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One person is killed and four others are injured in an explosion at a factory in İzmir, Turkey.
2025-03-29

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters hold demonstrations in Istanbul, İzmir, Ankara, and several other cities in Turkey against the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following its detention of over 100 opposition figures and crackdown on public gatherings and social media content.
2025-03-21

A propane tank explosion at a restaurant in Izmir, Turkey, kills five people and injures 63 others.
2024-06-30

Turkish police announce that they have detained 10 people with links to the Islamic State in Izmir after intelligence revealed hidden explosives manufacturing supplies.
2023-09-22

A person is killed when a gunman opens fire on the offices of pro-Kurdish opposition party People's Democratic Party (HDP) in İzmir, İzmir Province, Turkey. The gunman also attempted to set fire to the office building. HDP MP from İzmir Serpil Kemalbay blames the current government for the attack, saying that officials were inciting violence against the party and its supporters.
2021-06-17

Forty-five more people are found dead under debris in İzmir after an earthquake struck Greece and Turkey two days ago, bringing the death toll to 85. More than 1,000 people are injured.
2020-11-1

The death toll of the earthquake that struck Greece and Turkey yesterday rises to 39, as 17 more people are found dead in Izmir. Rescue teams in the city are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors.
2020-10-31

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hits Greece and Turkey, with an epicentre in the Aegean Sea. Flooding and destruction of houses is reported in Samos, where two people have died, and Izmir, where 20 people have died and 786 injured.
2020-10-30

A high court in İzmir, Turkey, rejects an appeal to release U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson.
2018-08-17

Turkish Airlines plane with 114 people aboard makes an emergency landing at Izmir, Turkey, after it was struck by lightning and one of its engines caught fire.
2013-01-25