13 January - The Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622, which was leaving Trabzon Airport for Ankara, landed on the ground 25 meters away from the sea due to technical problems. 162 passengers and 6 crew survived without any injury.[1]
17 January - CASA CN 235 military training aircraft crashed in Isparta. 3 soldiers were killed.[2]
24 January - A rocket fired from Syria fell into the Çalık Mosque in Kilis city center and damaged a house 100 meters away. 2 people were killed.[5][6]
28 January - Alican Kaynar won the bronze medal at the 2018 Sailing World Cup.[7]
16 February - The training plane that took off from the İzmir Çiğli 2nd Main Jet Base Command fell down. 2 pilots died.[10]
20 February - President Erdoğan said that Turkey should again consider criminalizing adultery and that Turkey made a mistake by not criminalizing adultery to join EU in 2004.[11][12]
13 March - The proposal regarding the creation of the election alliance of the political parties was passed by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and made into law.[15]
13 May - President Erdoğan announced a "mega-scheme" towards infrastructure, including the construction of a large 400 metre wide canal which would cause disruption to farming communities. In response, critics questioned the need for the canal and warned it will destroy an 8,500-year-old archaeological site near Istanbul. They also voiced concern for predicted widespread environmental damage.[27]
10 June - President Erdoğan warned that if the Austrian government were to expel Muslims, it could lead to war. He said: “These measures taken by the Austrian prime minister are, I fear, leading the world towards a war between the cross and the crescent. They say they're going to kick our religious men out of Austria. Do you think we will not react if you do such a thing? That means we're going to have to do something".[citation needed]
8 July - The Çorlu train derailment occurred in northwestern Turkey when a train derailed, killing 24 passengers and injuring 318, including 42 severely.[35]
