Istanbul flood disaster, destruction in Sakarya and current political developments
In the Main News Bulletin with Faruk Aksoy, the balance sheet of the flood disaster in Istanbul and Sakarya, losses, search and rescue efforts, election date announcements and crisis management were discussed.
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After heavy rains, floods occurred in Istanbul and Sakarya, resulting in loss of life and destruction.
Main News Bulletin with Faruk Aksoy - 16 October 2026
We are reporting all the developments about the Istanbul flood disaster and the toll of the destruction in Sakarya, the losses and the latest situation in the region. In our program, we focus on the latest situation in the flood disaster, loss of life and search and rescue efforts following the heavy rains in Istanbul and Sakarya.
In addition to the devastation caused by the disaster, we discuss in detail how the aid and payment processes in the region work. The publication also analyzes election date announcements, which are among the important topics of the political agenda, and the critical role of parliaments in crisis management processes.
What strategy the legislative bodies should follow in resolving the crises and details of current political developments are discussed on Habertürk screens.

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, touched upon artificial intelligence, common language, parliamentary cooperation and regional issues in his speech at the 15th General Assembly of TURKPA held in Kyrgyzstan.
According to the polls before the Congressional elections on November 3 in the USA, Republicans are in an advantageous position in the Senate and Democrats are in an advantageous position in the House of Representatives.
The general elections to be held in Israel on October 27 will be the first since October 7, 2023. Although polls predict that Prime Minister Netanyahu will be defeated, the fragmented system and coalition dynamics complicate the process.
New Party Chairman Özgür Özel stated at the group meeting in the Parliament that the funding crisis has deepened, the budget deficit will be the highest in the history of the Republic, and made criticisms by commemorating those who lost their lives in the flood disaster in Istanbul.

According to the Reuters/Ipsos survey, US President Donald Trump's approval rate decreased to 31 percent, while the voting support of the Democrats in the congressional elections was measured as 47 percent and the voting support of the Republicans was 35 percent.
New Party Chairman Özgür Özel talked about the elections attended by the members at the group meeting in the Parliament and touched upon the economic crisis and funding issues.