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## Incumbents[edit]

Further information: Turkish order of precedence

Office  | Image  | Name  | Tenure / Current length

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President |  | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 28 August 2014
(9 years ago) (2014-08-28)
Vice President of Turkey |  | Cevdet Yılmaz | 4 June 2023
(12 months ago) (2023-06-04)
30th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly |  | Numan Kurtulmuş | 27 June 2023
(11 months ago) (2023-06-27)
President of the Constitutional Court |  | Zühtü Arslan | 10 February 2015
(9 years ago) (2015-02-10)
Minister of National Defense |  | Yaşar Güler | 4 June 2023
(12 months ago) (2023-06-04)
Chief of the Turkish General Staff |  | Metin Gürak | 3 August 2023
(10 months ago) (2023-08-03)

## Events[edit]

### Ongoing[edit]

* Purges in Turkey (2016–present)

### January[edit]

* 13 January – Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria following an attack on Turkish soldiers in Iraq which killed nine.[1]
* 23 January – The Grand National Assembly of Turkey approves Sweden's NATO membership bid.[2]
* 25 January – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed and approved the proposal containing Sweden's accession protocol to NATO.[3]
* 28 January – 2024 Istanbul church shooting, one person killed and one other injured during a shooting by two armed terrorists at the Church of Santa Maria in Istanbul.[4]

### February[edit]

* 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]
* 6 February – Two Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front gunmen open fire outside the Istanbul Justice Palace, wounding six people, before being killed during a shootout with police.[6]
* 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]

### March[edit]

* 5 March – One person is killed in Bursa Province following a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that had its epicenter in Çanakkale Province.[10]
* 15 March – A migrant boat sinks near Gökçeada in the Aegean Sea, killing 22 people including seven children. Two people are rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard off Eceabat, Çanakkale Province while two others manage to swim to shore.[11]
* 20–21 March – 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships at Antalya[12]
* 31 March –
* 2024 Turkish local elections[13]
* 2024 Istanbul mayoral election: Ekrem İmamoğlu is re-elected as mayor of Istanbul.[14]

### April[edit]

* 2 April:
* Gayrettepe nightclub fire – A fire at a nightclub in Beşiktaş, Istanbul kills at least 29 people.[15]
* 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]

### May[edit]

* 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]
* 6 May:
* The Turkish Air Force carries out airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan, reportedly killing 16 PKK insurgents.[21]
* The Byzantine-era Chora church in Istanbul formally reopens to Muslim worshippers as a mosque.[22]
* 9 May – A Boeing 737 passenger aircraft belonging to Corendon Airlines makes an emergency landing at Gazipaşa–Alanya Airport after one of its tires bursts.[23]
* 13 May – President Erdoğan meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Ankara.[24]
* 17 May – President Erdoğan issues pardons to seven senior military officers who were sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 for their role in the 1997 Turkish military memorandum that ousted Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan.[25]
* 26 May - Ten people are killed and 39 others are injured after a bus collides with three other vehicles in the Tarsus district near Mersin.[26]
* 31 May – Turkey launches drone strikes on Syrian Democratic Forces targets in Qamishli, Syria, killing four militants and injuring 11 civilians.[27]

### June[edit]

* 2 June - One person is killed and eight others are injured after an apartment building collapses in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul.[28]
* 3 June - Mehmet Sıddık Akış, the DEM mayor of Hakkâri, is removed from office and arrested on suspicion of having links with the PKK.[29]
* 4 June - An SF-260D trainer aircraft of the Turkish Air Force crashes into farmland near Kayseri, killing its two pilots.[30]
* 21 June - 2024 Turkey wildfires – A crop fire in the border between Mardin and Diyarbakır Provinces leaves 11 people dead and ravages three settlements.[31]

### Scheduled[edit]

* 29 June to 7 July – 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup[32]

## Holidays[edit]

Further information: Public holidays in Turkey

Source:[33][34]

* 1 January – New Year's Day
* 10 April to 12 April – Ramazan Bayramı
* 23 April – Children's Day
* 1 May – Labour Day
* 19 May – Youth and Sports Day
* 16 June to 19 June – Kurban Bayramı
* 15 July – Democracy and National Unity Day
* 30 August – Victory Day
* 29 October – Republic Day

