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Individuals and events related to 2026 in Turkey.

Incumbents

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Office Image Name Tenure / Current length
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 28 August 2014
(11 years ago) (2014-08-28)
Vice President of Turkey Cevdet Yılmaz 4 June 2023
(2 years ago) (2023-06-04)
30th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Numan Kurtulmuş 27 June 2023
(2 years ago) (2023-06-27)
President of the Constitutional Court Zühtü Arslan 10 February 2015
(11 years ago) (2015-02-10)
Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler 4 June 2023
(2 years ago) (2023-06-04)
Chief of the Turkish General Staff Metin Gürak 3 August 2023
(2 years ago) (2023-08-03)

Events

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Ongoing

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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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March

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April

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  • 7 April – Three gunmen open fire on police outside the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, resulting in a shootout that leaves one of the attackers dead and the other two injured. Two police officers are also injured.[19]
  • 14 April – Sixteen people are injured in a school shooting in Siverek, Şanlıurfa Province. The 18-year old perpetrator dies by suicide.[20]
  • 15 April – Ten people are killed in a school shooting in Kahramanmaraş. The 14-year old perpetrator is also killed.[21]
  • 20 April – Eight people are sentenced to up to 7.5 years' imprisonment for the plunging of a cable car on Tünek Tepe in 2024 that killed one person.[22]

Scheduled

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Holidays

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Further information: Public holidays in Turkey

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kartal Adliyesi'nde bir savcı hakimi silahla vurdu: Hükümlü çaycı yaralı hakimi kurtardı". Medyascope (in Turkish). 13 January 2026. 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. ^ "Istanbul bars rock bands accused of 'satanism'". France 24. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Brawl erupts in Turkey's parliament over justice minister appointment". AP News. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Turkey jails journalist with Germany's DW for 'insulting president'". France 24. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Turkey, Saudi sign major solar power deal". France 24. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  11. ^ "A Turkish Air Force F-16 crashes near a major highway, killing its pilot". AP News. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Turkey intercepts Iran-fired ballistic munition". AL-Monitor. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  13. ^ "At least 14 migrants drown off Turkey after a chase ends in a deadly collision". AP News. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Iranian missile downed in Türkiye's southeast, second incident in week". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Turkey's Halkbank settles US criminal case over Iran sanctions violations".
  16. ^ "Third Iranian missile intercepted in Turkish airspace: Defense Ministry". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  17. ^ Mahmoud, Sinan (18 March 2026). "Iraq resumes crude oil exports to Turkey's Ceyhan port through pipeline". The National. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  18. ^ "1 dead in Istanbul after gas explosion collapses 2 buildings". The Canadian Press. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  19. ^ "Gunman near Israeli Consulate in Istanbul killed, Turkish governor says". CBC. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  20. ^ "Teenage gunman opens fire at a school in Turkey, wounding 16 before killing himself". AP News. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  21. ^ "Death toll from Turkey's second school shooting in a week rises to 10". AP News. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  22. ^ "Turkey sentences 8 people to prison terms in deadly 2024 cable car accident". AP News. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "Türkiye to host 2026 CEV Women's European Volleyball finals". TRT World. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Türkiye to host CEV EuroVolley 2026 Finals!". CEV. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  26. ^ "Organisers for Women's EHF EURO 2026 confirmed". EHF. European Handball Federation. 8 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Turkey Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  28. ^ "Turkey Public Holidays 2026". Office Holidays. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  29. ^ @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.
  30. ^ "Eski milli futbolcu hayatını kaybetti". Sözcü (in Turkish). 13 January 2026. Archived from the original on 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  31. ^ >"Ünlü sanatçı Haldun Dormen hayatını kaybetti". NTV. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  32. ^ "Former DEP MP Selim Sadak has passed away". Haberler. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  33. ^ "Former national wrestler Sefer Baygın, the European champion, has passed away". Haberler. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  34. ^ "Prof. Dr. Şemsa Özar hayatını kaybetti". Bianet (in Turkish). 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  35. ^ "Yeşilçam'ın Usta İsmi Nevin Efe Hayatını Kaybetti: Neden Öldü". GZT (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  36. ^ "Kanbolat Görkem Arslan'a veda günü.... Dostları yalnız bırakmadı". Hurriyet (in Turkish). 12 February 2026.
  37. ^ Eski futbolcumuz Ömer Kaner’i kaybettik (in Turkish)
  38. ^ Nurcan Çelik'i kaybettik (in Turkish)
  39. ^ "Master actor Ali Tutal has passed away". Haberler. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  40. ^ Büyükelçi Ahmet Altay Cengizer kimdir, kaç yaşında ve neden öldü? (in Turkish)
  41. ^ "Eski TBMM Başkanı Hüsamettin Cindoruk hayatını kaybetti!". Sözcü (in Turkish). DHA. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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