This story is from 21 September 2026.
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.
The Interior Ministry said 5 tonnes of powdered cannabis could have been produced from the seized plants. The operation involved 64 teams and 570 personnel, with remote sensing systems used.
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The Turkish Interior Ministry assigned two civil inspectors to investigate negligence and fault by public officials in the planning, construction and renovation processes of the collapsed building in Istanbul's Maltepe district.
According to data from the General Directorate of Security Traffic Department (EGM), about 519,000 traffic accidents in Türkiye in the first nine months of 2026 killed 1,628 people and injured about 311,000.
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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+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.
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+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.
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+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 95 suspects were detained in an operation coordinated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office targeting international investment fraud networks.
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+5: Nefes, BirGün, Oda TV, İlke TV and Yeniçağ +6: Cumhuriyet, Nefes, BirGün, Oda TV, İlke TV and Yeniçağ The TEKNOFEST 2026 competitions held in Diyarbakır under the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and the T3 Foundation have concluded. 677 finalist teams from 13 countries competed across 11 categories with nearly 3,000 children and youth.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the leaders of Vietnam, Libya and Lebanon in New York. At the 100 Years of Friendship US-Türkiye reception, Erdoğan said Trump's visit to Ankara for the NATO Summit strengthened relations and that the trade volume reached 28 billion dollars in the first 8 months of the year.
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+5: Bianet, Dünya, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim and Kıbrıs Genç TV +6: Karar, Bianet, Dünya, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim and Kıbrıs Genç TV 
+6: Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Evrensel, Muhalif and Nefes +7: BirGün, Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Evrensel, Muhalif and Nefes 
The Interior Ministry reported that citizenship decisions for a total of 6,134 people were revoked in the irregular citizenship investigation. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 72 people were detained in the second wave, trustees were appointed to 30 companies, and collusive transactions exceeding 3.5 billion lira (TL) were detected.
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In the German capital Berlin, the Left Party, nominating Turkish-origin Elif Eralp for mayor, won the state parliament election with 25.7% of the vote. According to provisional official results, the Left Party won 47 seats, the CDU 35, and the AfD 29; a coalition is required.
+10: Dünya, Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen, Bloomberg HT, Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet, Diken, Harici, Havadis and Kısa Dalga +11: Bianet, Dünya, Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen, Bloomberg HT, Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet, Diken, Harici, Havadis and Kısa Dalga 
+6: Halk TV, Muhalif, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Gerçek Gündem and Cumhuriyet +7: Tele2 Haber, Halk TV, Muhalif, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Gerçek Gündem and Cumhuriyet 
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