Türkiye on Thursday, 8 October 2026

Yeni Yol, CHP, İYİ Party and DEM Party's Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) inquiry motions on the fund crisis were rejected by votes from AK Party and MHP lawmakers.…

Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş rejected the claim that her father made a fund transaction. She said she would start legal proceedings against those who raised and spread the claims, and would resign if the claim is proven.…

The Turkish Justice Ministry denied YENİ Party leader Özgür Özel's claim that information was leaked by the ministry in the fund investigation, calling it baseless slander.…

The AK Party said former Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, named in the fund investigation, is no longer a party member. Kaya gave a statement as a suspect today with her husband.…

Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat rejected claims he closed his fund account before an investigation. Bolat said the account is open and he made no trades before or after the investigation.…

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay joined the AK Party; President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned on his badge. After protests in Izmir, it was reported that the AK Party does not hold a majority in the municipal council.…

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay's move to the AK Party drew reactions from the CHP. Party spokesperson Müslim Sarı said he found the situation "indefensible".…

AK Party Deputy Chair Efkan Ala, Group Chair Abdullah Güler and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik met with DEM Party İmralı Delegation members Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar. The talks covered the Terror-Free Türkiye efforts and the Monitoring Commission to be set up in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM).…

The PKK, which Türkiye, the US and the EU list as a terrorist organisation, said days ago it had withdrawn all militants from Türkiye and accused Ankara of indifference. It warned if no concrete step is taken.…

DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan said field assessments suggested the PKK could lay down its arms by 27 November.…

Six defendants held for about 16 months in the investigation into the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) appeared before a judge at the first hearing; five were released, while Fikri Murat Demir remains in detention.…

In the Kırıkkale Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's corruption investigation into Yahşihan Municipality, 9 people were detained, including Deputy Mayor Aydın Demirdirek. An unlicensed pistol and 11,312 cartridges were seized at a deputy mayor's home.…

Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court heard defences on the 95th day of the İBB trial, in which 436 defendants, 53 of them in detention, are being tried. The court moved to the defence of former Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) bureaucrat Yasin Çağatay Seçkin.…

Seven people, including Deputy Mayors Osman Şen and Rahile Demren, were detained in the corruption investigation into Silifke Municipality.…

Istanbul's Chief Public Prosecutor's Office ordered journalists İsmail Saymaz, Murat Ağırel and Şaban Sevinç to give statements as suspects as part of its fund investigation.…

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that ex officio legal proceedings will be opened against those sharing false social media posts about the "Fund Investigation."…

A 10-article interim bill for the 131 funds placed under liquidation is planned to go to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) next week. The funds total about 1 trillion lira (TL).…

The Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was appointed trustee of Destek Finans Faktoring A.Ş. The company's board was reconstituted, and commercial operations continue.…

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced that gross national product in 2025 rose 41.4% to about 62.3 trillion lira. The economy was a net borrower at 1.8% of gross domestic product.…

Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said they would launch AI-assisted irrigation automation systems next year across 22,000 hectares in 11 provinces.…

The number of registered jobseekers at the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) rose to 2,344,288 in September 2026, up 3.41% from the same month last year. In September, 140,841 people were placed in jobs.…

Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKİ) bought Konya Şeker's Soma B Thermal Power Plant, put up for sale through enforcement, with a bid of 6.946 billion lira (TL) excluding VAT. The plant thus returned to state ownership after 12 years.…

The automotive industry's exports totaled $3.9 billion in September, giving the sector a 15.2% share of Türkiye's total exports. In the January-September period, automotive exports reached $31.15 billion.…

The Turkish Trade Ministry and the Capital Markets Board (SPK) amended two regulations on the operation of TÜRİB and the activities of intermediary institutions; the scope of products and contracts that can be traded on the exchange was expanded.…

The Capital Markets Board (SPK) approved debt instrument issuance applications by Akbank, İş Faktoring, Koç Stellantis Finansman and QNB Bank. Akbank's issuance totals 130 billion lira (TL) and $4 billion.…

Afyonkarahisar Deputy Governor and Provincial Special Administration Secretary General İhsan Ayrancı died in hospital after being wounded by a gun.…

Istanbul Governor Davut Gül said 2 people died in the collapsed 7-storey building in Maltepe and work was under way to reach 3 people under the rubble. Eleven people, including three children, were rescued from the rubble.…

The Turkish Interior Ministry assigned two civil inspectors to investigate negligence and fault by public officials in the planning, construction and renovation processes of the collapsed building in Istanbul's Maltepe district.…

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz wished mercy for those killed and recovery for the injured in the collapsed building in Istanbul's Maltepe. Yılmaz said search and rescue efforts were continuing.…

The Turkish Education Ministry (MEB) will directly revoke the opening permits and workplace licences of private education institutions that use curricula outside the institution type stated in their licence.…

Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced the Çerkezköy-Kapıkule Railway Line will open tomorrow with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attending.…

Turkish Education Minister Yusuf Tekin said they had prepared an action plan with seven ministries against violence in schools and that the security measures will be implemented in February.…

The Personal Data Protection Board (KVKK) published in the Official Gazette its policy decision setting the conditions under which employers may audit employees' corporate email accounts.…