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Türkiye on Sunday, 27 September 2026

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Sunday, 27 September, Türkiye's Agenda: Resignation in AK Party, Fund Investigation and Solved Murder Cases

The resignation of AK Party deputy chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya from her party duties was accepted. AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik announced that Kaya no longer sits on the party's governing boards.

The resignation of AK Party deputy chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya from her party duties was accepted. AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik announced that Kaya no longer sits on the party's governing boards.TRT HaberTRT HaberA HaberA HaberCNN TürkCNN TürkANKA Haber AjansıANKA Haber AjansıAykırıAykırıAl-MonitorAl-Monitor+38

Asset freezes on 42 people, 46 companies and 18 funds were lifted in the fund investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. The decision covers a total of 106 people and entities.Anadolu AjansıAnadolu AjansıTRT HaberTRT HaberA HaberA HaberANKA Haber AjansıANKA Haber AjansıBirGünBirGünBBC TürkçeBBC Türkçe+36

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that three death cases from 19, 15 and 11 years ago in Aksaray, Gaziantep and Manisa have been solved. Three suspects were arrested in the investigations, and 10 suspects were caught in the operation in Gaziantep.Anadolu AjansıAnadolu AjansıTRT HaberTRT HaberCNN TürkCNN TürkEkonomimEkonomimCumhuriyetCumhuriyetIndependent TürkçeIndependent Türkçe+10

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  • Asset freezes on 42 people, 46 companies and 18 funds were lifted in the fund investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. The decision covers a total of 106 people and entities.
  • The resignation of AK Party Deputy Chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya from her party duties was accepted. AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik announced that Kaya is no longer part of the party's executive boards.
  • Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that three death cases in Aksaray, Gaziantep, and Manisa, dating back 19, 15, and 11 years, have been solved. Three suspects were arrested in the investigations, and 10 suspects were detained in the operation in Gaziantep.
  • The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched a sua sponte investigation into Yeni Parti Antalya Deputy Mustafa Erdem on bribery charges. It was alleged that phone messages of a suspect in the investigation included a $5 million job follow-up in favor of Muhittin Böcek.
  • AK Party Deputy Chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya announced that she has stepped down from all party duties to clarify the allegations of fund and stock transactions against her. Kaya stated that she presented her decision to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
  • The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requested the records of 7 funds in the fund investigation, while the number of detainees rose to 51. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that the assets of 46 legal entities, 18 funds and 42 real persons have been frozen.

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  • The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requested the records of 7 funds in the fund investigation, while the number of those detained rose to 51. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that the assets of 46 legal entities, 18 funds and 42 individuals had been frozen.
  • AK Party Deputy Chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya announced she had stepped down from all her party posts so that the claims against her over fund and share transactions could be clarified. Kaya said she had submitted her decision to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
  • The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched a sua sponte investigation into Yeni Parti Antalya Deputy Mustafa Erdem on bribery charges. It was alleged that phone messages of a suspect in the investigation included a $5 million job follow-up in favor of Muhittin Böcek.
  • AK Party Deputy Chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya resigned over the fund allegations against her. She announced that she had submitted her resignation to the President.
  • Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 45 people had been arrested in the fund investigation. Gürlek also reported that the assets of 46 legal entities, 18 funds and 42 real persons had been frozen.

Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya's resignation from party posts accepted

AK Party Deputy Chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya's resignation from party duties was accepted. AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik announced that Kaya no longer sits on the party's boards.

