This story is from 20 September 2026.
The 950-square-meter center on the second floor of the restored Metrohan will open to researchers and host Prof. Dr. Zafer Toprak's archive of 103,649 works. The opening will take place on Tuesday, 22 September at 13:00.
The center will offer rare books, periodicals, photographs, official and private documents, theses, posters, postcards and film reels for researchers' use. Additionally, a multi-purpose hall for 50 people will host panels and seminars.
Yeşilçam actor Göksel Arsoy, who died on 5 October at age 90, was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after funeral prayers today at Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Mosque.
+2: Yeni Şafak and Haber7 +3: Star, Yeni Şafak and Haber7 
+2: Nefes and Oda TV +3: Yeniçağ, Nefes and Oda TV The broadcasting regulator RTÜK decided to impose an administrative fine on Sözcü TV for failing to publish the court-finalized reply and correction text on its Antarctica science team report.
+2: Yeni Şafak and Türkiye Gazetesi 
+2: Ekonomim and Dünya +2: Cumhuriyet and BirGün +3: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and BirGün The appeal by T24, blocked on 30 September by the Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace, has gone undecided for five days. The outlet had applied to the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on 1 October.
According to an announcement in the Official Gazette, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) will tender 250 app-based taxi operating rights individually; the estimated price for each right is 6,376,000 lira (TL) plus VAT, with a 29-year license period. Only natural persons can participate, and bids will be submitted by 12 October.
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.
+11: TGRT Haber, Sabah, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, NTV, Habertürk, Milat, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet and Haber7 +12: Takvim, TGRT Haber, Sabah, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, NTV, Habertürk, Milat, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet and Haber7 
+2: Karar and Ekonomi Manşet +3: Kısa Dalga, Karar and Ekonomi Manşet 
+5: Yeniçağ, Gerçek Gündem, Muhalif, Evrensel and Tele2 Haber +6: Nefes, Yeniçağ, Gerçek Gündem, Muhalif, Evrensel and Tele2 Haber The Istanbul Governorship reported a landslide at a construction site in Alkent 2000 on 19 September around 18:40, killing 39-year-old A.M. under debris and injuring 28-year-old B.M. The construction firm's owner, site supervisor, and an employee were detained.
+7: Habertürk, CNN Türk, NTV, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak and Milat +8: Takvim, Habertürk, CNN Türk, NTV, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak and Milat 
+3: Ekonomim, Dünya and Gazete Oksijen +4: Diken, Ekonomim, Dünya and Gazete Oksijen +4: Sözcü, Muhalif, Evrensel and Gerçek Gündem +5: Oda TV, Sözcü, Muhalif, Evrensel and Gerçek Gündem MHP Deputy Chairman Feti Yıldız called the rule preventing an anonymous witness testimony alone from forming a verdict "a great gain for our legal system," saying this method should be avoided unless necessary and defendants should have the right to question witnesses orally.
+2: Kısa Dalga and Ekonomim +3: Ekonomi Manşet, Kısa Dalga and Ekonomim +6: Oda TV, Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Yeniçağ and Evrensel +7: Halk TV, Oda TV, Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Yeniçağ and Evrensel 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.
+2: Yeni Şafak and Haber7 +3: Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak and Haber7 
+2: Nefes and Gerçek Gündem +3: Cumhuriyet, Nefes and Gerçek Gündem 