## Arts and entertainment[edit]

* List of Turkish films of 2024
* List of 2024 box office number-one films in Turkey
* List of Turkish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
* List of Turkish European Film Award winners and nominees

## Deaths[edit]

* 4 January – Ayla Algan, 86, singer and actress (The House of Leyla, O Hayat Benim, Binbir Gece).[35]

## See also[edit]

* Outline of Turkey
* Index of Turkey-related articles
* List of Turkey-related topics
* History of Turkey
* Other events in 2024

## References[edit]

### Notes[edit]

### Citations[edit]

1. ^ "Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after 9 soldiers were killed". AP News. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
2. ^ Sariyuce, Isil; Gretener, Jessie; Wilson, Kristin (23 January 2024). "Turkish parliament approves Sweden's NATO membership bid". CNN. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
3. ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, İsveç'in NATO üyeliği kararını onayladı" (in Turkish). ntv.com.tr. 25 January 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
4. ^ "2 masked assailants attack a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul and kill 1 person". AP News. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
5. ^ Staff (1 February 2024). "Procter & Gamble staff held hostage in Turkish factory freed in police raid". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
6. ^ "Turkish police kill 2 attackers after assault on Istanbul court injures 6". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
7. ^ "17 people detained after attack at Istanbul election campaign event, official says". Associated Press. 11 February 2024.
8. ^ "Mijnwerkers onder puin in goudmijn na aardverschuiving Turkije". nos.nl (in Dutch). 13 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
9. ^ "4 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in northern Iraq". Hürriyet Daily News. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
10. ^ "Moderate earthquake causes panic in western Turkey, leading to 1 death". Turkish Minute. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
11. ^ "Migrant boat sinks off Turkish Aegean coast, killing at least 22 people". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
12. ^ "World Race Walking Team Championships" (Press release). World Athletics.org. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
13. ^ Alper Coşkun (1 June 2023). "Erdoğan's Next Fight". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
14. ^ "Istanbul Mayor Race". The New York Times. 31 March 2024.
15. ^ Zaman, Tanem; Alam, Hande Atay (2 April 2024). "Fire at Istanbul nightclub kills dozens during renovation work, state media says". CNN. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
16. ^ "Turkey replaces Kurdish mayor with government candidate two days after vote". Euractiv. 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
17. ^ "Turkey's top election authority restores newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor's right to hold office". Associated Press. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
18. ^ "One killed and 184 stranded midair after cable car collapses in Turkey". The Guardian. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
19. ^ "A magnitude 5.6 quake hits central Turkey, damaging some homes. No serious injuries are reported". Associated Press. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
20. ^ Jolly, Jasper (2 May 2024). "Turkey reportedly halts all trade with Israel over war in Gaza". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
21. ^ "Turkey strikes northern Iraq from air, says it kills PKK members". Reuters. 6 May 2024.
22. ^ "Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque". AP News. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
23. ^ "Boeing 737: Plane skids off runway in Senegal, tyre bursts in Turkey". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
24. ^ "Turkey's Erdogan meets Greek PM, sees 'no unsolvable problems' in ties". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
25. ^ "Turkey's Erdogan pardons elderly generals imprisoned over 1997 'postmodern coup'". Associated Press. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
26. ^ "Ten dead, 39 injured in southern Turkey highway collision". Reuters. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
27. ^ "Turkish drone strikes in Syria kill 4 U.S.-backed fighters, wound 11 civilians, Kurdish group says". Associated Press. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
28. ^ "1 dead and 8 injured in Istanbul apartment building collapse". Associated Press. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
29. ^ "Pro-Kurdish lawmakers stage protest in Turkey's parliament to denounce the ouster of a new mayor". Associated Press. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
30. ^ "A military training plane crashes in central Turkey, killing its 2 pilots". Associated Press. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
31. ^ "A fire that spread through settlements in Turkey left 11 dead. Greece evacuates villages for safety". Associated Press. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
32. ^ "U17 and U19 Youth World Cups hosts confirmed for 2024–2027". FIBA. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
33. ^ "Turkey Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
34. ^ "Turkey Public Holidays 2024". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
35. ^ "Tiyatro sanatçısı Ayla Algan vefat etti". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

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