30 January - The
Nation Alliance announced the Common Policies Memorandum of Understanding, which includes its actions after the
general election.[8]
February
2 February - The Netherlands, Germany, the UK, France, Belgium, Sweden, Italy and Switzerland closed their consulates in Istanbul for security reasons.[9]
5 February - At least eight people are killed and 42 injured when a bus crashes and overturns in
Afyonkarahisar Province.[10]
7 February - A
state of emergency was declared for 3 months in 10 provinces due to the earthquake.[11]
9 February - Three inmates are killed and 12 more injured after soldiers open fire during a
prison riot in
Hatay Province. The prisoners were demanding to see their families affected by the recent earthquake.[12]
17 February - A
Syrian family of seven, including five children, are killed by a fire that struck a home in
Nurdağı,
Gaziantep Province, which they moved to after surviving the
earthquake. Seven other people are injured during the fire.[13]
27 February - One person is killed and 69 others are injured during a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in
Yeşilyurt, Malatya.[15]
March
5 March -
Nation Alliance member
Meral Akşener left the alliance in response to the selection of
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as the presidential candidate. However, a day later, she abandoned this decision and accepted Kılıçdaroğlu's candidacy.[16]
7 March - The Nation Alliance, which was established by the alliance of six political parties, publicly known as the
Table of Six, announced CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as its presidential candidate in the upcoming election.[17]
9 March - The third meeting of the tripartite memorandum between Finland, Sweden and Turkey was held in
Brussels, Belgium.[18]
10 March -
Pınar Gültekin murder suspect Cemal Metin Avcı was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.[19]
18 March - Foreign Minister
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. With this, diplomatic relations between Turkey and Egypt, which had been cut for 11 years, were resumed.[22]
3 May - The
Zigana Tunnel, the third longest tunnel in the world and the longest in Europe and Turkey, with a length of 14,476 meters, was put into service.[36]
14 June - The fourth meeting of the tripartite memorandum between Finland, Sweden and Turkey was held in
Ankara, Turkey.[39]
15 June - Two families clashed due to a land dispute in
Diyarbakır's
Bismil district. 9 people were killed and 2 were injured.[40]
July
6 July - The fifth meeting of the tripartite memorandum between Finland, Sweden and Turkey was held in
Brussels, Belgium.[41]
September
6 September – At least 10 people are killed by floods caused by torrential rain in
Bulgaria,
Turkey, and
Greece.[42]
22 September – Turkish
police announces that they have detained 10 people with links to the
Islamic State in
İzmir after intelligence revealed hidden
explosives manufacturing supplies.[43]
2 October – Turkey launches
airstrikes against around 20
PKK targets in northern
Iraq, in response to the
PKK's bombing of
Ankara, killing an unknown number of militants.[44]
19 October –
Israel withdraws its
ambassadorIrit Lillian and other diplomats from Turkey after urging its citizens to avoid all travel to the country.[45]
Trade between Turkey and Israel decreased by half since the start of the war, compared with the same period last year, according to the
Turkish trade minister.[48]
Turkey’s parliament removes
Coca-Cola and
Nestle products from restaurants in the country over their alleged support for Israel.[49]
20 November – Nine people are killed and eleven more are missing during
floods across Turkey.[50]
December
22 December –
Police across Turkey arrests at least 304 people during simultaneous
raids against "suspected
Islamic State members".[51]
30 January - The
Nation Alliance announced the Common Policies Memorandum of Understanding, which includes its actions after the
general election.[8]
February
2 February - The Netherlands, Germany, the UK, France, Belgium, Sweden, Italy and Switzerland closed their consulates in Istanbul for security reasons.[9]
5 February - At least eight people are killed and 42 injured when a bus crashes and overturns in
Afyonkarahisar Province.[10]
7 February - A
state of emergency was declared for 3 months in 10 provinces due to the earthquake.[11]
9 February - Three inmates are killed and 12 more injured after soldiers open fire during a
prison riot in
Hatay Province. The prisoners were demanding to see their families affected by the recent earthquake.[12]
17 February - A
Syrian family of seven, including five children, are killed by a fire that struck a home in
Nurdağı,
Gaziantep Province, which they moved to after surviving the
earthquake. Seven other people are injured during the fire.[13]
27 February - One person is killed and 69 others are injured during a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in
Yeşilyurt, Malatya.[15]
March
5 March -
Nation Alliance member
Meral Akşener left the alliance in response to the selection of
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as the presidential candidate. However, a day later, she abandoned this decision and accepted Kılıçdaroğlu's candidacy.[16]
7 March - The Nation Alliance, which was established by the alliance of six political parties, publicly known as the
Table of Six, announced CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as its presidential candidate in the upcoming election.[17]
9 March - The third meeting of the tripartite memorandum between Finland, Sweden and Turkey was held in
Brussels, Belgium.[18]
10 March -
Pınar Gültekin murder suspect Cemal Metin Avcı was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.[19]
18 March - Foreign Minister
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with Egyptian Foreign Minister
Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. With this, diplomatic relations between Turkey and Egypt, which had been cut for 11 years, were resumed.[22]
3 May - The
Zigana Tunnel, the third longest tunnel in the world and the longest in Europe and Turkey, with a length of 14,476 meters, was put into service.[36]
14 June - The fourth meeting of the tripartite memorandum between Finland, Sweden and Turkey was held in
Ankara, Turkey.[39]
15 June - Two families clashed due to a land dispute in
Diyarbakır's
Bismil district. 9 people were killed and 2 were injured.[40]
July
6 July - The fifth meeting of the tripartite memorandum between Finland, Sweden and Turkey was held in
Brussels, Belgium.[41]
September
6 September – At least 10 people are killed by floods caused by torrential rain in
Bulgaria,
Turkey, and
Greece.[42]
22 September – Turkish
police announces that they have detained 10 people with links to the
Islamic State in
İzmir after intelligence revealed hidden
explosives manufacturing supplies.[43]
2 October – Turkey launches
airstrikes against around 20
PKK targets in northern
Iraq, in response to the
PKK's bombing of
Ankara, killing an unknown number of militants.[44]
19 October –
Israel withdraws its
ambassadorIrit Lillian and other diplomats from Turkey after urging its citizens to avoid all travel to the country.[45]
Trade between Turkey and Israel decreased by half since the start of the war, compared with the same period last year, according to the
Turkish trade minister.[48]
Turkey’s parliament removes
Coca-Cola and
Nestle products from restaurants in the country over their alleged support for Israel.[49]
20 November – Nine people are killed and eleven more are missing during
floods across Turkey.[50]
December
22 December –
Police across Turkey arrests at least 304 people during simultaneous
raids against "suspected
Islamic State members".[51]