Davut Gül

The number of suspects detained has risen to nine in the wake of a major fire in Istanbul that claimed the lives of 29 individuals, with revelations surfacing about unauthorized renovations leading to the disaster.

A fire broke out on April 2 at a night club in a multi-story building in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district, claiming the lives of 29 people and injuring many others.

Turkish security forces have caught two gunmen who killed a man in an armed attack on a Catholic church in Istanbul, with the assailants believed to have ties with the ISIL terrorist organization, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.

Armed assailants have carried out an attack on an Italian church in Istanbul's Sarıyer district during Sunday mass, claiming the life of one person, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.

Istanbul police have started their patrol duties with 23 luxury vehicles, which were confiscated and converted into police vehicles in successive operations against numerous criminal organizations.

Fierce rainstorms battered on Tuesday, triggering flooding that caused at least five deaths, including two holidaymakers swept away by a torrent that raged through a campsite in northwestern Türkiye.

With the instruction of Istanbul Governor Davut Gül, security forces on Aug. 7 conducted their first inspection targeting beggars in the city, which resulted in the imposition of fines on over 170 individuals.

Newly-appointed Istanbul Governor Davut Gül has stated that the expected major earthquake in the city is their top agenda, saying that his office is working to "restructure Istanbul" to make it more resistant to tremors.

Erol Ayyıldız, the governor of the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir, has been appointed to the position of General Director of Police.

According to the decision, Ayyıldız was chosen to fill the vacant post following the appointment of former police chief Mehmet Aktaş as deputy interior minister.