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2026 in Turkey

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2026
in
Turkey

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Individuals and events related to 2026 in Turkey.

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January

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  • 13 January – A judge is shot and injured by her former partner, a public prosecutor, inside a courthouse in Kartal, Istanbul. The gunman is arrested.[1]
  • 21 January – Zeynep Sönmez becomes the first Turkish tennis player to reach the third round in singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament.[2]
  • 22 January – Authorities announce the discovery in Istanbul of the body of a Russian swimmer who disappeared while competing in the 2025 Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim in August.[3]
  • 27 January – Authorities announce the arrest of six people across five provinces on suspicion of spying for Iran.[4]
  • 29 January – The Turkish Football Federation issues a fine of 802,500 lira ($18,500) on Diyarbakır-based club Amed S.F.K. and suspends its president, Nahit Eren, on charges of "making ideological propaganda" after the club uploads a video of a woman having her hair braided amid similar acts by Kurds in protests against the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.[5]

February

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References

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  1. ^ Merkezi, Haber (13 January 2026). "Kartal Adliyesi'nde bir savcı hakimi silahla vurdu: Hükümlü çaycı yaralı hakimi kurtardı". Medyascope (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Milli tenisçi Zeynep Sönmez Avustralya Açık'ta 3. turda". Anadoku Ajansi. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Turkish Police Find Body of Missing Russian Swimmer". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Turkish authorities arrest 6 on suspicion of spying for Iran". AP News. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Amedspor football club in Turkiye fined for pro-Kurdish 'propaganda'". Al Jazeera. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Bus crashes in wet conditions in southern Turkey, killing 9". AP News. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  7. ^ "20 OCAK GÜNÜN MAÇLARI: Bugün Hangi Maçlar Var? Şampiyonlar Ligi Maçları Hangi Kanalda, Saat Kaçta? İşte 20 Ocak Salı Günün Maçları..." CNN TÜRK (in Turkish). 20 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Türkiye to host 2026 CEV Women's European Volleyball finals". TRT World. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Türkiye to host CEV EuroVolley 2026 Finals!". CEV. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Organisers for Women's EHF EURO 2026 confirmed". EHF. European Handball Federation. 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Turkey Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Turkey Public Holidays 2026". Office Holidays. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Former DEP MP Selim Sadak has passed away". Haberler. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Former national wrestler Sefer Baygın, the European champion, has passed away". Haberler. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  15. ^ A.Ş, GZT Medya. "Yeşilçam'ın Usta İsmi Nevin Efe Hayatını Kaybetti: Neden Öldü | MAGAZİN HABERLERİ". GZT (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
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