Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country located in Western Asia. Tehran is the capital and largest city of the country.
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After a US sanctions threat, Türkiye suspended airlines' flights to Iran for an indefinite period. More than 50,000 tickets issued since 21 September were included in fare refunds.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was not an alliance formed against Iran and Israel. Erdoğan described the agreement as an expression of shared responsibility for a safer future.
+4: Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Takvim and Milliyet +5: Haber7, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Takvim and Milliyet 
Azerbaijan's Civil Aviation Agency said it suspended flights by Iranian companies due to US sanctions on Iran's aviation sector. Iranian media reported that all flights between Iran and the UAE had been cancelled.
+3: DHA, Haber7 and Yeni Akit +4: Milat, DHA, Haber7 and Yeni Akit 
+3: Havadis, Dünya and Gazete Oksijen +4: Ekonomim, Havadis, Dünya and Gazete Oksijen 
US Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump had a brief meeting at the UN dinner and that there was great harmony between them. He attributed the lack of a bilateral meeting to their frequent contacts.
+3: Takvim, Hürriyet and Milliyet +4: Star, Takvim, Hürriyet and Milliyet 
Serkan Eren, a Turkish aid volunteer living in Germany, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran. The decision was learned from Eren's lawyer.
THY, AJet and Pegasus suspended flights to Iran from September 21 after US sanctions. No official statement from THY; no flights appear in THY and AJet reservations until March 2027.
+3: Harici, Ekonomi Manşet and Bianet +4: Gazete Oksijen, Harici, Ekonomi Manşet and Bianet 
+2: Evrensel and Cumhuriyet 
+2: Proto Thema and Al-Monitor +3: ERT, Proto Thema and Al-Monitor New Welfare Party Chairman Fatih Erbakan criticized the banking regulator BDDK's decision dated 18 September 2026 revoking the operating license of Iran-based Bank Mellat's Istanbul branch; he claimed the decision was taken at the US's request, arguing trade with Iran would become more difficult and fertilizer costs would increase.
Under a decision dated September 18, the banking regulator BDDK revoked the operating license of the Istanbul Türkiye Central Branch of Iran-based Bank Mellat, under paragraph (b) of the first clause of Article 71 of the Banking Law. The decision was published in the Official Gazette.
+2: TRT Haber and Anadolu Ajansı 
+3: Star, Milat and Türkiye Gazetesi +4: Milliyet, Star, Milat and Türkiye Gazetesi 
+7: Sigorta Gündem, PSM, Ekonomi Manşet, Karar, Diken, Serbestiyet and Gazete Oksijen +8: Bloomberg HT, Sigorta Gündem, PSM, Ekonomi Manşet, Karar, Diken, Serbestiyet and Gazete Oksijen 
+7: Halk TV, Oda TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet and Muhalif +8: Nefes, Halk TV, Oda TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet and Muhalif 
+5: Euronews Türkçe, DW Türkçe, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English and RFI +6: Kommersant, Euronews Türkçe, DW Türkçe, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English and RFI According to Axios sources, US President Donald Trump will discuss post-war strategy on Iran with representatives of Gulf Cooperation Council countries at the UN General Assembly starting 22 September. Reuters reported that the war has spread to Yemen and Saudi Arabia and that risks to oil supply have increased.
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi met his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Ankara to discuss the 'Terror-Free Türkiye' process, PKK's Iranian offshoot PJAK, and the fight against drug trafficking. Çiftçi said 32,848 people were detained this year in 38,915 anti-drug operations.
