Turkey reports municipal road projects, traffic accidents and public celebrations in July 2026

Kırıkkale municipality launched simultaneous road opening, grading and surface‑leveling works in the Kızılırmak, Aşağımahmutlar and Kimeski neighbourhoods, turning previously closed planned streets into usable routes.

In Istanbul’s Esenler district, a two‑year‑old child was crushed beneath a light commercial vehicle and died despite hospital treatment; the driver, the child’s grandfather, was released on judicial control.

A traffic dispute in Nevşehir, involving a driver honking and flashing lights to force another car to yield, ended in a crash that injured two people, one of them a child.

On the Erzincan‑Sivas highway near Refahiye, a car lost control, rolled over and killed a 17‑year‑old male while three occupants were injured, one seriously.

Construction work on a student‑dorm foundation in Rize caused a retaining‑wall and road collapse; three nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution, with no injuries reported.

In Eskişehir’s Tepebaşı district, a man celebrated his divorce by distributing 1,500 lokma sweets from a mobile stall, thanking the justice minister for recent family‑law reforms.

Ahmet Demir, deputy chairman of Turkey’s Strategic Procurement Association, discussed the evolving role of purchasing as a strategic corporate function in an interview.