Erdoğan announces 9 detentions over Soma collapse
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at TEKNOFEST 2026 Southeast in Şanlıurfa and said 9 people had been detained over the mine accident in Soma.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at TEKNOFEST 2026 Southeast in Şanlıurfa and said 9 people had been detained over the mine accident in Soma.
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş described his resignation process from the CHP to Nefes newspaper. Asked "Will you join the AK Party?", he replied, "Look at those sentences in my resignation text."
The Turkish Interior Ministry said 51 suspects were detained in operations targeting ISIS in 16 provinces.
Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) Chair Faruk Bilir said Google had opened a Türkiye-specific application tool, with results to be notified within 30 days.
Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor wrestlers won one gold and two silver medals at the U17 Balkan Wrestling Championship in Croatia.
DEM Party İmralı delegation members Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar met Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz for about an hour. The meeting addressed the work of the Monitoring and Evaluation Board.
In an operation in Hatay, THKP-C member Bülent Dükancı, the last fugitive suspect in the 2013 Reyhanlı attack, was detained.
US President Donald Trump did not directly answer whether CAATSA sanctions on Türkiye would be lifted. He said he speaks constantly with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and is his friend.
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced 1,297 suspects were detained in drug operations in 75 provinces in the last 10 days, with 714 arrested.
In operations targeting different crimes in Ankara, Mardin, Muğla and Rize, 64 people were arrested. Raids targeted illegal betting, fraud, prostitution and wanted suspects.
Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 8 murders in 7 cases had been solved. Six people were detained in the case in Şefaatli district of Yozgat.
In the Mizan Operation coordinated by the Gebze Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 52 suspects were detained and 31 of them were arrested in the investigation into 155 firms alleged to have obtained unjustified tax refunds by issuing false documents.
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has sought the dissolution of the Istanbul branch of the Turkish Association of Active Football Referees and Observers. The petition said the association's executives classified referees.
Some 23,040 bottles of counterfeit alcohol were seized in a warehouse in Buca district in Izmir. One suspect was detained and judicial proceedings were launched against him.
Simultaneous raids were carried out on 19 nightclubs in Polatlı and 68 suspects were detained. Administrative proceedings were opened against 94 women working at the venues.
The Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Ministry published in the Official Gazette the regulation amending the technical assessment requirements for wind energy projects.
In Kahramanmaraş, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) staff recorded disaster training they had not actually given in schools as if delivered and were paid on the basis of those documents. The governorship authorized an investigation into six staff members.
The Turkish Trade Ministry will be able to update licensed warehouse fee tariffs no more than twice a year, taking market conditions into account. The regulation entered into force after publication in the Official Gazette.
According to the Turkish Education Ministry (MEB)'s 2025-2026 formal education data, 1,934,555 children are not enrolled in any school. Including students in open education and MESEM, the figure reaches 3,478,325.
The Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry added 53 products found with non-compliant contents in food inspections to its imitation and adulteration list.
Türkiye and the UN are preparing an initiative envisaging protection of ports, civilian vessels and energy infrastructure in the Black Sea. The process is planned to be based on the model of the 2022 grain corridor agreement.
In Aydın's Efeler district, Abdullah S., who shot then-CHP Deputy Chairman Bülent Tezcan in the leg 10 years ago, was found dead at his home with a gunshot wound to the head.
The Turkish national football team lost 3-0 away to Belgium in their third UEFA Nations League match. Türkiye, who have lost all three group matches, are still without points.
Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay said he left the Atatürkist Thought Association (ADD) Karşıyaka branch because he could not attend its activities and disagreed with its leadership.
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