This story is from 16 September 2026.
State Theaters announced that retired actor Münir Canar died at the age of 81. Canar, a representative of the ortaoyunu tradition, had worked as both an actor and director.
The artist, born in Ankara in 1945, began working at the Ankara State Theatre in 1967. He won the Best Actor award for 'Kanlı Nigar' and was awarded a service award in 2014. He was known for his role as Katip Kerim in the series 'Kaynanalar' and was a lecturer at Çukurova University.
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Yeşilçam actor Göksel Arsoy, who died on 5 October at age 90, was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after funeral prayers today at Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Mosque.
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+2: Nefes and Oda TV +3: Yeniçağ, Nefes and Oda TV The broadcasting regulator RTÜK decided to impose an administrative fine on Sözcü TV for failing to publish the court-finalized reply and correction text on its Antarctica science team report.
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+2: Ekonomim and Dünya +2: Cumhuriyet and BirGün +3: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and BirGün The appeal by T24, blocked on 30 September by the Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace, has gone undecided for five days. The outlet had applied to the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on 1 October.
The Fed raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, unanimously lifting the policy rate to the 3.75-4% range. The bank raised its year-end rate expectation to 4.1%, with 16 of 18 officials projecting at least one more hike this year.
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Saudi Arabia announced it destroyed a drone south of Mecca on the evening of September 15. Türkiye's Foreign Ministry condemned what it said was a Houthi attempt to target Mecca, while the Houthis denied the claim, saying they had only targeted oil facilities and military bases.
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BIST 100 fell 5.54% to 13,122.58 points on 16 September, driven by a portfolio company defaulting on fund payments and Middle East tensions. The Financial Stability Committee will convene on 17 September at 08:00 under Minister Mehmet Şimşek.
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+2: NTV Spor and Dünya +2: Cumhuriyet and Halk TV Coordinated by intelligence agency MİT, the Cybersecurity Directorate and Gendarmerie raided Ankara-based Aydo Yazılım, a company selling software to trade unions, detaining five people including the company owner. Investigators found a hidden interface added to union software allowed access to leaked data, and that databases included records of people under 18.
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