2024 in Turkey explained
Individuals and events related to 2024 in Turkey.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing
January
February
- 1 February – A gunman takes seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in Gebze, Kocaeli Province, in an apparent protest against the war in Gaza. The perpetrator is later arrested unharmed and all the hostages are freed.[5]
- 6 February – Two Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front gunmen open fire outside the Istanbul Justice Palace, wounding six people, before being killed during a shootout with police.[6]
- 10 February – Gunmen open fire at a campaign event in the Küçükçekmece district municipality of Istanbul for AK Party mayoral candidate Aziz Yeniay, critically injuring one person. Seventeen people are arrested in connection with the attack.[7]
- 13 February – Around ten people are believed trapped underground after a landslide near the Çöpler mine in İliç, Erzincan Province. A rescue operation is ongoing.[8]
- 25 February – Turkey launches an airstrike in northern Iraq, killing four alleged PKK members.[9]
March
April
- 2 April:
- 12 April - One person is killed and seven others are injured after a cable car falls on rocky ground due to a collapsed pylon outside Antalya. The accident also leaves 184 people stranded across the entire cable car system.[18]
- 18 April - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Tokat Province, destroying several buildings there and in neighboring Yozgat Province.[19]
May
June
July
August
Holidays
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Arts and entertainment
Deaths
See also
References
Citations
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2024-01-13 . Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after 9 soldiers were killed . 2024-01-13 . AP News . en.
- Web site: Sariyuce . Isil . Gretener . Jessie . Wilson . Kristin . 2024-01-23 . Turkish parliament approves Sweden's NATO membership bid . 2024-01-24 . CNN . en.
- Web site: 2024-01-25. Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, İsveç'in NATO üyeliği kararını onayladı. ntv.com.tr. tr. 6 February 2024. 6 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240206113538/https://www.ntv.com.tr/amp/turkiye/son-dakika-haberi-cumhurbaskani-erdogan-isvecin-nato-uyeligikararini-onayladi,kjvWV5WQmkiTPnIig-d2PQ. live.
- Web site: 2024-01-28 . 2 masked assailants attack a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul and kill 1 person . 2024-01-28 . AP News . en.
- News: Staff . 2024-02-01 . Procter & Gamble staff held hostage in Turkish factory freed in police raid . 2024-02-02 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- Web site: Turkish police kill 2 attackers after assault on Istanbul court injures 6 . 2024-02-06 . Al Jazeera . en.
- News: 11 February 2024 . 17 people detained after attack at Istanbul election campaign event, official says . Associated Press.
- Web site: 2024-02-13 . Mijnwerkers onder puin in goudmijn na aardverschuiving Turkije . 2024-02-14 . nos.nl . nl.
- Web site: 2024-02-25 . 4 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in northern Iraq . 2024-02-26 . Hürriyet Daily News . en.
- Web site: Moderate earthquake causes panic in western Turkey, leading to 1 death . 2024-04-19 . Turkish Minute . 5 March 2024 . en.
- Web site: Migrant boat sinks off Turkish Aegean coast, killing at least 22 people . 2024-03-15 . Al Jazeera . en.
- World Race Walking Team Championships . World Athletics.org . 22 March 2023 . 5 November 2023.
- Web site: Alper Coşkun . 1 June 2023 . Erdoğan's Next Fight . 9 November 2023 . Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Web site: March 31, 2024 . Istanbul Mayor Race . .
- Web site: Zaman . Tanem . Alam . Hande Atay . 2024-04-02 . Fire at Istanbul nightclub kills dozens during renovation work, state media says . 2024-04-02 . CNN . en.
- Web site: 3 April 2024 . Turkey replaces Kurdish mayor with government candidate two days after vote . 3 April 2024 . Euractiv . 3 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240403054311/https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/turkey-replaces-kurdish-mayor-with-government-candidate-two-days-after-vote/ . live .
- Web site: Turkey's top election authority restores newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor's right to hold office. 3 April 2024. Associated Press. 3 April 2024.
- Web site: One killed and 184 stranded midair after cable car collapses in Turkey . 12 April 2024. The Guardian. 13 April 2024.
- Web site: A magnitude 5.6 quake hits central Turkey, damaging some homes. No serious injuries are reported . 19 April 2024. Associated Press. 19 April 2024.
- News: Jolly . Jasper . 2024-05-02 . Turkey reportedly halts all trade with Israel over war in Gaza . 2024-05-02 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- Web site: May 6, 2024 . Turkey strikes northern Iraq from air, says it kills PKK members . .
