Illustrative archive photo: Aliağa industrial coastline, January 2023 — not the HABAŞ plant and not the blast scene. Angelgreat, CC BY-SA 4.0; cropped and resized / Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AliagaPanoramaJanuary2023.jpg / License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
NEW World · 13:17
The death toll from the HABAŞ Aliağa iron and steel plant explosion near İzmir has risen to at least 17, BBC News reported, after the Health Minister said a critically injured worker had died. President Erdoğan had earlier said 16 were killed. BBC reports 12 injured; Hürriyet (DHA/AA) also reports 17 dead. Investigations are under way and detentions have been reported.
Source: Anadolu Agency; İzmir Governor’s Office (9 Nov 2026); Türkiye Today; Associated Press; Hürriyet; DHA; BBC News
File photo: tanker in the Strait of Hormuz with USS Taylor, US Navy / DPLA, public domain, cropped and resized / Source: Wikimedia Commons
NEW World · 13:46
The United States has imposed sanctions on companies and individuals in India and Turkey that the Treasury says helped Iran evade restrictions on oil exports and airlines. Targets include a Chandigarh-based couple accused of issuing fake ship flags and a Turkish ground-handling firm that served sanctioned Iranian carriers.
Source: US Department of the Treasury via Reuters / Al Jazeera
File photo: Afyonkarahisar, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; not the attack scene / Wikimedia Commons
NEW World · 22:11
Eight people were killed and one seriously injured in shootings in western Turkey’s Afyonkarahisar province on 5 November, the BBC reported, citing local authorities.
Source: BBC; Afyonkarahisar and Eskişehir governorates via BBC