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The Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (TİHEK) ruled that exam authority ÖSYM giving visually impaired candidates the same additional time in different exams was discrimination based on disability.
In two weeks of operations across 11 districts in Tekirdağ, drugs were seized in places including a pet carrier. Of 23 suspects referred to court, 18 were arrested.
Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said 117,360 inspections in September resulted in 218.2 million lira in fines and criminal complaints against 29 businesses.
Saruhanlı Public Prosecutor Bayram Gülhan in Manisa was arrested on charges of "mediating bribery" and "knowingly aiding an organization." The charges rest on a probe into interference in judicial proceedings in Istanbul.
+3: DHA, Yeni Şafak and Haber7 +4: Hürriyet, DHA, Yeni Şafak and Haber7 
+4: Nefes, Evrensel, Aykırı and Yeniçağ +5: Sözcü, Nefes, Evrensel, Aykırı and Yeniçağ The Turkish Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry's amendment on environmental management services was published in the Official Gazette.
According to Turkish Justice Ministry data, the number of people under judicial supervision in Türkiye stood at 140,280 as of 1 October.
136 passengers and six crew were evacuated over a note claiming explosives were on the Ankara-Şanlıurfa plane. Şanlıurfa Governor Hasan Şıldak announced the search of the plane was completed.
+2: CNN Türk and Milat +3: Gündem Kıbrıs, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Gazete Oksijen +4: Diken, Gündem Kıbrıs, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Gazete Oksijen 
+2: BirGün and Yenidüzen +3: Muhalif, BirGün and Yenidüzen 
In the investigation into the mine collapse in Soma that killed 5 workers, 9 suspects referred to the courthouse were arrested.
+4: NTV, Star, A Haber and DHA +5: Yeni Şafak, NTV, Star, A Haber and DHA +2: Diken and Dünya +3: Karar, Diken and Dünya 
+6: Evrensel, BirGün, İlke TV, Halk TV, Yeniçağ and Sözcü +7: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, BirGün, İlke TV, Halk TV, Yeniçağ and Sözcü 
The Turkish-owned ROYAD MAMMADOV, on which 2 sailors died in the Black Sea, partially sank. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed the ship was hit by Russian drones.
+2: Ekonomim and ANKA Haber Ajansı 
+4: Yeniçağ, Nefes, BirGün and soL Haber +5: Halk TV, Yeniçağ, Nefes, BirGün and soL Haber Forty-five people affected by a carbon monoxide leak at the sugar factory in Turhal district of Tokat were taken to hospital. Governor Abdullah Köklü said 10 people had been transferred or would be transferred to Sivas for advanced oxygen therapy.
The Turkish Trade Ministry's Advertising Board decided to impose administrative sanctions on two companies that created the impression of many businesses on order platforms despite having only one real restaurant.
In the referees case, referee Yasin Kol was arrested on match-fixing and incentive-bonus charges, and assistant referee Göktuğ Hazar Erel on forgery of an official document.
+14: CNN Türk, Haber7, DHA, Hürriyet (spor), A Haber, Milat, NTV, Takvim, Yeni Şafak, Fotomaç, A Spor, Türkiye Gazetesi, TGRT Haber and Habertürk +15: Star, CNN Türk, Haber7, DHA, Hürriyet (spor), A Haber, Milat, NTV, Takvim, Yeni Şafak, Fotomaç, A Spor, Türkiye Gazetesi, TGRT Haber and Habertürk 
+10: Gazete Oksijen, Sporx, Karar, Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Medyascope, Dünya, Bianet, PSM and Gündem Kıbrıs +11: Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Sporx, Karar, Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Medyascope, Dünya, Bianet, PSM and Gündem Kıbrıs +8: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Sözcü, Evrensel, soL Haber and İlke TV +9: BirGün, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Sözcü, Evrensel, soL Haber and İlke TV A FETÖ-linked network (on Türkiye's list of terrorist organisations) smuggling people with fake documents via Türkiye to European Union countries was dismantled in an operation in France and Türkiye. 14 people were detained in the operation.
+3: Türkiye Gazetesi, Star and Yeni Şafak +4: TGRT Haber, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star and Yeni Şafak In the Gülistan Doku investigation, family lawyer Ali Çimen said the file includes messages between former Tunceli Governor Tuncay Sonel and detained suspect Gökhan Ertok on 300 kilograms of heroin and property worth 400 million lira.
+2: BirGün and Yeniçağ +3: Halk TV, BirGün and Yeniçağ 111 suspects were detained in simultaneous raids on 63 addresses in three provinces coordinated by the Aydın Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Drugs, weapons and electronic devices were seized in the searches.
The examination at Türkiye's Forensic Medicine Institute of samples taken on 12 September from the grave of former Turkish intelligence agency MİT officer Kaşif Kozinoğlu has been completed. The samples were returned to his grave.
+7: Haber7, Hürriyet, A Haber, CNN Türk, Takvim, Milliyet and Star +8: Yeni Akit, Haber7, Hürriyet, A Haber, CNN Türk, Takvim, Milliyet and Star 
+5: Oda TV, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Evrensel +6: Muhalif, Oda TV, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Evrensel In Ankara, access was blocked to 432 of 774 websites examined during the gendarmerie's cyber patrol over the past week. The sites were reported to the Turkish Cyber Security Presidency.
A forest fire broke out in Bodrum. Crews are responding to the flames by air and land.
+2: Yeni Şafak and Star +3: Milliyet, Yeni Şafak and Star AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik said inspections carried out after the 4.8 and 4.9 quakes in Adana's Saimbeyli district and the 5.2 quake in Osmaniye's Sumbas district found no problems.
+5: A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Milat, Yeni Akit and Yeni Asır +6: Hürriyet, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Milat, Yeni Akit and Yeni Asır Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 294 people were extradited to Türkiye in the first nine months of 2026. Of them, 137 were brought from Georgia and 67 from Germany.
+10: Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Haber7, A Haber, Star, Milliyet, NTV, Takvim and Türkiye Gazetesi +11: Sabah, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Haber7, A Haber, Star, Milliyet, NTV, Takvim and Türkiye Gazetesi +2: Karar and ANKA Haber Ajansı +3: Ekonomim, Karar and ANKA Haber Ajansı +3: Yeniçağ, Oda TV and Halk TV +4: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Oda TV and Halk TV The Bolu 2nd Heavy Penal Court acquitted Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan of aggravated sexual assault and deprivation of liberty. Özcan remains in detention on a charge of sexual abuse by coercion.
+5: NTV, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet and TGRT Haber +6: Haber7, NTV, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet and TGRT Haber +2: Karar and Diken +6: Sözcü, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, Evrensel, BirGün and Oda TV +7: Muhalif, Sözcü, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, Evrensel, BirGün and Oda TV The 8th Civil Chamber of the regional appeals court ruled lawful the dismissal without severance of a worker who took leave saying "my mother is ill" and met his girlfriend.
Istanbul Governor Davut Gül announced that 130 organized crime groups were dismantled in the first nine months of 2026, while shooting incidents fell by 48%. He said counterterrorism operations rose by 20%.
+3: TGRT Haber, Star and Habertürk +4: Yeni Şafak, TGRT Haber, Star and Habertürk The phrases 'sourdough' and 'black starter' will be removed from yoghurt and ayran labels by 31 December 2026. The new regulation covers descriptions emphasising traditional production methods.
