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Disinformation bureaus to be established at 175 heavy penal courts

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that Digital Environment Security and Combating Disinformation Bureaus will be established at 175 heavy penal court chief prosecutor's offices.

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Travel ban for author Suzan Samancı

Writer Suzan Samancı, who returned to Türkiye from Switzerland, was detained at Istanbul Airport on charges of "making propaganda for an organization" and released with a ban on traveling abroad. The decision was made by the Peace Criminal Judgeship in Diyarbakır.

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Preparations continue for 13th Judicial Package

The 13th Judicial Package is expected to be discussed in the new legislative year of the Grand National Assembly (TBMM), beginning 1 October. Work is underway on regulations concerning alimony, divorce and identity verification on social media.

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+3: A Haber, TGRT Haber and Haber7 +4: Yeni Şafak, A Haber, TGRT Haber and Haber7

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At Batman University, only negative results sent to commission

According to the Court of Accounts' 2025 university audit reports, at Batman University not all results of security investigations and archive research on personnel were submitted to the evaluation commission.

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AK Party prepares bill to make Nevruz a public holiday

AK Party will submit to the approval of lawmakers in the new legislative term of the Grand National Assembly (TBMM) opening in October the bill it prepared to declare 21 March Nevruz a public holiday.

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School attacks commission issues symbolic warning to families in Turgutlu

Yusuf Beyazıt, chair of the Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Commission to Investigate the Causes of School Attacks, warned families in Turgutlu against swastika and Hitler symbols. He said the injured students have overcome the life-threatening danger.

  1. Minister Çiftçi discloses Turgutlu attacker's statement
  2. 7 suspects arrested over school-front attack in Turgutlu
  3. 10 suspects in Turgutlu attack referred to court
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Çiftçi gives 10 directives to new police chiefs

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi gave newly appointed police chiefs 10 directives, including school safety and the fight against digital crimes, following the attack in Turgutlu in which 11 people were injured, 3 seriously.

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CHP Spokesperson: Kılıçdaroğlu's remarks about İmamoğlu were misunderstood

CHP Spokesperson Müslim Sarı said party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's words that Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is 'not a political prisoner' were misunderstood, and that İmamoğlu is detained for an ordinary crime.

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+2: Ekonomi Manşet and Ekonomim +2: Sözcü and Yeniçağ

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3 CHP members referred to discipline for backing AK Party candidate in Adalar

In the Adalar Municipality deputy mayor election, three CHP council members who voted for AK Party's Kemal Türkyılmaz were referred to discipline with a demand for definitive expulsion.

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+3: Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV +4: Evrensel, Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV

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Interior Ministry: 76 fugitives brought to Türkiye

The Interior Ministry announced that 29 criminals sought with red notices and 47 sought at the national level were brought to Türkiye from 8 countries.

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Second operation against Menderes Municipality: 9 detentions

In the bribery and extortion investigation into Menderes Municipality in Izmir, 9 people, including former deputy mayor Erkan Özkan, were detained.

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Selahattin Yılmaz, accused of preparing an attack on Aziz İhsan Aktaş, released, visited Bahçeli

Selahattin Yılmaz, detained for 13 months over the alleged preparation of an armed attack on Aziz İhsan Aktaş, was released from Silivri on September 21 and visited MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli.

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Üsküdar Deputy Mayor Amine Cansu Çelik released under house arrest

Üsküdar Deputy Mayor Amine Cansu Çelik was released under house arrest after being detained on September 2 and arrested on September 5. The process was carried out within the scope of the detentions before the renewed deputy mayoral election.

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Former DHMİ executive Mehmet Cemil Acar re-arrested

Former State Airports Authority executive Mehmet Cemil Acar was re-arrested on charges of 'laundering assets derived from crime' on the same day he was released in the bribery and corruption case.

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73 detentions in irregular citizenship investigation

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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