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Türkiye on Wednesday, 23 September 2026

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Wednesday, 23 September, Türkiye's Agenda: Resignations in CHP, UN contacts, and the Turgutlu attack

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the UN Climate Summit in New York that COP31 will be held in Antalya from November 9 to 20. Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan, speaking at an investment conference in the same city, said the disinflation process continues.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the UN Climate Summit in New York that COP31 will be held in Antalya from November 9 to 20. Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan, speaking at an investment conference in the same city, said the disinflation process continues.Anadolu AjansıAnadolu AjansıTRT Haber (ekonomi)TRT Haber (ekonomi)HürriyetHürriyetBloomberg HTBloomberg HTEkonomi ManşetEkonomi ManşetBirGünBirGün+5

Six of the 11 students injured in an armed attack in front of a vocational high school in Turgutlu district of Manisa are expected to be discharged today. The governor's office said three students are still being treated in intensive care.Anadolu AjansıAnadolu AjansıTRT Haber (manşet)TRT Haber (manşet)A HaberA HaberBianetBianetBirGünBirGünAsharq Al-AwsatAsharq Al-Awsat+30

In the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 14 of the 20 suspects referred with a request for arrest were arrested, and judicial control was ordered for 3. The criminal judgeship of the peace had previously seized the assets of 11 suspects.Anadolu AjansıAnadolu AjansıTRT HaberTRT HaberA HaberA HaberBianetBianetBirGünBirGünBBC TürkçeBBC Türkçe+36

The Panathinaikos – Emlak Konut match to be played in the EuroLeague Women starts at 21:30. The match will be broadcast live on EuroLeague Women's YouTube.

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  • President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the UN Climate Summit in New York that COP31 will be held in Antalya from November 9 to 20. Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan, speaking at an investment conference in the same city, said the disinflation process continues.
  • In the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 14 of the 20 suspects referred with a request for arrest were arrested, and judicial control was ordered for 3. The criminal judgeship of the peace had previously seized the assets of 11 suspects.
  • The Panathinaikos – Emlak Konut match to be played in the EuroLeague Women starts at 21:30. The match will be broadcast live on EuroLeague Women's YouTube.
  • In the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 19 suspects were referred with a request for arrest, while it was decided to confiscate the assets of 11 suspects.
  • In the fund investigation conducted in Istanbul, 19 of the 20 suspects in custody were referred to the criminal judgeship of peace with a request for arrest. The statement procedures of one suspect at the prosecutor's office are ongoing.
  • In the fund investigation conducted in Istanbul, 17 of the 20 suspects in custody were referred to court with a request for arrest. The statement procedures of three people at the prosecutor's office are ongoing.
  • The Panathinaikos – Emlak Konut match in the EuroLeague Women kicks off at 21:30. The match will be broadcast live on the EuroLeague Women YouTube channel.
  • In the fund investigation conducted in Istanbul, five people, including Emre Tezmen and Emre and Kerem Alkin, were arrested. In the investigation, 20 suspects, including Tera Yatırım executives, were referred to the courthouse.
  • In the Turgutlu district of Manisa, six of the 11 students injured in an armed attack in front of a vocational high school are planned to be discharged today. The governor's office announced that three students are continuing treatment in intensive care.
  • In the fund investigation conducted in Istanbul, five more people, including executives of Tera Yatırım and Pusula Holding, were arrested, raising the number of detainees in the investigation to nine.

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  • President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for reform of the Security Council and recognition of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan, speaking at an investment conference in the same city, said the disinflation process continues.
  • In the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 19 suspects were referred with a request for arrest, while it was decided to confiscate the assets of 11 suspects.
  • The EuroLeague Women match between Panathinaikos and Emlak Konut kicks off at 21:30. The game will be streamed live on EuroLeague Women's YouTube channel.
  • In the fund investigation conducted in Istanbul, 19 of the 20 suspects in custody were referred to the criminal judgeship of peace with a request for arrest. The statement procedures of one suspect at the prosecutor's office are ongoing.
  • In the fund investigation conducted in Istanbul, 17 of the 20 suspects in custody were referred to court with a request for arrest. The statement procedures of three people at the prosecutor's office are ongoing.
  • In the fund investigation carried out in Istanbul, five people, including Emre Tezmen and Emre and Kerem Alkin, were arrested. In the investigation, 20 suspects, including Tera Yatırım executives, were referred to court.
  • The Panathinaikos – Emlak Konut match in the EuroLeague Women will start at 21:30. You can watch the match on the EuroLeague Women YouTube channel.
  • In the fund investigation conducted in Istanbul, five more people, including executives of Tera Yatırım and Pusula Holding, were arrested, raising the number of detainees in the investigation to nine.
  • An armed attack was carried out in front of a vocational high school in the Turgutlu district of Manisa. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that eleven students were injured, two of them seriously.
  • Within the scope of the fund investigation conducted in Istanbul, five people, including Tera Yatırım and Pusula Holding executives, were arrested. The suspects were sent to prison by the criminal judgeship of peace upon the prosecutor's request.

