This story is from 21 September 2026.
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy chaired the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Board of the Alevi-Bektashi Culture and Cemevi Directorate.
Esma Ersin, head of the Alevi-Bektashi Culture and Cemevi Directorate, also attended the meeting. Ersoy said the experience and suggestions of the board members will guide the work. He stated that they have a responsibility to listen to citizens' demands and reflect them in services.
+2: Star and Haber7 +3: CNN Türk, Star and Haber7 
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.
+12: Milliyet, Takvim, Hürriyet, Haber7, TGRT Haber, Yeni Şafak, Star, DHA, NTV, Milat, Yeni Akit and CNN Türk +13: Türkiye Gazetesi, Milliyet, Takvim, Hürriyet, Haber7, TGRT Haber, Yeni Şafak, Star, DHA, NTV, Milat, Yeni Akit and CNN Türk 
+10: Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Havadis, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Dünya, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Serbestiyet and Gündem Kıbrıs +11: Karar, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Havadis, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Dünya, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Serbestiyet and Gündem Kıbrıs 
+10: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Halk TV, BirGün, soL Haber, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, İlke TV and Tele2 Haber +11: Nefes, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Halk TV, BirGün, soL Haber, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, İlke TV and Tele2 Haber 
+2: To Vima and Al Jazeera English +3: DW Türkçe, To Vima and Al Jazeera English 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 95 suspects were detained in an operation coordinated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office targeting international investment fraud networks.
+10: DHA, Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, TGRT Haber, NTV, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Star and Milat +11: A Haber, DHA, Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, TGRT Haber, NTV, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Star and Milat +2: Karar and ANKA Haber Ajansı 
+5: Nefes, BirGün, Oda TV, İlke TV and Yeniçağ +6: Cumhuriyet, Nefes, BirGün, Oda TV, İlke TV and Yeniçağ An expert report added to the file on Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek's death said the pool and the pump room were absent from the original architectural project. The panel found four people primarily and nine secondarily at fault, and attributed no fault to Zeyrek.
+5: Star, Yeni Şafak, TGRT Haber, NTV and CNN Türk +6: DHA, Star, Yeni Şafak, TGRT Haber, NTV and CNN Türk +2: Dünya and Ekonomim +7: Evrensel, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Muhalif and Nefes +8: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Muhalif and Nefes Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Türkiye Cinema Festival will be held on 26-27 September across approximately 1,500 halls in 75 provinces, featuring 17 domestic and foreign films. All tickets will be 90 lira (TL) for two days, and sales started today.
+3: Takvim, Star and Milat +4: NTV, Takvim, Star and Milat +2: Karar and Ekonomim +3: Diken, Karar and Ekonomim 
+2: Cumhuriyet and Oda TV +3: Gerçek Gündem, Cumhuriyet and Oda TV A cuneiform tablet fragment found during excavations at Büyükkale in the Hittite capital of Hattusa in Çorum was determined to belong to one of the copies of the Treaty of Kadesh. Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced on World Peace Day that the fragment contains provisions regarding those seeking refuge from one country to another.
+2: A Haber and Habertürk +2: Gazete Oksijen and Bianet +3: Diken, Gazete Oksijen and Bianet +4: BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem and Oda TV +5: Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem and Oda TV 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.
+2: Anadolu Ajansı and TRT World 
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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.
+11: Hürriyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, A Haber, Star, Milat, Sabah, NTV, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk and Habertürk +12: Takvim, Hürriyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, A Haber, Star, Milat, Sabah, NTV, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk and Habertürk +5: Dünya, Diken, Kısa Dalga, Havadis and Karar +6: Ekonomim, Dünya, Diken, Kısa Dalga, Havadis and Karar +9: Halk TV, Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Oda TV, soL Haber and Aykırı +10: Nefes, Halk TV, Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Oda TV, soL Haber and Aykırı 
