This story is from 16 September 2026.
The Turkish men's national volleyball team lost 3-1 to Latvia and was eliminated in the group stage of the European Championship. The national team finished 5th with just 1 win and 3 points from 5 matches.
Latvia's sets ended 26-24, 26-24, and 25-16. Türkiye managed to win the second set 25-23. Latvia finished fourth in Group D and will face Poland in the round of 16.
Türkiye1 – 3Latvia
Fenerbahçe beat ÇBK Mersin 79-71 in the FIBA Women's SuperCup final to win the cup for the third time. Fenerbahçe's Emma Meesseman was named the game's most valuable player.
+4: A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç +5: Star, A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç 
+2: Ekonomim and Ajansspor 
+4: Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel +5: Yeniçağ, Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel In the Women's AXA Sigorta Champions Cup final, VakıfBank beat Eczacıbaşı Peron Istanbul 3-2 to win the trophy.
+5: Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star +6: A Spor, Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star 
+3: Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken +4: NTV Spor, Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken 
+2: Nefes and Evrensel +3: Oda TV, Nefes and Evrensel Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board member Mevlüt Aktan resigned from his post, saying, "Irregularities must be prevented."
+3: Haber7, Star and A Spor +4: Takvim, Haber7, Star and A Spor 
+5: NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen +6: Ajansspor, NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen 
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board will meet on Friday with an extraordinary election agenda. Board member Mevlüt Aktan had previously resigned.
+4: Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor +5: Ekonomim, Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor 
+4: Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV +5: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV Türkiye's visually impaired women's national football team beat Poland's visually impaired women's national football team 2-0 in the final of the IBSA B1 European Championship, entered for the first time, to become champions. It finished the tournament unbeaten with four wins and one draw, without conceding a goal.
+2: Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) +3: A Spor, Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) 
+2: Halk TV and BirGün +3: Nefes, Halk TV and BirGün The Turkish Active Football Referees and Observers Association announced that Ferdi Karadoruk, Alican Sağlar and Emre Kosif, arrested in the "Referees File" investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, had been expelled from membership.
+2: Star and Takvim +3: Türkiye Gazetesi, Star and Takvim 
+2: NTV Spor and Diken 
+3: Nefes, Halk TV and Oda TV +4: Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV and Oda TV Turkish national football team player Yunus Akgün said after the 3-1 loss to Italy, "We upset our country deeply, we are aware of it."
Italy3 – 1TürkiyeFIFA published its October world ranking; the Turkish national football team stood 31st with 1,563 points, falling four places.
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.
+6: Karar, Diken, Medyascope, Kısa Dalga, Bloomberg HT and Sigorta Gündem +7: Ekonomim, Karar, Diken, Medyascope, Kısa Dalga, Bloomberg HT and Sigorta Gündem 
+3: Evrensel, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ +4: BirGün, Evrensel, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ 
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.
+5: NTV, Yeni Şafak, Habertürk, Yeni Akit and CNN Türk +6: Hürriyet, NTV, Yeni Şafak, Habertürk, Yeni Akit and CNN Türk 
+3: Dünya, Karar and Kıbrıs Manşet +4: Diken, Dünya, Karar and Kıbrıs Manşet 
+2: BirGün and Sözcü 
Where reports differ
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.
+2: Dünya and Ekonomim +3: Evrensel, Halk TV and Yeniçağ +4: BirGün, Evrensel, Halk TV and Yeniçağ The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office blocked access to 419 social media accounts and one link over allegedly obscene content. According to the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD), the blocked accounts include journalists İrfan Değirmenci and Şirin Payzın as well as some women's organizations.
+2: Yeni Şafak and NTV +3: Habertürk, Yeni Şafak and NTV +4: Dünya, Ekonomim, Bianet and Serbestiyet +5: Karar, Dünya, Ekonomim, Bianet and Serbestiyet +2: DW Türkçe and Independent Türkçe 
