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Explosion reported in one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey.

A Turkish opposition lawmaker had broke a smartphone with a hammer during his speech in the parliament on Wednesday (October 12) to protest a proposed disinformation and social media bill. Burak Erbay, a member of the main opposition People's Republican Party, had taken out a hammer from a bag and started smashing the cellphone as he addressed the parliament during the debate for the proposed bill. "If the (disinformation) law passes the parliament, you can break your phones and throw them away like this - my young brothers and sisters. You do not need to use them anymore." said Erbay has he hurled the broken cellphone.

WARNING: Video contains graphic images not suitable for all viewers. Discretion is advised. A truck plowed into a crowd near a filling station in the Derik district of Mardin in southeastern Turkey on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 29. Video footage captured the moment of the crash as emergency services were attending the scene of another collision, which showed the green semi-trailer mowing into vehicles and pedestrians at high speed. According to local reports, first responders were attending to another collision when the truck lost control and drove into the crash site. In a separate incident in the country, an additional 15 people, including emergency workers and journalists, died when a second bus crashed into an earlier collision site, according to regional governor Davut Gül from the southeastern province of Gaziantep.

Ukraine has requested Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, according to a Ukrainian official and document seen by @Reuters

There has been an explosion in the Turkish southeastern city of Diyarbakir. The cause of the explosion is still unknown.

Aine Davis, a British man who was allegedly part of an Islamic State execution cell dubbed ‘the Beatles’, has been arrested in relation to terrorism offences. Police confirmed a 38-year-old man has been detained at Luton Airport on Wednesday after he arrived on a flight from Turkey. Turkish authorities confirmed to ITV News earlier in the day that Davis, who had been held in custody the country, had been released from a maximum-security prison in the capital Ankara. Labelled the ‘fourth Beatle,' Davis is accused of being a member of the gang of Londoners said to be responsible for kidnapping ISIS hostages in Syria, beheading some victims on camera before posting the videos online.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosts Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Lviv to discuss the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power and grain exports. NBC News' Josh Lederman reports on what Zelenskyy hopes to achieve.

A Turkish military helicopter has crashed in Sirnak province in the southeast of the country.

Fighting broke out after a member of the opposition accused President Erdogan of disrespecting Turkish troops killed in Idlib, Syria.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Sweden and Finland were ready to join the military alliance. Stoltenberg said the two Nordic states had delivered on Turkey's demands, paving the way for accession. "It's time to welcome Finland and Sweden as members of NATO," he told a press conference alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Istanbul. But Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu poured cold water over Sweden and Finland"s aspirations to rapidly join NATO on Thursday, saying that, despite some progress, the countries had not met all the conditions of the three-way deal struck to allow them to enter the military alliance. Turkey has been the only NATO member explicitly opposed to Helsinki and Stockholm's accession, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accusing the countries of harboring Kurdish militants classified as "terrorists" by Ankara. Stoltenberg said Sweden and Finland had implemented commitments made in June, including provisions on extraditions and information sharing. Cavusoglu was a bit more guarded, saying that Stockholm had taken some steps, including removing arms sales restrictions to Turkey but said "it's not possible to say" the July agreement was fully implemented. Cavusoglu warned that the changes must be permanent and that Sweden should not backtrack once NATO membership was secured.

A multinational inspection team on Wednesday boarded the first cargo ship to leave Ukraine since the Russian invasion, while it was anchored in the Black Sea off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey.

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The former Halkbank executive Mehmet Hakan Atilla has been convicted on five counts, including bank fraud and conspiracy. He's been acquitted of one money-laundering charge. Atilla was accused of taking part in a complex scheme in which Iran traded its oil and gas for gold, with some of the proceeds moved through U.S. financial institutions without their knowledge. The case has strained ties between the US and Turkey. A senior Turkish official says the verdict against Atilla is void, and that international law has been violated.

Burak Erbay, a Turkish opposition lawmaker, destroyed a smartphone during his speech in parliament to protest a proposed disinformation and social media bill.

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An earthquake off of Turkey’s Aegean coast has collapsed buildings in the city of Izmir. The 7.0 magnitude quake also triggered a mini-tsunami that flooded some of the city’s streets.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has said his country would not impede the future export of grain through a deal mediated by the UN and Turkey with Ukraine, but that it reserves the right to withdraw if necessary.

The Turkish military has increased its bombardment of Kurdish forces near the town of Tal Tamr in northeast Syria, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee their homes. VOA’s Zana Omar has more, in a story narrated by Sirwan Kajjo.

This police officer had one job to do – to get rid of a wild turkey that was approaching vehicles in Barrie, Ont. It did not go well.

Saturday was a tragic day on Turkish roads. At least 32 died in multiple traffic accidents in two separate locations, where vehicles crashed into first responders following earlier accidents. We must warn you the following report contains footage some viewers may find disturbing.