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Türkiye on Sunday, 4 October 2026

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Sunday, 4 October, Türkiye's Agenda: Bahçeli's Statement, Saimbeyli Earthquakes and Resignations at Referee Board

MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli issued a written statement on the fund investigations. Bahçeli said Türkiye was going through a process of purification.

MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli issued a written statement on the fund investigations. Bahçeli said Türkiye was going through a process of purification.TRT HaberTRT HaberA HaberA HaberHabertürkHabertürkDikenDikenAykırıAykırıBBC TürkçeBBC Türkçe+20

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) recorded earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.9 in the Saimbeyli district of Adana and magnitude 5.2 in the Sumbas district of Osmaniye. Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced that there was no adverse situation so far.AFAD DepremAFAD DepremAnadolu AjansıAnadolu AjansıA HaberA HaberANKA Haber AjansıANKA Haber AjansıBirGünBirGünIndependent TürkçeIndependent Türkçe+30

Central Referee Committee (MHK) Chairman Ferhat Gündoğdu and committee member Sebahattin Şahin resigned from their posts. Gündoğdu had previously been arrested in the Referees File investigation, while Şahin had been released under judicial control.Anadolu AjansıAnadolu AjansıTRT HaberTRT HaberA HaberA HaberA SporA SporAjanssporAjanssporAykırıAykırı+24

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  • The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) recorded earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.9 in the Saimbeyli district of Adana and magnitude 5.2 in the Sumbas district of Osmaniye. Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced that there was no adverse situation so far.
  • AFAD announced that a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in the Saimbeyli district of Adana at 14:19. The tremor was also felt in neighboring provinces.
  • The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office applied to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance for permission to investigate former SPK Chairman İbrahim Ömer Gönül. Upon the request, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek had assigned the Inspection Board for a preliminary review on Friday.
  • An application was made to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance for permission to investigate former SPK Chairman İbrahim Ömer Gönül on charges of abuse of office.
  • Merkez Hakem Kurulu Başkanı Ferhat Gündoğdu and board member Sebahattin Şahin resigned from their posts. In the Referees File investigation, Gündoğdu had been arrested earlier, and Şahin had been released under judicial control.

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  • AFAD announced that a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in the Saimbeyli district of Adana at 14:19. The tremor was also felt in neighboring provinces.
  • The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office applied to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance for permission to investigate former SPK Chairman İbrahim Ömer Gönül. Upon the request, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek had assigned the Inspection Board for a preliminary review on Friday.
  • An application was made to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance for permission to investigate former SPK Chairman İbrahim Ömer Gönül on charges of abuse of office.
  • Following an objection by the chief prosecutor's office in the corruption investigation into Yahşihan Municipality, one more suspect was arrested. The number of people in detention in the Kırıkkale investigation rose to 16.
  • Sebahattin Şahin, a member of the Central Referee Committee, resigned from his post. Şahin had previously been released under judicial control in the Referees File investigation.

Bahçeli: Türkiye is going through a purification process

MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli said in a written statement on the fund investigations that Türkiye was going through a purification process.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+8: Habertürk, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah, Hürriyet, Milat, Takvim and NTV +9: Yeni Şafak, Habertürk, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah, Hürriyet, Milat, Takvim and NTV +7: Dünya, Medyascope, Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM, Sigorta Gündem and Diken +8: Serbestiyet, Dünya, Medyascope, Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM, Sigorta Gündem and Diken +2: Aykırı and Sözcü +3: BirGün, Aykırı and Sözcü

Politics

Ferhat Gündoğdu and Sebahattin Şahin resign from Turkish referee committee

Central Referee Committee (MHK) chair Ferhat Gündoğdu and board member Sebahattin Şahin resigned their posts. Gündoğdu had been arrested in the Referees File investigation, while Şahin had been released under judicial control.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+9: Türkiye Gazetesi, Fotomaç, A Spor, DHA, A Haber, Sabah, Yeni Asır, Star and Haber7 +10: Habertürk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Fotomaç, A Spor, DHA, A Haber, Sabah, Yeni Asır, Star and Haber7 +7: Sporx, Karar, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim, PSM, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga +8: Ajansspor, Sporx, Karar, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim, PSM, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga +6: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, BirGün, soL Haber and İlke TV +7: Aykırı, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, BirGün, soL Haber and İlke TV

Sport

Talks continue between ASELSAN and Japan

ASELSAN General Manager Ahmet Akyol announced that talks with the Japanese government are continuing. Japanese business newspaper Nikkei wrote that the company is seeking a partnership with Japan in air defence and anti-underwater drone systems.

1
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Foreign Affairs

Politics 4

8 arrested in bribery probe into judiciary, 5 judicial members suspended

Eight suspects were arrested and five judges and public prosecutors were suspended from duty in the bribery investigation conducted by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. An investigation was also opened into a retired prosecutor and a judge who had resigned from office.