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+14: TGRT Haber, Takvim, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Habertürk, Milat, Milliyet, Star, Sabah, Haber7 and Yeni Asır +15: NTV, TGRT Haber, Takvim, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Habertürk, Milat, Milliyet, Star, Sabah, Haber7 and Yeni Asır +9: Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Kısa Dalga, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Sigorta Gündem, Dünya and Bianet +10: Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Kısa Dalga, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Sigorta Gündem, Dünya and Bianet +9: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Nefes, Yeniçağ, Tele2 Haber, soL Haber, Aykırı and Muhalif +10: Evrensel, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Nefes, Yeniçağ, Tele2 Haber, soL Haber, Aykırı and Muhalif +3: Euronews Türkçe, Bloomberg (politics) and Al-Monitor +4: BBC Türkçe, Euronews Türkçe, Bloomberg (politics) and Al-Monitor

Politics

Minister Gürlek: Assets of 46 entities frozen in fund probe

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that the assets of 46 legal entities, 18 funds and 42 individuals had been frozen in the fund investigation, and exit bans had been imposed on 37 suspects.

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+13: Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Habertürk, Takvim, DHA, Milat, NTV and Star +14: Sabah, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Habertürk, Takvim, DHA, Milat, NTV and Star +8: Bloomberg HT, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Bianet, Kısa Dalga, PSM, Sigorta Gündem and ANKA Haber Ajansı +9: Karar, Bloomberg HT, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Bianet, Kısa Dalga, PSM, Sigorta Gündem and ANKA Haber Ajansı +6: Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel, Muhalif and Nefes +7: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel, Muhalif and Nefes +2: Independent Türkçe and Euronews Türkçe

Economy

Countdown begins in Şanlıurfa for TEKNOFEST Southeast

The Southeast leg of the Aviation, Space and Technology Festival will be held in Şanlıurfa on 30 September-4 October. Governor Hasan Şıldak said preparations were in the final stage and they expected more than 1 million participants.

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Tech

Lavrov: S-400s can go to third country only with guarantee to Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said transferring Türkiye's S-400 systems to a third country requires Moscow's approval, setting the condition that the receiving country give Russia a 100% guarantee. He said no request had been received yet.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+3: soL Haber, Nefes and Evrensel +4: Yeniçağ, soL Haber, Nefes and Evrensel

Foreign Affairs

Politics 4

Bribery probe launched into Mustafa Erdem

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced it had ex officio launched an investigation into YENİ Party Antalya MP Mustafa Erdem on a bribery charge. In the investigation, messages on a detained suspect's phone allegedly discuss a $5 million case-following deal in the forensic process in favour of Muhittin Böcek.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+5: Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Akit, Habertürk, DHA and Star +6: Sabah, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Akit, Habertürk, DHA and Star

Politics

Mehmet Ali Yüksel appointed CHP Istanbul provincial chair

The CHP central executive board, meeting in Bolu under CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, named Mehmet Ali Yüksel as Istanbul provincial chair. Gürsel Tekin's interim tenure has ended.

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Politics

Solidarity and Integration Board to meet on 28 September

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz announced that the second meeting of the National Solidarity and Integration Coordination Board will be held at Beştepe at 09:30 on 28 September. The meeting will be closed to the press.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+9: Yeni Şafak, NTV, CNN Türk, Star, TGRT Haber, Haber7, Takvim, Sabah and Milat +10: Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak, NTV, CNN Türk, Star, TGRT Haber, Haber7, Takvim, Sabah and Milat +2: Ekonomim and Serbestiyet

Politics

Economy 8

Asset freezes on 106 people and entities lifted in fund probe

Asset freezes on 42 individuals, 46 companies and 18 funds were lifted in the fund investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. The decision covers 106 people and entities in total.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Yeni Akit and Star +3: A Haber, Yeni Akit and Star +3: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Gazete Oksijen and Serbestiyet +4: Ekonomim, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Gazete Oksijen and Serbestiyet +3: Cumhuriyet, Halk TV and Nefes +4: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Halk TV and Nefes

Economy

Asset freeze imposed on Feridun Geçgel and Enver Geçgel

In the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office fund investigation, asset restraint was imposed on the assets of Astor Enerji executives Feridun Geçgel and Enver Geçgel. It was not confirmed that a separate restraint order was issued concerning Astor Enerji.