6 students to be discharged today after Turgutlu school attack

In the attack in front of a high school in Turgutlu, 11 students were injured. The Governorate announced that 6 students are planned to be discharged today, and 3 are in intensive care.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+7: Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Milliyet, A Haber, Milat, Yeni Şafak and TGRT Haber +8: Habertürk, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Milliyet, A Haber, Milat, Yeni Şafak and TGRT Haber +3: Serbestiyet, Ekonomi Manşet and Ekonomim +4: Bianet, Serbestiyet, Ekonomi Manşet and Ekonomim +7: Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Yenidüzen, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and Nefes +8: Tele2 Haber, Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Yenidüzen, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and Nefes +9: Euronews Türkçe, RFI, BBC Türkçe, The Hindu, BBC News, Meduza, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The New York Times +10: Asharq Al-Awsat, Euronews Türkçe, RFI, BBC Türkçe, The Hindu, BBC News, Meduza, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The New York Times

National

14 more suspects arrested in fund investigation

The criminal court of peace ordered the arrest of 14 of 20 suspects and judicial control for 3 others. The file has 63 suspects; the proceedings against Doğa Sigorta Board Chair Nihat Kırmızı and Tera Yatırım executives Abdulkadir Özkan and Bülent Uygun continue.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+11: Habertürk, TGRT Haber, A Haber, Haber7, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Hürriyet, NTV and Milliyet +12: Yeni Akit, Habertürk, TGRT Haber, A Haber, Haber7, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Hürriyet, NTV and Milliyet +10: Bloomberg HT, Karar, Dünya, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim, Diken, Bianet and Kısa Dalga +11: Gazete Oksijen, Bloomberg HT, Karar, Dünya, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim, Diken, Bianet and Kısa Dalga +8: BirGün, Evrensel, Halk TV, Nefes, Tele2 Haber, Sözcü, soL Haber and Cumhuriyet +9: Yeniçağ, BirGün, Evrensel, Halk TV, Nefes, Tele2 Haber, Sözcü, soL Haber and Cumhuriyet +3: Bloomberg, Euronews Türkçe and Naftemporiki +4: DW Türkçe, Bloomberg, Euronews Türkçe and Naftemporiki

Economy

Fenerbahçe Tarfin beat Beşiktaş 72-59 to win the Presidential Cup

Fenerbahçe Tarfin defeated Beşiktaş 72-59 in the final of the 39th Men's Presidential Cup, winning the cup for the second consecutive time and the 9th time overall. Shavon Shields was chosen as the MVP with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

CKFT
Fenerbahçe72 – 59Beşiktaş
21
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+5: Sabah (spor), Fotomaç, Hürriyet (spor), Milat and Star +6: A Spor, Sabah (spor), Fotomaç, Hürriyet (spor), Milat and Star +4: NTV Spor, Ajansspor, Karar and Diken +5: Sporx, NTV Spor, Ajansspor, Karar and Diken +3: Nefes, Yeniçağ and Muhalif +4: Tele2 Haber, Nefes, Yeniçağ and Muhalif

Sport

Erdoğan says no to all forms of assimilation

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said yes to integration and no to all forms of assimilation at the Türk and Kardeş Topluluklar Buluşması in New York. He told citizens in the US that they are Türkiye's natural ambassadors.

