Turkey Current Affairs – August 2025 MCQs
1. The Turkish government recently proposed an additional salary increase of how much for civil servants’ base pay?
A) 500 lira
B) 750 lira
C) 1000 lira
D) 1500 lira
Answer: C) 1000 lira
2. Which province in Turkey recently experienced consecutive earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 and 4.3?
A) Izmir
B) Balıkesir
C) Kahramanmaraş
D) Van
Answer: B) Balıkesir
3. How many suspects were detained in the nationwide anti-drug operation across 73 provinces?
A) 1,200
B) 1,495
C) 1,695
D) 2,000
Answer: C) 1,695
4. Which districts were among those affected by recent forest fires in Turkey?
A) Kocaeli, Karaman, Diyarbakır
B) Antalya, Izmir, Konya
C) Bursa, Edirne, Mardin
D) Trabzon, Rize, Artvin
Answer: A) Kocaeli, Karaman, Diyarbakır
5. How many provinces received a “yellow” weather warning according to the latest meteorological alerts?
A) 10
B) 13
C) 15
D) 18
Answer: B) 13
6. Which Istanbul district’s mayor, İnan Güney, was recently detained in a corruption investigation?
A) Kadıköy
B) Beyoğlu
C) Üsküdar
D) Şişli
Answer: B) Beyoğlu
7. The Istanbul Bar Association criticized a recent Friday sermon by Diyanet regarding what issue?
A) Women’s dress code
B) Equal inheritance rights
C) Prayer times
D) Marriage age
Answer: B) Equal inheritance rights
8. Which province’s mayor, Filiz Ceritoğlu Sengel, recently made a statement about “Efeler” and “zeybek”?
A) Selçuk
B) Manisa
C) Adana
D) Bursa
Answer: A) Selçuk
9. In which province did recent wildfires damage cemeteries?
A) Mersin
B) Hatay
C) Antalya
D) Izmir
Answer: A) Mersin
10. Former AK Party MP Ali Boğa recently passed away due to what incident?
A) Heart attack
B) Car accident while crossing the road
C) Plane crash
D) Stroke
Answer: B) Car accident while crossing the road
11. Which major exams are scheduled in Turkey for 16–17 August 2025?
A) KPSS and YDS
B) ALES and TUS
C) TUS and STS Medical Doctorate
D) YKS and LGS
Answer: C) TUS and STS Medical Doctorate
12. CHP recently held a rally in Kırşehir under what slogan?
A) “Justice for All”
B) “Protecting the Nation’s Will”
C) “Freedom and Equality”
D) “No to Corruption”
Answer: B) “Protecting the Nation’s Will”
13. Naci Görür warned that the largest earthquake damage in Istanbul would likely occur in which part of the city?
A) Asian side
B) European side
C) Both equally
D) Northern forests
Answer: B) European side
14. After 8 years, Turkey lifted the ban on constructing which type of apartment units?
A) Duplex flats
B) Studio (1+0) apartments
C) Luxury penthouses
D) Basement flats
Answer: B) Studio (1+0) apartments
15. Which public transport line in Istanbul was affected when a tree fell onto the tracks during a storm?
A) Metrobus
B) Marmaray
C) Tram line T1
D) M2 Metro Line
Answer: B) Marmaray
16. The daughter of which 15 July coup attempt martyr recently graduated as a lieutenant?
A) Erol Olçok
B) Ömer Halisdemir
C) Turgut Aslan
D) Abdullah Tayyip Olçok
Answer: B) Ömer Halisdemir
17. Which lawyer was recently sent to prison in Çorlu?
A) Rezan Epözdemir
B) Metin Feyzioğlu
C) Fikret İlkiz
D) Şule Gürbüz
Answer: A) Rezan Epözdemir
18. The AK Party recently marked which anniversary of its founding?
A) 20th
B) 22nd
C) 24th
D) 25th
Answer: C) 24th
19. Businessman Halit Yukay has been missing for 10 days, with parts of his boat found along which province’s coast?
A) Antalya
B) Çanakkale
C) Muğla
D) Samsun
Answer: B) Çanakkale
20. Which news event recently involved 6 arrests in a corruption investigation related to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB)?
A) Land zoning fraud
B) Tender rigging
C) Embezzlement and bribery
D) Fake diploma scandal
Answer: C) Embezzlement and bribery