12
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+5: Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim, Yeni Akit, TGRT Haber and Yeni Şafak +6: Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim, Yeni Akit, TGRT Haber and Yeni Şafak +2: Oda TV and Cumhuriyet

Politics

Cemil Tugay responds to AK Party switch claims on social media

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay responded on social media to claims that he would join the AK Party. Attention is on the AK Party group meeting on 7 October.

12
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Sigorta Gündem and Ekonomi Manşet +3: PSM, Sigorta Gündem and Ekonomi Manşet +5: Oda TV, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, soL Haber and BirGün +6: Nefes, Oda TV, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, soL Haber and BirGün

Politics

Economy 4

Inspection Board assigned over probe request into İbrahim Ömer Gönül

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office applied to the Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry for permission to investigate former Capital Markets Board (SPK) Chair İbrahim Ömer Gönül. Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek had assigned the Inspection Board for a preliminary review on Friday upon the request.

25
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+5: Milat, Yeni Asır, Haber7, Habertürk and DHA +6: Sabah, Milat, Yeni Asır, Haber7, Habertürk and DHA +6: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Sigorta Gündem, Havadis, Diken and Bloomberg HT +7: Ekonomi Manşet, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Sigorta Gündem, Havadis, Diken and Bloomberg HT +5: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, soL Haber, BirGün and Evrensel +6: Cumhuriyet, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, soL Haber, BirGün and Evrensel

Economy

National 9

Two quakes hit Saimbeyli, one hits Sumbas

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) recorded quakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.9 in Adana's Saimbeyli district and magnitude 5.2 in Osmaniye's Sumbas district. Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said no adverse situation had been found so far.

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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Anadolu Ajansı and TRT Haber +14: Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Takvim, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Habertürk, Milat, DHA, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır and A Haber +15: NTV, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Takvim, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Habertürk, Milat, DHA, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır and A Haber +5: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Diken, Havadis and Karar +6: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Diken, Havadis and Karar +7: İlke TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel and BirGün +8: Yeniçağ, İlke TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel and BirGün

National

Referee Yasin Kol and assistant Göktuğ Hazar Erel to be taken to court tomorrow

Süper Lig referee Yasin Kol and assistant referee Göktuğ Hazar Erel, detained as part of the illegal betting investigation, will be referred to the courthouse tomorrow.

11
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+4: Sporx, Karar, Ekonomi Manşet and ANKA Haber Ajansı +5: Ajansspor, Sporx, Karar, Ekonomi Manşet and ANKA Haber Ajansı +2: Cumhuriyet and Evrensel +3: Oda TV, Cumhuriyet and Evrensel

National

Death toll from sunken ship off Girne rises to 20

Search teams recovered another body from the Filo Jet passenger ferry off Girne, raising the death toll to 20 while 8 people are still being sought. The ferry had sunk on 30 August.

6
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

National

Çerkezköy-Kapıkule section of Halkalı-Kapıkule fast train line opens 9 October

Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 153-kilometre Çerkezköy-Kapıkule section of the Halkalı-Kapıkule High-Speed Train Line will open on 9 October. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the opening.

15
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+7: Star, Takvim, Milat, A Haber, Haber7, DHA and Yeni Asır +8: Habertürk, Star, Takvim, Milat, A Haber, Haber7, DHA and Yeni Asır

National

Two indictments issued 10 years on in Denizolgun death probe

The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has prepared two indictments over the 2016 death of former Transport Minister Arif Ahmet Denizolgun. One covers three forensic officials, the other his former personal doctor.

9
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+5: Yeni Akit, Haber7, Takvim, NTV and TGRT Haber +6: A Haber, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Takvim, NTV and TGRT Haber

National

Turkish data authority gets 72,500 applications since 2017

Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) Chair Prof. Dr. Bilir said 72,500 personal data applications, including those via CİMER, have been filed with the body since 2017 and about 69,000 have been concluded.

5
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

National

Foreign Affairs 2

Mecca Alliance to hold second meeting in Riyadh tomorrow

The Mecca Alliance will hold its second meeting in Riyadh tomorrow. Türkiye will be represented by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and Chief of General Staff Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu.

16
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+2: Haber7 and Hürriyet +3: Milliyet, Haber7 and Hürriyet +2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Karar +2: Evrensel and İlke TV +3: Oda TV, Evrensel and İlke TV +2: Middle East Eye and BBC Türkçe

Foreign Affairs

Sport 3

Türkiye finish bottom of Nations League A

The Turkish national football team lost all three of its Nations League A matches to finish bottom of its group and the league. It will play its remaining three matches to avoid relegation.

UNLFT
Italy3 – 1Türkiye
1
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign

Sport

Culture 1

Prof. Dr. İoanna Kuçuradi laid to rest

Philosophical Society of Türkiye President Prof. Dr. İoanna Kuçuradi was laid to rest at the Şişli Greek Orthodox Cemetery after a ceremony at Maltepe University.

19
Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign
+6: Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Karar, Kısa Dalga, Diken and Medyascope +7: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Karar, Kısa Dalga, Diken and Medyascope +5: Nefes, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Evrensel and Aykırı +6: Sözcü, Nefes, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Evrensel and Aykırı

Culture

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