13 January – Riza Akpolat, the CHP mayor of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, is arrested as part of an investigation into alleged bid-rigging, bribery and unjust acquisition of property.[1]
16 January – At least 30 people are reported to have died across Istanbul after consuming bootleg alcohol.[2] By 17 February, the death toll reaches 124, with cases also reported in Ankara.[3]
Four people are injured in a gas explosion at a ski resort in Sivas Province.[6]
25 January – Two people are killed in the collapse of an apartment building in Konya.[7]
28 January – Serhan Asker, the chief editor of Halk TV, is detained along with two other journalists after the station airs a phone conversation with a court-appointed expert accused of bias against mayors belonging to the CHP.[8]
29 January – Sofya Alagas, the DEM mayor of Siirt, is removed from her position after a conviction for terrorism offenses connected with accusations of her supporting the PKK.[8]
31 January – Five alumni of the Turkish Military Academy are dismissed along with three other officers from the Turkish Armed Forces for reciting an unauthorized secularist oath at their graduation ceremony in 2024.[9]
13–18 February – Around 282 people are arrested in nationwide raids in 51 cities on suspicion of having links with the PKK.[12]
19 February – An inflatable dinghy carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Selçuk, killing at least six people.[13]
27 February – PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan issues a message from prison calling for the group to hold a congress dissolving itself and laying down its weapons.[14]
2 April – Meta Platforms announces that the Turkish government has imposed a "substantial" fine on the company for refusing to limit content on Facebook and Instagram.[19]
3 April – A boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Çanakkale Province, killing nine passengers.[20]
17 April – The Interior Ministry announces the arrest of 525 suspected drug dealers across Ankara in what is described as the country's "biggest narcotics operation".[22]
30 April – Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was arrested while covering the 2025 Turkish protests, is convicted and sentenced to a suspended 11-month prison term by a court in Ankara on charges of insulting President Erdoğan.[26]
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