This story is from 18 September 2026.
According to Yeniçağ, Presidential Chief Advisor Mehmet Uçum said "Erdoğan's candidacy is settled, there is no obstacle before him," while lawyer Ömer Faruk Eminağaoğlu argued, citing election law provisions, that running again is not possible.
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said they would hold elections in 2028 to re-elect President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Eminağaoğlu's objection is based on the relevant articles of the election law.
Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay joined the AK Party; President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned on his badge. After Tugay joined, Izmir Metropolitan Deputy Mayor Zafer Levent Yıldır resigned from his posts.
+4: Haber7, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Akit +5: Yeni Şafak, Haber7, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Akit 
+7: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Havadis and Kıbrıs Manşet +8: Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Havadis and Kıbrıs Manşet 
+5: Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Muhalif, Evrensel and Cumhuriyet +6: BirGün, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Muhalif, Evrensel and Cumhuriyet 
+5: DW Türkçe, Independent Türkçe, The Guardian, RFI and Libération +6: Al-Monitor, DW Türkçe, Independent Türkçe, The Guardian, RFI and Libération MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli said at his party's group meeting that elections should be renewed in 2028 and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should stand again and be elected for a third time.
+3: Milat, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk +4: Milliyet, Milat, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk 
+7: Kısa Dalga, Gündem Kıbrıs, Diken, Medyascope, Dünya, Bianet and ANKA Haber Ajansı +8: Karar, Kısa Dalga, Gündem Kıbrıs, Diken, Medyascope, Dünya, Bianet and ANKA Haber Ajansı 
+4: Yeniçağ, Oda TV, soL Haber and Nefes +5: Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, soL Haber and Nefes 
+2: Euronews Türkçe and DW Türkçe AK Party Secretary General Eyyüp Kadir İnan said Fatma Betül Sayan İlyas Kaya is no longer a party member. İnan said the procedures were carried out in line with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's instructions.
+3: Yeni Şafak, Star and Takvim +4: Haber7, Yeni Şafak, Star and Takvim 
+4: Karar, Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Bianet +5: Diken, Karar, Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Bianet 
+7: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Aykırı, BirGün, Evrensel, soL Haber and Yeniçağ +8: Sözcü, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Aykırı, BirGün, Evrensel, soL Haber and Yeniçağ 
AK Party Şanlıurfa MP Bekir Bozdağ resigned as deputy speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) citing health problems.
+7: Star, A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, NTV, Haber7 and Milliyet +8: CNN Türk, Star, A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, NTV, Haber7 and Milliyet 
+2: Gazete Oksijen and Karar +3: Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen and Karar +6: Halk TV, Oda TV, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, İlke TV and Evrensel +7: Sözcü, Halk TV, Oda TV, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, İlke TV and Evrensel AK Party Deputy Chair Efkan Ala, Group Chair Abdullah Güler and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik met with DEM Party İmralı Delegation members Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar. The talks covered the Terror-Free Türkiye efforts and the Monitoring Commission to be set up in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM).
+6: Star, DHA, Milliyet, A Haber, NTV and Hürriyet +7: Haber7, Star, DHA, Milliyet, A Haber, NTV and Hürriyet 
+3: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and BirGün +4: Evrensel, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and BirGün AK Party Group Deputy Chair Özlem Zengin said the Turkish Justice Ministry issued a new circular after the operation footage in Mersin. Zengin also announced that the Turkish Interior Ministry opened an investigation into the law enforcement officers who filmed the footage.
+2: Karar and Bianet +5: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün +6: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün MHP Deputy Chair Feti Yıldız said "a retrial is required" for Gezi case convict Tayfun Kahraman after the Turkish Constitutional Court's second violation ruling concerning him.
+4: Evrensel, Halk TV, Sözcü and Cumhuriyet +5: Oda TV, Evrensel, Halk TV, Sözcü and Cumhuriyet Istanbul 36th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced LeMan magazine cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan to 11 months and 20 days in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The announcement of the verdict was deferred.
+3: Evrensel, İlke TV and Halk TV +4: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, İlke TV and Halk TV Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced an operation against a network allegedly defrauding foreign nationals through call centers.
+9: NTV, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Akit, Yeni Asır, TGRT Haber, Milat, CNN Türk and Takvim +10: Habertürk, NTV, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Akit, Yeni Asır, TGRT Haber, Milat, CNN Türk and Takvim +4: Kısa Dalga, Dünya, Kıbrıs Genç TV and Kıbrıs Manşet +5: Diken, Kısa Dalga, Dünya, Kıbrıs Genç TV and Kıbrıs Manşet +4: Tele2 Haber, BirGün, Muhalif and Gerçek Gündem +5: Nefes, Tele2 Haber, BirGün, Muhalif and Gerçek Gündem Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 20 people had been arrested in manipulative trading investigations and that 51 people had been banned from leaving the country. In Istanbul's fresh fruit and vegetable pricing investigation, all 40 suspects referred to court were arrested.
+4: A Haber, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk and Yeni Asır +5: Takvim, A Haber, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk and Yeni Asır +4: Bloomberg HT, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM and Sigorta Gündem +5: Diken, Bloomberg HT, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM and Sigorta Gündem 
+2: Aykırı and Yeniçağ +3: Al-Monitor, Asharq Al-Awsat and Financial Times +4: BBC Türkçe, Al-Monitor, Asharq Al-Awsat and Financial Times President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the ceremony "We are in the Champions League of aviation" and noted that passenger numbers on domestic and international flights rose from 34.5 million in 2002 to more than 247 million in 2025. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the 2,820-meter runway is the first built on an east-west axis.
+10: Yeni Akit, Sabah, CNN Türk, Yeni Asır, Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, TGRT Haber, Milat and Yeni Şafak +11: NTV, Yeni Akit, Sabah, CNN Türk, Yeni Asır, Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, TGRT Haber, Milat and Yeni Şafak +2: Dünya and Havadis +3: Karar, Dünya and Havadis 
According to the circular signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and published in the Official Gazette, the implementation period of the 2020-2023 plan has ended and the "2030 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan" has been prepared. The circular set out the coordination role of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change.
+4: Star, CNN Türk, Takvim and A Haber +5: Hürriyet, Star, CNN Türk, Takvim and A Haber 
+2: Ekonomim and Ekonomi Manşet 
