TurkishPress · Daily Brief
Sunday, 28 June 2026

Today's sources: Anadolu Agency (22 items, all Turkish-language wire, summarized in English by TurkishPress).

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
Lead · Diplomacy

Türkiye criticizes Israeli decision on Armenian allegations over the events of 1915

Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a written statement criticizing a decision by the Israeli government concerning Armenian allegations about the events of 1915. Ankara holds that the period should be examined by a joint commission of historians with access to the Turkish, Armenian, and third-country archives, an offer first made to Yerevan in 2005 that remains open.

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Türkiye

Dead fish in İstanbul's Çırpıcı Creek spread a foul odor

Fish have died in the Çırpıcı Creek in İstanbul's Zeytinburnu district after the city water authority İSKİ cut the water flow during about four days of works, spreading a foul odor through the surrounding area.

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Middle East

World

Culture

Veteran actor Kadir İnanır laid to rest

Veteran actor Kadir İnanır was laid to rest. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy called him "a truly unique value" and "a very important master."

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Sport

"Bay Nalçakan" wins the 100th Gazi Race

The 100th running of the Gazi Race, held since 1927 in honor of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was won by "Bay Nalçakan," a thoroughbred owned by Emrah Nalçakan and ridden by jockey Halis Karataş.

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Humanitarian

Sources. T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye), Controversy between Turkey and Armenia about the Events of 1915, mfa.gov.tr, primary source for the framing of the events of 1915.

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