Türkiye on Wednesday, 23 September 2026 · Page 2

ASELSAN and ROKETSAN signed contracts totaling approximately €1.23 billion for the supply of air defense components for Steel Dome.…

MASAK announced that in the FATF report published on September 23, Türkiye was found compliant with 38 of the 40 recommendations, and that there was no strategic deficiency or grey list risk. Of the 11 outcomes, 3 were considered largely effective and 8 moderately effective.…

According to the communiqués of the Treasury and Finance Ministry in the Official Gazette, the UN Security Council sanctions list will be transmitted to MASAK through the Foreign Ministry and published on the institution's website. Obliged institutions will report these transactions to MASAK and take measures for postponement.…

The liter price of diesel dropped by 5 lira 57 kuruş as of midnight. Gasoline remained unchanged, and in three major cities diesel fell to around 90 liras.…

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office reported that 23 suspects were detained in an operation in 11 provinces. Procedures continue against a total of 33 suspects, including 10 in prison, with 4 abroad and 10 at large.…

The Asian Development Bank cut Türkiye's 2026 growth forecast to 2.8 percent and raised its inflation forecast to 31.5 percent. In the Central Bank's survey, households' 12-month inflation expectation was 45.6 percent.…

TÜİK announced that the total industrial producer price index increased by 2.9% monthly and 29.39% annually in August.…

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz announced that a new financing package of 250 billion liras has been made available for companies targeting capacity increases. Yılmaz also reiterated the export target of 450 billion dollars for 2029.…

The Treasury and Finance Ministry authorized BNP Paribas, Citibank, ING Bank and J.P. Morgan for the issuance of 10-year USD-denominated ESG bonds under the 2026 external financing program.…

With the communiqué prepared by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, the upper limit within the scope of support in pufferfish fishing was raised from 200,000 to 1 million fish.…

German chemical company Bayer announced it will close its crop protection products plant in Gebze, where it has produced for 60 years, at the end of 2027.…

It has been announced that the production partnership in Eskişehir of Chinese car brand SWM, which entered the Turkish market in 2023, has ended. Mass production had begun in December 2025.…

The Treasury and Finance Ministry raised the monetary limits in MASAK's customer identification measures. Some thresholds for prepaid cards and electronic money transactions were doubled.…

In the first 8 months of the year, carpets worth $1.74 billion were exported to 178 countries. The largest market was the US with $487 million, and the largest province was Gaziantep with $1.23 billion.…

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the DE 10000 shunting locomotive, produced by TÜRASAŞ in Eskişehir with 90 percent domestic content, was exported to Tanzania.…

In banking, new-generation ATMs without a keypad or card slot are becoming widespread. Cash withdrawals and approvals are handled entirely through mobile apps.…

The Trade Ministry decided to apply a definitive anti-dumping measure on imports of connection boxes for solar panels originating from China.…

OECD raised its 2026 headline inflation forecast for Türkiye to 31.5% and the 2027 forecast to 24.7%. It revised growth expectations downward.…

The TÜRK-İŞ Board of Presidents requested that tax brackets be arranged so as not to victimize wage earners and that a fair tax system be established. The statement also demanded the strengthening of union rights.…

TMSF announced that it has taken over the management and supervision of Iran-based Bank Mellat, whose operating license BDDK revoked on September 19. After insured deposits are paid, bankruptcy will be sought from the court.…

Istanbul Chamber of Industry Board Chairman Erdal Bahçıvan, at the assembly he attended for the last time as chairman, said inflation is the most important macro fragility.…

The Soil Products Office announced that 3.59 billion lira was paid to farmers in the period of 27 August-8 September.…

According to Central Bank (TCMB) September data, the share of those planning to buy gold rose to 43 percent while the share of those wanting to turn to real estate fell to 33.6 percent.…

According to the report by BETAM and sahibinden.com, real prices of homes for sale across Türkiye fell 8.4 percent year-on-year in August.…

The Eğitim-İş Union held an action in front of the Ministry of National Education following the armed attack in Turgutlu, Manisa, and called for the resignation of "7 ministers".…

Bodrum Regional Port Director T.A. was caught red-handed on suspicion of bribery and taken into custody. In the operation, searches were conducted at the port directorate building and vehicles, and some materials were seized.…

Two children who were walking in front of a high school with a pump-action shotgun in Efeler district of Aydın were taken into custody. The weapon was found under a parked minibus in a nearby marketplace.…

A human skull and bone fragments have been found during excavation at the site of an old school building under demolition in Çorum's Üçtutlar neighbourhood. Residents claimed the area was an old cemetery.…

In Keçiören Gülgün Street, the road collapsed when floodwaters swept away an open infrastructure fill, and 20 cars fell into a pit about 1 meter deep. The vehicles were removed, repairs began in the morning, and cars were stranded on flooded roads in Sincan as well.…

Mehmet Ç. was arrested on charges of influence peddling and publicly disseminating false information for using artificial intelligence to insert himself into photos of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Justice Minister Akın Gürlek and sharing them on his WhatsApp status.…

With a letter sent by Education Minister Yusuf Tekin to 81 provincial governorships on September 9, 2026, lesson duration can be reduced from 40 minutes to 30 minutes in some schools.…

The Interior Ministry said that in cybercrime operations carried out in 36 provinces over the last five days, 826 suspects were caught, 444 were arrested, and judicial control was imposed on 254 of them.…

The drug test result for Manifest group founder and manager Tolga Akış has been announced. It was reported that no narcotics were found in the blood, urine and hair samples examined by the Forensic Medicine Institute.…

In the case of Fatmanur Okur, accused of killing her husband Şükrü Okur in Kocaeli, the prosecutor requested aggravated life imprisonment and unjust provocation reduction. The defendant did not accept the opinion.…

YÖK decided that universities should grant a reasonable period to Iranian students who cannot pay their fees due to internet and communication disruptions in Iran.…

Journeyman Habip Aksoy, accused of causing the death of apprentice Muhammed Kendirci in Bozova district of Şanlıurfa, said at the first hearing: "It was dusty, it happened while I tried to clean it. We were joking around."…

YÖK announced that candidates who were placed in the 2026 YKS but did not register or cancelled their registration before 9 December 2026 can start in 2026-2027. The last application date is 9 December 2026.…

After the expert examination at the municipality in the Dilovası factory fire trial, police blocked the families' statement. Defense lawyer İrfan Öge asked the family why they sent the child to work.…

In the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's updated list of imitations and adulteration, it was determined that seed oil was mixed into 21 brands and products offered for sale as olive oil.…