Türkiye on Thursday, 24 September 2026 · Page 3

The Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), Ünal Üstel, condemned the statements made by Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Hristodulidis against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the UN podium. The KKTC Foreign Ministry also announced that it "strongly condemned" Hristodulidis's words regarding Cyprus.…

The name of the new company of BioNTech founders Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci is Arife. The company's headquarters is located in Mainz.…

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan chaired the Annual Coordination Meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in New York. Gaza and Palestine were among the topics on the agenda.…

Communications Director Burhanettin Duran responded in a written statement to Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz's remarks about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He said history is written in the memory of nations and the conscience of humanity.…

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.…

Şerafettin Aras, head of the International Transporters Association, said that because of the Schengen 90/180-day rule, about 25,000 of nearly 50,000 Turkish truck drivers were turned back at EU border gates. Aras asked for a D-type work visa agreement.…

MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli praised President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's speech at the UN General Assembly and called for the abolition or restriction of the veto privilege in the UN Security Council.…

The Distinguished Observer Day of the Denizkurdu-I/2026 exercise began in the Eastern Mediterranean. Around 14,000 personnel, 100 ships and 50 aircraft are taking part in the exercise.…

Süper Lig newcomers Çorum FK have agreed a three-year deal with Burak Yılmaz for the head coach role.…

France coach Zinedine Zidane, ahead of tomorrow's match against Türkiye in Kocaeli, described Arda Güler as a 'very, very good player' and said he hopes Kylian Mbappe can play.…

A National Team Head Coach Vincenzo Montella heaped praise on Zinedine Zidane ahead of the France match.…

The national football team will face France at 21:45 tomorrow at Kocaeli Stadium in their first match in Group 1 of the UEFA Nations League A. The match will be France's first test under new head coach Zinedine Zidane.…

The National Team will host France tomorrow in Kocaeli in the Nations League A. Due to injuries, midfield alternatives are limited; Hakan Çalhanoğlu is not in the squad, and Orkun Kökçü could not train.…

Beşiktaş men's basketball team will face Valencia Basket at home at 20:00 tomorrow in the first week of the EuroLeague.…

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Havvanur Kethüda by phone for winning a gold medal at the European Boxing Championship in Sofia.…

National boxer Esra Yıldız Kahraman won a bronze medal after losing to Russia's Liudmila Vorontsova in the women's 57 kg semi-final at the 2026 European Boxing Championships.…

Galatasaray announced that reports claiming Wilfried Singo's Achilles tendon was ruptured and that he had a chronic injury during the transfer process are 'deliberate and wholly false'. The club stated that the player's treatment is continuing as planned.…

The 2026-2027 EuroLeague Basketball season began with matches played today. Twenty teams will compete this season.…

Turgutlu Belediyesi Women's Basketball Team announced that a choreography will be held in the stands for awareness against violence at their first match on 26 September.…

Hülya Koçyiğit, the master actress of Yeşilçam, said that scripts continue to come to her, but she has made a decision and quit acting.…

The Biosafety Board granted Livzym a 10-year permit to produce milk protein through biotechnology. All of the produced product will be exported.…

Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır said Türkiye will carry out a study in deep space that has never been attempted before. He made the announcement at Turkish House in New York, where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly.…