10
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+6: A Haber, Hürriyet, Takvim, Sabah, Yeni Şafak and Haber7 +7: Star, A Haber, Hürriyet, Takvim, Sabah, Yeni Şafak and Haber7

Foreign Affairs

Politics 28

School attacks commission issues symbolic warning to families in Turgutlu

Yusuf Beyazıt, chair of the Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Commission to Investigate the Causes of School Attacks, warned families in Turgutlu against swastika and Hitler symbols. He said the injured students have overcome the life-threatening danger.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Politics

Bayram Özbek arrested in Kaşif Kozinoğlu case, eight released

The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that former police chief Bayram Özbek, who is alleged to have contributed to the Kurtlar Vadisi script, has been arrested. In the second wave operation, eight of nine suspects were released under judicial control.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+8: TGRT Haber, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Asır, Milliyet, Hürriyet, Haber7, Habertürk and Yeni Akit +9: CNN Türk, TGRT Haber, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Asır, Milliyet, Hürriyet, Haber7, Habertürk and Yeni Akit +4: Ekonomim, Dünya, Ekonomi Manşet and Gazete Oksijen +5: Karar, Ekonomim, Dünya, Ekonomi Manşet and Gazete Oksijen +5: Oda TV, Sözcü, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and soL Haber +6: Nefes, Oda TV, Sözcü, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and soL Haber

Politics

Threat investigation over Enver Altaylı's words to prosecutor

The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office opened a sua sponte investigation for threatening a public official over detained Enver Altaylı's words to Deputy Chief Prosecutor Ebubekir Efe in the Kaşif Kozinoğlu investigation: "Watch yourself, you are younger, we will meet one day, we will settle accounts."

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+8: Takvim, Haber7, CNN Türk, TGRT Haber, Hürriyet, NTV, Yeni Akit and Yeni Şafak +9: Habertürk, Takvim, Haber7, CNN Türk, TGRT Haber, Hürriyet, NTV, Yeni Akit and Yeni Şafak +3: Medyascope, Karar and Serbestiyet +4: Diken, Medyascope, Karar and Serbestiyet +2: Sözcü and soL Haber +3: Evrensel, Sözcü and soL Haber

Politics

Selahattin Günday denied the charges

Journalist Selahattin Günday, detained in the Kaşif Kozinoğlu investigation, denied the charges in a statement from Silivri Prison: "I am neither the perpetrator of a crime nor the leader of a criminal organization."

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Politics

Mansur Yavaş spoke after resignation: No connection to presidential candidacy

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş announced his resignation from the CHP and said his resignation was unrelated to the presidential election. Yavaş said he decided he "could not stay even a minute" after the words of the party's spokesperson Müslim Sarı.

2
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Politics

Mansur Yavaş resigns from CHP, district mayors in Ankara also leave

Seven district mayors in Ankara resigned from CHP following Mansur Yavaş. CHP's Müslim Sarı had said that the mayors must make their affiliation clear.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+10: Yeni Akit, Takvim, Star, Milat, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Haber7, CNN Türk and Türkiye Gazetesi +11: Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Takvim, Star, Milat, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Haber7, CNN Türk and Türkiye Gazetesi +9: Ekonomim, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Agos, Serbestiyet, Havadis, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet +10: Dünya, Ekonomim, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Agos, Serbestiyet, Havadis, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet +6: Yeniçağ, Nefes, Sözcü, Muhalif, soL Haber and BirGün +7: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Nefes, Sözcü, Muhalif, soL Haber and BirGün

Politics

Second operation against Menderes Municipality: 9 detentions

In the bribery and extortion investigation into Menderes Municipality in Izmir, 9 people, including former deputy mayor Erkan Özkan, were detained.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+12: Star, A Haber, Hürriyet, Yeni Asır, Takvim, CNN Türk, Sabah, Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Milliyet, Milat and Yeni Şafak +13: TGRT Haber, Star, A Haber, Hürriyet, Yeni Asır, Takvim, CNN Türk, Sabah, Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Milliyet, Milat and Yeni Şafak +4: Kısa Dalga, Dünya, Gazete Oksijen and Bianet +5: Ekonomi Manşet, Kısa Dalga, Dünya, Gazete Oksijen and Bianet +9: Nefes, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Muhalif, Oda TV, Tele2 Haber, soL Haber and BirGün +10: Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Muhalif, Oda TV, Tele2 Haber, soL Haber and BirGün

Politics

Çiftçi gives 10 directives to new police chiefs

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi gave newly appointed police chiefs 10 directives, including school safety and the fight against digital crimes, following the attack in Turgutlu in which 11 people were injured, 3 seriously.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Yeni Şafak and NTV +3: Star, Yeni Şafak and NTV +2: Halk TV and BirGün +3: Nefes, Halk TV and BirGün

Politics

CHP Spokesperson: Kılıçdaroğlu's remarks about İmamoğlu were misunderstood

CHP Spokesperson Müslim Sarı said party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's words that Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is 'not a political prisoner' were misunderstood, and that İmamoğlu is detained for an ordinary crime.

