On 20 August 2022, at least 35 people were killed in two separate bus crashes in Turkey.

[3][unreliable source] 16 people were killed and 21 were injured.

[4] Those killed included three firefighters, two paramedics and two journalists.

[6] According to Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, the crash "occurred after the brakes gave out on a lorry, which hit a crowd".

[2] Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag announced an investigation into the crashes.