle.
+6: TGRT Haber, Haber7, NTV, Yeni Şafak, Star and Milliyet +7: CNN Türk, TGRT Haber, Haber7, NTV, Yeni Şafak, Star and Milliyet +6: Serbestiyet, PSM, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Medyascope +7: Karar, Serbestiyet, PSM, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Medyascope +7: Evrensel, Nefes, İlke TV, soL Haber, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Tele2 Haber +8: Sözcü, Evrensel, Nefes, İlke TV, soL Haber, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Tele2 Haber President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a drawing ceremony in Istanbul that they view the "Terror-Free Türkiye" process as a "state project." Communications Director Burhanettin Duran announced that Erdoğan will travel to the US on September 20-23 for the 81st UN General Assembly and deliver a speech on September 22.
+8: Hürriyet, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk +9: A Haber, Hürriyet, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk 
+2: Dünya and Gazete Oksijen +2: Yeniçağ and Oda TV With the discount effective from September 19, diesel prices dropped to 96.31 lira per litre in Istanbul, 97.41 lira in Ankara, and 97.71 lira in Izmir. The price had risen above 100 lira for the first time after two increases of 6.62 and 4.62 lira earlier in the week; gasoline prices were left unchanged.
+5: Bloomberg HT, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet and Dünya +6: Ekonomim, Bloomberg HT, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet and Dünya 
Brazilian driver Felipe Massa, who won all three Formula 1 races held at Istanbul Park, visited the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia and Sultanahmet as part of a program organized by the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA); he said, "I loved the Bosphorus the most."
+3: Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet and Türkiye Gazetesi +4: Haber7, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet and Türkiye Gazetesi +2: Yeniçağ and Oda TV The İstanbul 45th Civil Court of First Instance lifted the injunctions it had issued on September 2, 2025 in the CHP İstanbul Provincial Congress case; the duties of Gürsel Tekin and the interim board came to an end. Tekin said Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu had appointed him provincial chairman and stated he continues in his post as an "appointee."
