2026 in Turkey
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Individuals and events related to 2026 in Turkey.
Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 1 February – A bus falls off a highway embankment in Döşemealtı, Antalya Province, killing nine people and injuring 21 others.[6]
- 10 February – The Beşiktaş district government in Istanbul bans scheduled concerts by rock bands Slaughter to Prevail and Behemoth following accusations of satanism by Islamist groups.[7]
- 11 February – A brawl breaks out in the Grand National Assembly over the appointment of Akın Gürlek as justice minister.[8]
- 19 February – Journalist Alican Uludag is arrested in Ankara on charges of insulting president Erdoğan on social media.[9]
- 20 February – Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign an agreement to strengthen bilateral investments in the solar energy sector.[10]
- 25 February – An F-16 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force crashes shortly after takeoff near a section of Otoyol 5 in Balıkesir Province, killing the pilot.[11]
Scheduled
[edit]- 20 May – 2026 UEFA Europa League final[12]
- 21 August–6 September – 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sweden and Turkey.[13][14]
- 3–20 December – 2026 European Women's Handball Championship in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.[15]
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 20 to 22 April – Ramazan Bayramı
- 23 April – Children's Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 19 May – Youth and Sports Day
- 27 to 30 May – Kurban Bayramı
- 15 July – Democracy and National Unity Day
- 30 August – Victory Day
- 29 October – Republic Day
Deaths
[edit]- 3 January – Mesut İktu, 78, operatic baritone, administrator and voice teacher.[18]
- 13 January – Ayfer Elmastaşoğlu, 81, footballer and football manager.[19]
- 21 January – Haldun Dormen, 97, actor and director.[20]
- 23 January – Selim Sadak, 71, MP (1991–1994) and mayor of Siirt (2009–2014).[21]
- 24 January – Sefer Baygın, 83, Olympic wrestler (1972).[22]
- 3 February – Şemsa Özar, 71, academic.[23]
- 6 February – Nevin Efe, 78, actress (Valley of the Wolves: Ambush, Aşk ve Ceza, Arka Sokaklar).[24]
- 11 February – Kanbolat Görkem Arslan, 45, actor.[25]
- 12 February – Ömer Kaner, 74, football coach and player.[26]
- 14 February – Nurcan Çelik, 46, footballer.[27]
- 22 February – Ali Tutal, 75–76, actor (On Fertile Lands, Hemşo, Home Coming).[28]
See also
[edit]- Outline of Turkey
- Index of Turkey-related articles
- List of Turkey-related topics
- History of Turkey
- Other events in 2026
References
[edit]- ^ "Kartal Adliyesi'nde bir savcı hakimi silahla vurdu: Hükümlü çaycı yaralı hakimi kurtardı". Medyascope (in Turkish). 13 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Milli tenisçi Zeynep Sönmez Avustralya Açık'ta 3. turda". Anadoku Ajansi. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Turkish Police Find Body of Missing Russian Swimmer". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Turkish authorities arrest 6 on suspicion of spying for Iran". AP News. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Amedspor football club in Turkiye fined for pro-Kurdish 'propaganda'". Al Jazeera. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Bus crashes in wet conditions in southern Turkey, killing 9". AP News. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Istanbul bars rock bands accused of 'satanism'". France 24. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Brawl erupts in Turkey's parliament over justice minister appointment". AP News. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Turkey jails journalist with Germany's DW for 'insulting president'". France 24. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Turkey, Saudi sign major solar power deal". France 24. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "A Turkish Air Force F-16 crashes near a major highway, killing its pilot". AP News. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Türkiye to host 2026 CEV Women's European Volleyball finals". TRT World. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Türkiye to host CEV EuroVolley 2026 Finals!". CEV. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Organisers for Women's EHF EURO 2026 confirmed". EHF. European Handball Federation. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Turkey Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Turkey Public Holidays 2026". Office Holidays. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ @bulent_evcil; (3 January 2026). "Değerli sanatçı, kıymetli ağabey Mesut İktu'nun vefatını derin bir üzüntüyle öğrenmiş bulunuyorum" (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Eski milli futbolcu hayatını kaybetti". Sözcü (in Turkish). 13 January 2026. Archived from the original on 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ >"Ünlü sanatçı Haldun Dormen hayatını kaybetti". NTV. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Former DEP MP Selim Sadak has passed away". Haberler. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Former national wrestler Sefer Baygın, the European champion, has passed away". Haberler. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Şemsa Özar hayatını kaybetti". Bianet (in Turkish). 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ A.Ş, GZT Medya. "Yeşilçam'ın Usta İsmi Nevin Efe Hayatını Kaybetti: Neden Öldü | MAGAZİN HABERLERİ". GZT (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ Poyraz Karayel'in Sefer'i Kanbolat Görkem Arslan hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ Eski futbolcumuz Ömer Kaner’i kaybettik (in Turkish)
- ^ Nurcan Çelik'i kaybettik (in Turkish)
- ^ "Master actor Ali Tutal has passed away". Haberler.com. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
