President of Türkiye and chairman of the AK Party
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the 12th and current President of the Republic of Türkiye and chairman of the AK Party. He served as Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from 1994-1998, and as Prime Minister of Türkiye from 2003-2014. He was first elected president by popular vote in 2014, and was re-elected in 2018 and 2023.
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Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced the Çerkezköy-Kapıkule Railway Line will open tomorrow with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attending.
+2: Hürriyet and CNN Türk +3: Takvim, Hürriyet and CNN Türk The AK Party said former Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, named in the fund investigation, is no longer a party member. Kaya gave a statement as a suspect today with her husband.
+2: Yeni Akit and Milat 
+2: Kısa Dalga and Ekonomim 
+4: Yeniçağ, Sözcü, soL Haber and İlke TV +5: Nefes, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, soL Haber and İlke TV 
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay joined the AK Party; President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned on his badge. After protests in Izmir, it was reported that the AK Party does not hold a majority in the municipal council.
+6: Sabah, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and Haber7 +7: A Haber, Sabah, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and Haber7 
+4: Ekonomim, Karar, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet +5: Bianet, Ekonomim, Karar, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet 
+6: Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün and İlke TV +7: Evrensel, Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün and İlke TV 
Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay joined the AK Party; President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned on his badge. After Tugay joined, Izmir Metropolitan Deputy Mayor Zafer Levent Yıldır resigned from his posts.
+4: Haber7, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Akit +5: Yeni Şafak, Haber7, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Akit 
+7: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Havadis and Kıbrıs Manşet +8: Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Havadis and Kıbrıs Manşet 
+5: Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Muhalif, Evrensel and Cumhuriyet +6: BirGün, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Muhalif, Evrensel and Cumhuriyet 
+5: DW Türkçe, Independent Türkçe, The Guardian, RFI and Libération +6: Al-Monitor, DW Türkçe, Independent Türkçe, The Guardian, RFI and Libération AK Party Secretary General Eyyüp Kadir İnan said Fatma Betül Sayan İlyas Kaya is no longer a party member. İnan said the procedures were carried out in line with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's instructions.
+3: Yeni Şafak, Star and Takvim +4: Haber7, Yeni Şafak, Star and Takvim 
+4: Karar, Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Bianet +5: Diken, Karar, Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Bianet 
+7: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Aykırı, BirGün, Evrensel, soL Haber and Yeniçağ +8: Sözcü, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Aykırı, BirGün, Evrensel, soL Haber and Yeniçağ President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said they are taking steps to pay fund investors as soon as possible. He said those who made unfair gains will answer before Turkish courts.
+3: Haber7, Hürriyet and A Haber +4: Habertürk, Haber7, Hürriyet and A Haber 
+2: Dünya and Bloomberg HT +3: Medyascope, Dünya and Bloomberg HT 
+2: Halk TV and Muhalif 
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The call addressed navigational safety in the Black Sea and peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war.
+8: Haber7, Sabah, Milliyet, Star, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet and Takvim +9: NTV, Haber7, Sabah, Milliyet, Star, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet and Takvim 
Istanbul 36th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced LeMan magazine cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan to 11 months and 20 days in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The announcement of the verdict was deferred.
+3: Evrensel, İlke TV and Halk TV +4: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, İlke TV and Halk TV President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the 2026-2027 academic year opening ceremony that they will never forget the children across the Euphrates and will defend their rights.
MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli said at his party's group meeting that elections should be renewed in 2028 and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should stand again and be elected for a third time.
+3: Milat, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk +4: Milliyet, Milat, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk 
+7: Kısa Dalga, Gündem Kıbrıs, Diken, Medyascope, Dünya, Bianet and ANKA Haber Ajansı +8: Karar, Kısa Dalga, Gündem Kıbrıs, Diken, Medyascope, Dünya, Bianet and ANKA Haber Ajansı +4: Yeniçağ, Oda TV, soL Haber and Nefes +5: Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, soL Haber and Nefes 
+2: Euronews Türkçe and DW Türkçe Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay said, "Not for my personal political future, but due to my responsibility to Izmir; yes, I am on the verge of a decision." It had been claimed that Tugay would join the AK Party on 7 October.
YENİ Party spokesperson Zeynel Emre said they had received information that Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay would join the AK Party, but that no contact had been made with them.
+5: Haber7, Milliyet, Hürriyet, CNN Türk and Star +6: Yeni Asır, Haber7, Milliyet, Hürriyet, CNN Türk and Star +4: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Nefes and Muhalif +5: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Nefes and Muhalif 
