This story is from 18 September 2026.
All 40 suspects detained in the investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office were arrested; efforts continue to capture one suspect for whom a detention order exists. The operation involved searches at 109 addresses in 22 provinces, and statements were taken from 1,029 farmers.
During the operation 109 addresses in 22 provinces were searched and detention orders were issued for 41 suspects. The suspects face charges of influencing prices, document forgery and money laundering.
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+3: Gerçek Gündem, BirGün and Sözcü +4: Oda TV, Gerçek Gündem, BirGün and Sözcü Former AK Party Deputy Chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya and her husband İlyas Kaya applied to return fund earnings. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office allowed payment into the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF)'s voluntary repayment account.
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Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said September exports rose 15.4% to $26 billion. According to Turkish Exporters Assembly data, the automotive sector, the leader in September, exported $31.1 billion in January-September.
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The Turkish Trade Ministry announced that 360,000 firms were inspected in the first 9 months of 2026 and about 2.6 billion lira in administrative fines were imposed. With the Turkish Competition Authority's fines, the total exceeded 23 billion lira.
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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 Turkish Trade Ministry imposed fines totaling 215.1 million lira on businesses in inspections conducted through the Wholesale Market Registration System over sharp rises in fruit and vegetable prices.
The Capital Markets Board (SPK) filed a criminal complaint against 21 people following its probe into ODINE share market transactions and imposed a 2-year trading ban on them.
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+2: Nefes and Evrensel A regulation published in the Official Gazette raised the customer identification threshold in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing to 370,000 lira.
+2: TGRT Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi +3: Haber7, TGRT Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi 
+5: Dünya, Karar, Sigorta Gündem, Gazete Oksijen and Diken +6: Ekonomim, Dünya, Karar, Sigorta Gündem, Gazete Oksijen and Diken +2: Halk TV and BirGün A Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) committee adopted a bill requiring foreign lodging platforms such as Booking, Expedia and Airbnb to hold a two-year permit costing 5 million lira.
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Istanbul's 33rd High Criminal Court accepted and merged with the main case a 195-page supplementary indictment against 29 people, including jailed İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in the Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ investigation; the number of defendants rose to 435 and the number of alleged acts to 155.
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+7: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Nefes and Gerçek Gündem +8: Sözcü, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Nefes and Gerçek Gündem Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced an operation against a network allegedly defrauding foreign nationals through call centers.
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In the investigation into the 2011 death of Kaşif Kozinoğlu at Silivri Prison, retired officials Hasan Ataman Yıldırım and Hasan Atilla Uğur were placed under house arrest on charges of "intentional killing," while then-Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor Ali İşgören and prison prosecutor Necip Doğan were referred to a magistrate's court with a request for arrest on charges of "membership in a criminal organization."
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