This story is from 22 September 2026.
The court sentenced Ümitcan Uygun to 4 years in prison on the charge of "encouraging suicide" in connection with the death of Sema Esen, and acquitted him on the charge of "torment".
Ankara 34th Heavy Penal Court announced its decision regarding Uygun, who was tried with a demand for up to 15 years in prison. Uygun had requested his acquittal in his final defense, saying "I am innocent".
+5: Yeni Akit, A Haber, Yeni Asır, NTV and CNN Türk +6: Habertürk, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Yeni Asır, NTV and CNN Türk 
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+4: Evrensel, Gerçek Gündem, Muhalif and Cumhuriyet +5: Sözcü, Evrensel, Gerçek Gündem, Muhalif and Cumhuriyet 
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 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.
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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 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 The Interior Ministry had announced that the citizenship decisions of 6,134 people through investment were canceled or revoked. 73 suspects were detained in the Istanbul-centered operation.
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+8: Diken, Karar, Serbestiyet, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Medyascope and Bloomberg HT +9: Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Karar, Serbestiyet, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Medyascope and Bloomberg HT 
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+2: BBC Türkçe and DW Türkçe President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the UN's 81st General Assembly; he criticized Mahmoud Abbas's absence from the hall and said the UN has been rendered unable to fulfill its mandate. Following his remarks on Gaza, Israel's UN envoy left the hall.
+2: TRT World and Anadolu Ajansı 
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+11: Naftemporiki, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye, ERT, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English, Die Zeit, ISNA, To Vima, Asharq Al-Awsat and France 24 +12: An-Nahar, Naftemporiki, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye, ERT, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English, Die Zeit, ISNA, To Vima, Asharq Al-Awsat and France 24 In New York, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with delegations from Vietnam, Libya, Kuwait, Georgia, Kosovo and Lebanon, and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti expressed thanks. He met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarık Rahman at Türkevi; messages were displayed on Times Square screens.
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Enver Altaylı was arrested on charges of intentional killing and denied knowing former MİT official Kaşif Kozinoğlu, rejecting the letter allegations. The Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu investigation continues; the emergency button is on camera at 18:08, in the report at 18:17.
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