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The death toll had risen to 22 and dozens of others were referred to hospitals on Dec. 5, as a major counterfeit alcohol crisis in Istanbul emerged last week, prompting police to intensify raids.

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has made great strides toward restoring historical structures in the provinces ravaged by last year's deadly twin earthquakes in the country's south, bringing various cultural assets back to life.

Turkish security forces have apprehended over 260 people, including a suspect linked to a recently prohibited rally in the southern province of Diyarbakır, on charges of affiliation with the PKK terrorist organization, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Oct. 15.

The Turkish parliament has unanimously approved the establishment of a commission to investigate child murders and abuse with cross-party support.

This summer officially marked the hottest summer in Türkiye since 1970, with approximately 76 million people experiencing at least 30 days of exceptionally high temperatures brought on by climate change, according to the Climate Shift Index (CSI) conducted by the scientists from the international research organization Climate Central.

The report from Istanbul's Forensic Medicine Institute has determined that Narin Güran was killed by strangulation, pointing to bleeding in the anterior neck muscle and lower jaw, according to local media.

The question of who and why killed eight-year-old Narin has dominated Türkiye since her body was found, three weeks after she went missing. According to the latest theory regarding the motive and the murderer, Narin was killed by her uncle, her father’s brother, because she witnessed him in a romantic encounter with her mother.

The Family and Social Services Ministry has announced its decision to become involved in the case of the murder of Narin Güran, whose body was discovered weeks after her disappearance in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

The 8-year-old was found dead in a stream just 1 kilometer from her village on the 19th day of her disappearance.

The Gendarmerie units discovered the body of 8-year-old Narin Güran in a stream bed in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Sept. 8, 19 days after the initial missing person report, though details regarding the perpetrator remain unclear.

The incident unfolded on the afternoon of Aug. 21 when Güran did not return home after leaving a course in the Bağlar district.

Security forces have taken the uncle of an 8-year-old missing girl into custody in the country's southeast following the brief detention and subsequent release of her elder brother.

The incident unfolded on the afternoon of Aug. 21 when Narin Güran did not return home after leaving a course in Diyarbakır province, prompting her family to initiate their own search efforts.