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Economy

All records of 7 funds requested in fund probe

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requested all records of funds linked to 7 investment firms from the Central Securities Depository (MKK) as part of the fund investigation. The number of arrested suspects in the investigation rose to 51.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+4: Takvim, Yeni Şafak, Türkiye Gazetesi and Haber7 +5: NTV, Takvim, Yeni Şafak, Türkiye Gazetesi and Haber7 +2: Sözcü and Nefes

Economy

Tera Portföy CEO Emir Münir Sarpyener detained

Tera Portföy CEO Emir Münir Sarpyener was detained as part of the capital markets investigation. The assets of 46 legal entities and 18 funds were frozen in the investigation.

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Economy

Melis Sandal gets travel ban in fund probe

Melis Sandal received a foreign travel ban and a precautionary measure was placed on her assets as part of the fund investigation. Journalist Yiğit Uzun claimed Sandal withdrew about 11 billion lira (TL) from the liquidated funds.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+5: A Haber, Türkiye Gazetesi, Milliyet, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak +6: Takvim, A Haber, Türkiye Gazetesi, Milliyet, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak +6: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Tele2 Haber, Aykırı, Halk TV and Oda TV +7: Nefes, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Tele2 Haber, Aykırı, Halk TV and Oda TV

Economy

Advertising Board rules fake reviews and likes unlawful

The Trade Ministry's Advertising Board found that artificial engagement in e-commerce such as fake reviews, likes and followers misleads consumers, ruling the practices unlawful.

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Economy

National 13

Police union to stop work, directorate says action excludes police

The Police Organisation Union (Emniyet Teşkilatı Sendikası) will stage a nationwide walkout on 28 September over economic problems and working conditions. The General Directorate of Security (Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü) announced that the action covers civilian staff, not police officers.

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+2: Sözcü and Muhalif

National

Minister Çiftçi discloses Turgutlu attacker's statement

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said the school attacker in Turgutlu changed his plan when he saw the staff member at the school. He announced that 2,419 children who shared school attack posts were detained and 243 of them were arrested.

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National

Minister Gürlek says three old death files solved

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that three death files, 19, 15 and 11 years old, in Aksaray, Gaziantep and Manisa have been solved. Three suspects were arrested in the investigations, and 10 suspects were detained in the operation in Gaziantep.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+7: Habertürk, DHA, Milat, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi and Haber7 +8: Takvim, Habertürk, DHA, Milat, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi and Haber7 +2: Nefes and Halk TV

National

Prosecutors seek approval of Tutar Yapi Sitesi sentences

The Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) requested confirmation of the 15-year prison sentences with mitigation for good conduct given to three defendants in the Tutar Yapı Sitesi case, in which 63 people died in Adana in the 6 February earthquakes.

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National

Show flats unveiled for TOKİ rental social housing

Show flats for TOKİ's rental social housing in Istanbul were unveiled in Ataşehir. The first 1,071 homes are planned to be delivered in October.

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National

Foreign Affairs 2

Türkiye ranks eighth in arms exports

Türkiye rose to 8th place worldwide with arms exports of 4.23 billion dollars, according to CAMTO's 2025 data. This was Türkiye's highest ranking on this list.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Foreign Affairs

Fidan meets UNGA President Khalilur Rahman in New York

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman in New York on the margins of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. Global issues were discussed at the meeting.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Foreign Affairs

Sport 5

National team to face Italy in Bursa tomorrow

The Turkish national football team will face Italy in Bursa tomorrow in its second match in UEFA Nations League League A Group 1. The match will kick off at 21:45 and will be broadcast live on ATV.

UNLFT
Türkiye1 – 4Italy
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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Star and A Spor +3: Habertürk, Star and A Spor +4: NTV Spor, Ajansspor, Sporx and Dünya +5: Gazete Oksijen, NTV Spor, Ajansspor, Sporx and Dünya +3: Cumhuriyet, Nefes and Yeniçağ +4: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes and Yeniçağ

Sport

Tech 1

EVREN AI platform passes 8,000 users

The number of users of the EVREN artificial intelligence platform developed by the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) has exceeded 8,000. The platform hosts 11 open-source large language models.

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Tech

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