- Web site: 2024-05-06 . Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque . 2024-05-06 . AP News . en.
- Web site: Boeing 737: Plane skids off runway in Senegal, tyre bursts in Turkey . 2024-05-09 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: Turkey's Erdogan meets Greek PM, sees 'no unsolvable problems' in ties . 2024-05-09 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: Turkey's Erdogan pardons elderly generals imprisoned over 1997 'postmodern coup' . 2024-05-17 . Associated Press . 17 May 2024 . en.
- News: 26 May 2024 . Ten dead, 39 injured in southern Turkey highway collision . 26 May 2024 . Reuters.
- Web site: Turkish drone strikes in Syria kill 4 U.S.-backed fighters, wound 11 civilians, Kurdish group says . 4 June 2024 . Associated Press . 31 May 2024 . en.
- News: 2 June 2024 . 1 dead and 8 injured in Istanbul apartment building collapse . 2 June 2024 . Associated Press.
- News: 5 June 2024 . Pro-Kurdish lawmakers stage protest in Turkey's parliament to denounce the ouster of a new mayor . 5 June 2024 . Associated Press.
- News: 4 June 2024 . A military training plane crashes in central Turkey, killing its 2 pilots . 4 June 2024 . Associated Press.
- News: 21 June 2024 . A fire that spread through settlements in Turkey left 11 dead. Greece evacuates villages for safety . 21 June 2024 . Associated Press.
- News: 28 June 2024 . Turkey welcomes removal from a key money-laundering watchlist, hoping to boost foreign investment . 28 June 2024 . Associated Press.
- Web site: U17 and U19 Youth World Cups hosts confirmed for 2024–2027 . 5 November 2023 . FIBA.
- News: 1 July 2024 . A propane tank explosion in western Turkey has killed 5 people and injured 63 others . 1 July 2024 . Associated Press.
- News: 2 July 2024 . Turkey's president accuses opposition of stoking racism after anti-Syrian rioting erupts . 2 July 2024 . Associated Press.
- News: 2 July 2024 . Seven protesters killed in north Syria clashes with Turkish forces: new toll . 2 July 2024 . Associated Press.
- Web site: Schmidt . Nadine . 2024-07-04 . Germany summons Turkish ambassador as row erupts over alleged right-wing salute goal celebration at Euro 2024 . 2024-07-04 . CNN . en.
- Web site: 2024-07-09 . Migrant raft crashes into rocks and sinks off Turkish coast, killing 7. Nineteen others are rescued . 2024-07-09 . Associated Press . en.
- Web site: 2024-07-29 . Turkey approves controversial stray dog cull . 2024-07-29 . South China Morning Post . en.
- Web site: July 30, 2024 . Turkey says it killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq . .
- Web site: July 30, 2024 . Turkey, Armenia make progress in normalization talks .
- Web site: Russia Releases Evan Gershkovich in Sweeping Prisoner Swap, Turkish Officials Say . 1 August 2024 . Troianovski . Anton . Mazzetti . Mark . Hubbard . Ben . Anton Troianovski . Mark Mazzetti . . 1 August 2024.
- Web site: August 2, 2024 . Turkey blocks access to Instagram platform but gives no reason . Reuters.
- Web site: August 11, 2024 . Turkey suddenly reinstates access to Instagram after more than a week . Associated Press.
- Web site: August 7, 2024 . Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court . Associated Press.
- Web site: August 9, 2024 . A bus crashes into a pillar of an overpass in Turkey, killing 9 people and injuring 26 others . Associated Press.
- Web site: August 13, 2024 . Turkey arrests teenager for stabbing attack at mosque . Al Jazeera.
- Web site: August 16, 2024 . Lawmakers in Turkey draw blood in brawl during debate on jailed colleague . Associated Press.
- Web site: August 18, 2024 . From paradise to hell: Aegean village stunned after Turkey fire . France 24.
- Web site: August 19, 2024 . 1 Israeli Arab killed and 2 wounded in a shooting on a street in Istanbul . Associated Press.
- Web site: Turkey Public Holidays 2024. 1 November 2023 . Public Holidays Global.
- Web site: Turkey Public Holidays 2024. 2 November 2023 . Office Holidays.
- Web site: 2024-01-04 . Tiyatro sanatçısı Ayla Algan vefat etti . 2024-01-04 . www.trthaber.com . tr.