7
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Ekonomi Manşet and Ekonomim +2: Sözcü and Yeniçağ

Politics

Üsküdar Deputy Mayor Amine Cansu Çelik released under house arrest

Üsküdar Deputy Mayor Amine Cansu Çelik was released under house arrest after being detained on September 2 and arrested on September 5. The process was carried out within the scope of the detentions before the renewed deputy mayoral election.

10
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Ekonomi Manşet and Gazete Oksijen +3: Karar, Ekonomi Manşet and Gazete Oksijen +4: Oda TV, Evrensel, Sözcü and Yeniçağ +5: BirGün, Oda TV, Evrensel, Sözcü and Yeniçağ

Politics

Selahattin Yılmaz, accused of preparing an attack on Aziz İhsan Aktaş, released, visited Bahçeli

Selahattin Yılmaz, detained for 13 months over the alleged preparation of an armed attack on Aziz İhsan Aktaş, was released from Silivri on September 21 and visited MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli.

9
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Karar and Gazete Oksijen +2: Yeniçağ and soL Haber +3: Sözcü, Yeniçağ and soL Haber

Politics

Interior Ministry: 76 fugitives brought to Türkiye

The Interior Ministry announced that 29 criminals sought with red notices and 47 sought at the national level were brought to Türkiye from 8 countries.

2
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Politics

At Batman University, only negative results sent to commission

According to the Court of Accounts' 2025 university audit reports, at Batman University not all results of security investigations and archive research on personnel were submitted to the evaluation commission.

1
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Politics

AK Party prepares bill to make Nevruz a public holiday

AK Party will submit to the approval of lawmakers in the new legislative term of the Grand National Assembly (TBMM) opening in October the bill it prepared to declare 21 March Nevruz a public holiday.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Politics

Campaign 'We Want Freedom' launched against LGBTI+ operations

LGBTI+ rights advocates established the 'We Want Freedom' campaign group following the 'My Family is Safe' operations. It was announced that 82 people were arrested in the operations.

2
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Politics

Economy 32

Erdoğan forecasts year-end inflation around 28 percent

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at the Türkiye-US Business Council meeting at the Turkish House, said they expect to close the year with inflation around 28 percent and that 2027 would be stronger in disinflation. He said they will reach the $100 billion trade target with the US in a short time.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Yeni Asır and Daily Sabah +3: Haber7, Yeni Asır and Daily Sabah +2: Ekonomi Manşet and Gazete Oksijen +3: Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet and Gazete Oksijen

Economy

Turkish Airlines signs its largest single-aisle aircraft order with Boeing

Turkish Airlines finalized an order with Boeing for 100 firm Boeing 737-8 and 50 optional 737 MAX aircraft. The agreement became the company's largest single-aisle aircraft order with Boeing and was signed in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+3: Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7 and Hürriyet +4: CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7 and Hürriyet +5: Diken, Sigorta Gündem, PSM, Gazete Oksijen and Bloomberg HT +6: Dünya, Diken, Sigorta Gündem, PSM, Gazete Oksijen and Bloomberg HT +2: Yeniçağ and Nefes

Economy

Can Holding's 33 companies returned

In the investigation into Can Holding, it was decided to return the 33 companies seized about a year ago to the holding. The decision was made within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Economy

TCMB revokes Papel's 2022 operating license

The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye's decision dated September 18 revoking Papel's license was published in the Official Gazette on September 23, and the company's services stopped. A TMSF trustee had been appointed to the company early this year, and 15 people had been arrested in the investigation.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Resmî Gazete and Anadolu Ajansı +6: Karar, Diken, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM, Gazete Oksijen and Dünya +7: Ekonomim, Karar, Diken, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM, Gazete Oksijen and Dünya +2: Halk TV and Cumhuriyet +3: Yeniçağ, Halk TV and Cumhuriyet

Economy

SPK imposed 71 million lira in fines, approved issuances

The Capital Markets Board (SPK) imposed administrative fines totaling approximately 71 million lira on 3 real and 1 legal entities. Approvals totaling 7.05 billion lira were issued for rights issues, debt instruments, and lease certificates.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Economy

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