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Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan described President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's UN General Assembly address as a "manifesto setting out Türkiye's global vision". Fidan said the address repeated the call for recognition of Palestine.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a speech at the MÜSİAD EXPO fair that "we are determined to unmask the occupier Zionist mentality". He said they had confronted them with the massacres in Gaza and Lebanon at the UN General Assembly.
Demirören Medya TV Group Chair Murat Yancı said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was the leader who gave the clearest messages on Israel at the UN General Assembly.
ASELSAN held a live-firing demonstration of the KORKUT 35 system for delegations from 12 countries at the test range in Karapinar, Konya. The display showcased capabilities against kamikaze drones and moving ground targets.
Montenegro's government decided to end visa-free travel for five countries, including Türkiye, on 31 October as part of alignment with EU visa policies. The decision will take effect from 1 November.
+3: Evrensel, Halk TV and Muhalif +4: BirGün, Evrensel, Halk TV and Muhalif 
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was not an alliance formed against Iran and Israel. Erdoğan described the agreement as an expression of shared responsibility for a safer future.
+4: Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Takvim and Milliyet +5: Haber7, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Takvim and Milliyet 
The CHP Foreign Policy Board asked that necessary measures be taken against rising attacks on Turkish-flagged or Turkish-owned commercial ships in the Black Sea. The board said warring parties should limit and declare their naval warfare zones.
Baykar announced that 15 pilots and 15 mechanical and electronic technicians from the Saudi Arabian Navy completed their training at the Çorlu Flight Training and Test Center and graduated.
NATO Air Command announced that multiple Russian military aircraft were detected in international airspace over the Baltic region on September 24 and that Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) assets were activated. Turkish F-16s stationed in Estonia also took off.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in an interview with Newsweek that options including military support in Yemen could be on the agenda depending on the scale of the threat.
Montenegro's government, with a regulation it adopted on July 23, is lifting the visa-free entry right for Turkish citizens on November 1, 2026. Visa-free entry will remain valid until October 31.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that all areas of the sunken ship Filo Jet have been reached and no other bodies were found. According to official data, 15 people died in the disaster, and 13 people have not yet been reached.
+6: Sabah, TGRT Haber, DHA, Takvim, Milat and Yeni Akit +7: Star, Sabah, TGRT Haber, DHA, Takvim, Milat and Yeni Akit 
+2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kıbrıs Manşet +3: Dünya, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kıbrıs Manşet 
A third secretary from the Foreign Ministry rejected Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's accusations against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the United Nations General Assembly. Communications Director Burhanettin Duran also called the remarks 'insolent and vile'.
+3: Star, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Şafak +4: Haber7, Star, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Şafak 
+2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kıbrıs Genç TV 
Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said the Schengen visa problems of truck drivers carrying goods to European countries are being followed by the Trade Ministry and talks are continuing.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a message of dialogue with Türkiye at the 81st UN General Assembly: "We cannot change geography, living side by side is our destiny."
+2: Milat and Haber7 +3: Milliyet, Milat and Haber7 
+2: Havadis and Gazete Oksijen President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye continues its contacts with Russia and Ukraine for the safety of civilian shipping in the Black Sea. Erdoğan, in a statement to Newsweek, said a permanent security mechanism should be established.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu called on OIC member states to develop relations with the KKTC and lift the isolations imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people.
+2: Kıbrıs Manşet and Kıbrıs Genç TV +3: Havadis, Kıbrıs Manşet and Kıbrıs Genç TV Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said the principle of 'The World Is Bigger Than Five,' with its emphasis on global justice, is finding ever stronger resonance. Duran also touched on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's messages to the UN General Assembly at the opening.
KKTC Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu met with TDT Secretary General Kubanıçbek Ömüraliyev in New York, where he went for the 81st UN General Assembly. The meeting emphasised that the KKTC is an inseparable part of the Turkish world.
+2: Kıbrıs Manşet and ANKA Haber Ajansı +3: Havadis, Kıbrıs Manşet and ANKA Haber Ajansı The Defence Ministry (MSB) announced that the Somali Naval Task Group is continuing its escort and protection mission for the Çağrı Bey drilling ship and the Korkut and Sancar auxiliary ships.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenskiy at Türkevi in New York. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and regional issues.
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.
+2: Gündem Kıbrıs and ANKA Haber Ajansı Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner in New York as part of the High-level Week of the 81st UN General Assembly.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after his meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in New York that they support a trilateral meeting if it is held in Türkiye. He stated that Erdoğan communicated his readiness to host.
+2: Star and DHA 
+2: Yeniçağ and Muhalif 
