19 September – 8 October 2026 Updated
The Filo Jet, operating between Kyrenia and Taşucu, sank off Kyrenia on 30 August. Search teams said 13 bodies from a list of 14 people had been recovered and they were searching for the last missing person.
Another body was recovered from the passenger ship that sank off Kyrenia on 30 August in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC); the death toll rose to 20, with 8 people still missing.
+2: Hürriyet and Milat 
+2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Dünya 
Search teams recovered another body from the Filo Jet passenger ferry off Girne, raising the death toll to 20 while 8 people are still being sought. The ferry had sunk on 30 August.
The Prime Ministry of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) announced that search teams found one more body on the sunken Filo Jet off Girne. DNA work has begun for identification.
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+2: Evrensel and Yeniçağ In the investigation into the Filo Jet ship that sank off Girne, 9 suspects were kept in detention for 7 more days at a hearing where they were brought again before the Girne District Court.
The identities of a child and Nihat Pancar, who died in the passenger ship that capsized off Girne on 30 August, were confirmed by DNA testing. The death toll rose to 18 and the bodies were buried in Hatay.
Another body was found on the sunken Filo Jet vessel off the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), raising the death toll to 18. The search for the 10 missing people continues.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Prime Ministry announced that the bodies of 2 more people were recovered in the ship accident off Girne. The death toll rose to 17, while 11 people are still missing.
+3: Milliyet, A Haber and Milat +4: DHA, Milliyet, A Haber and Milat 
+5: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, BirGün and soL Haber +6: Evrensel, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, BirGün and soL Haber Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that all areas of the sunken ship Filo Jet have been reached and no other bodies were found. According to official data, 15 people died in the disaster, and 13 people have not yet been reached.
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Families who lost loved ones in the Filo Jet disaster called for search efforts to be accelerated and for regular updates to be provided. The families said, "We are waiting for our loved ones' bodies."
Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that legal, residency, and health regulations have come into effect for those affected by the passenger ship that sank off Girne on August 30. The Bar Association will provide legal support, and judicial expenses will be eliminated.
According to a report by Evrensel, the TRNC Council of Ministers amended port regulations; the requirement for company registration in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) will not be sought until year-end for temporary route permits granted to Turkish-flagged vessels. The regulation came 18 days after what the paper called the "Filo Jet disaster."
TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that the body of one more person had been recovered from the "Filo Jet" ship that sank on August 30, bringing the death toll to 15, with 13 people still being searched for. Detention was extended by seven days for nine suspects in the investigation; police reported that more than 300 statements had been taken.
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+5: Kıbrıs Manşet, Diken, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Karar and Bianet +6: Havadis, Kıbrıs Manşet, Diken, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Karar and Bianet +3: Gerçek Gündem, Muhalif and Yenidüzen +4: Nefes, Gerçek Gündem, Muhalif and Yenidüzen 
