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]
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]
Authorities annul the victory of DEM candidate Abdullah Zeydan in the mayoral election in Van and declare his rival from the AK Party the winner instead.[16] Following public uproar and an appeal from Zeydan, the Supreme Election Board reinstates him as the winner.[17]
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]
2 May – Turkey suspends all trade with Israel in response to their conduct in the war in Gaza, after previously suspending exports in a limited category of goods in April.[20]
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