Here are the most talked-about events of 2024.

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The news analysis and reporting company Habermetre listed the 10 most talked-about events of 2024 just hours before the new year. At the top of the list was the March 31 Local Elections. The CHP became the first party for the first time since the 1977 local elections with a vote rate of 37.81%. While the CHP won elections in 14 major cities, including Ankara and Istanbul, the AK Party remained in second place for the first time in its history with a vote rate of 35.48%. Throughout the year, the local elections, which were the subject of 197,406 news articles, reached a total of 274,995,039 reads.

Turkey's Space Journey in Second Place

In second place was the space journey of Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı. Gezeravcı began his space journey on January 19, 2024, at 00:49 as part of the Science Mission Project. The launch moment, watched by all of Turkey, was celebrated with enthusiasm in the squares. The space journey, which was the subject of a total of 133,346 news articles throughout the year, received 158,064,602 reads.

The Newborn Gang Scandal Among the Most Talked About

In third place was the "Newborn Gang" scandal, where baby emergency patients were transferred to private hospitals they had previously agreed upon, resulting in unjust profits and causing the deaths of many babies. While the licenses of the hospitals in question were revoked, the scandal was the subject of 104,305 news articles throughout the year, reaching 223,417,502 reads.

Appointment of Trustees to Municipalities in Fourth Place

The appointment of trustees, starting with Esenyurt Municipality and continuing with Mardin, Batman, Halfeti, Tunceli, Ovacık, and Bahçesaray Municipalities, became the fourth most talked-about event of the year. The trustee appointments, which were also protested in the Parliament, sometimes led to tense moments. The trustee appointments, which were the subject of 84,385 news articles throughout the year, received a total of 145,717,419 reads.

A Murder That Shook Turkey Ranked Fifth

The murder of Narin Güran (8), who went missing in the rural Tavşantepe neighborhood of Bağlar district in Diyarbakır on August 21 and was found dead 19 days later in a sack hidden under bushes and stones in Eğertutmaz Stream, ranked fifth on the list. In the case where mother Yüksel Güran, uncle Salim Güran, and brother Enes Güran received aggravated life sentences, the confessor Nevzat Bahtiyar, who transported Narin's lifeless body to the stream bed, was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison. The Narin Güran murder was the subject of 35,508 news articles throughout the year, reaching a total of 361,590,105 reads.

The Sur Brutality Sent Shockwaves

Semih Çelik (19) brutally murdered Ayşenur Halil (19) in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, on October 4, and Iqbal Uzuner (19) at the Edirnekapı Walls in Fatih, then committed suicide by jumping from the walls, ranking sixth on the list. Semih Çelik called Ayşenur Halil to his home, cut off her head and tongue, and after killing Iqbal Uzuner on the walls, he dismembered her body and threw her head from the walls, chilling the blood of all of Turkey. The wall murder was the subject of 25,103 news articles throughout the year, reaching 74,698,211 reads.

The İliç Mine Accident and Mardin Forest Fire Also on the List

In the İliç district of Erzincan, the collapse of a soil pile stored after cyanide leaching at the Çöpler gold mine on February 13, resulting in the death of 9 workers, ranked seventh on the list. The disaster, which was the subject of a total of 22,492 news articles throughout the year, reached 41,901,225 reads.

The fire that started in the evening hours of June 20 in the cultivated areas between Çınar in Diyarbakır and Mazıdağı in Mardin, intensified by the wind, caused the deaths of 15 people and injuries to 72 others, ranking eighth on the list. The forest fire was the subject of 20,804 news articles throughout the year, receiving a total of 24,679,425 reads.

TUSAŞ Attack in Last Place

The cable car accident in Konyaaltı, Antalya, on April 12, where the system stopped and left one person dead and 7 injured, ranked ninth on the list. The incident, which was the subject of 17,591 news articles throughout the year, received a total of 21,907,096 reads.

The terrorist attack on the TUSAŞ Central Campus in Kahramankazan, Ankara, on October 23, ranked last on the list. In the attack carried out by two terrorists using long-barreled weapons and homemade explosives, 5 people were martyred. The attack was the subject of 12,755 news articles, reaching a total of 18,190,559 reads.