This story is from 26 September 2026.
The Police Organization Union said seven members had ended their lives in the past five days and announced a nationwide work stoppage in Türkiye on 28 September.
The union cited economic and social problems, mobbing and income loss in retirement. It reported that two members attempted suicide in Bursa and Istanbul last week and remain under treatment.
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 Ali Tarakcı was arrested by the Ankara 8th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on a charge of publicly disseminating misleading information in the investigation over his post saying "A very important minister will resign on Friday." His social media account was also blocked.
+4: Haber7, Hürriyet, DHA and Yeni Şafak +5: Milliyet, Haber7, Hürriyet, DHA and Yeni Şafak 
+5: Halk TV, soL Haber, Nefes, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ +6: Evrensel, Halk TV, soL Haber, Nefes, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ Fenerbahçe announced that FIFA's three-window transfer ban was temporary and stemmed from one instalment of Youssef En Nesyri's transfer fee.
+3: A Spor, Fotomaç and Haber7 +4: Yeni Asır, A Spor, Fotomaç and Haber7 
+3: Dünya, Medyascope and Diken +4: Ajansspor, Dünya, Medyascope and Diken +4: BirGün, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber and Muhalif +5: Nefes, BirGün, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber and Muhalif According to EngelliWeb data from the Freedom of Expression Association, at least 80 X accounts including Kısa Dalga were blocked in Türkiye. YENİ Party leader Özgür Özel criticised the decisions and called on X and Instagram.
+3: Bianet, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Agos +4: Serbestiyet, Bianet, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Agos 
+5: BirGün, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and Halk TV +6: Evrensel, BirGün, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and Halk TV The Capital Markets Board (SPK) filed criminal complaints against 11 people over trading in Özata Denizcilik shares and imposed a 2-year trading ban on them. The Board cancelled the licences of 5 of them for the duration of the ban.
+2: A Haber and Hürriyet +3: Yeni Şafak, A Haber and Hürriyet 
+4: Dünya, PSM, Sigorta Gündem and Diken +5: Bloomberg HT, Dünya, PSM, Sigorta Gündem and Diken +3: BirGün, Tele2 Haber and Evrensel +4: Nefes, BirGün, Tele2 Haber and Evrensel 
