This story is from 18 September 2026.
Defence Industry Agency President Haluk Görgün said 750 firms are working on the KAAN project and nearly a thousand firms on the SİPER project, highlighting the importance of creating new suppliers for defence industry products.
Görgün stressed the importance of creating new suppliers for all defence industry products and platforms, which are systems of systems. He emphasised that these suppliers would contribute to the ecosystem.
+2: Ekonomi Manşet and Sigorta Gündem At the 77th International Astronautical Congress in Antalya, Türkiye and Italy decided to act jointly in space technologies. It was announced that the spacecraft for Türkiye's Moon mission is ready.
Sayat Zurnacı and Aytaç Kart, referred to court in the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office investigation, were arrested; actress Nilperi Şahinkaya, former footballer Hasan Şaş and one other suspect were released under judicial control.
+7: Yeni Akit, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak, NTV, CNN Türk, Haber7 and Milliyet +8: Habertürk, Yeni Akit, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak, NTV, CNN Türk, Haber7 and Milliyet 
+9: Ajansspor, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, NTV Spor, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Gündem Kıbrıs, Kıbrıs Manşet and Diken +10: Serbestiyet, Ajansspor, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, NTV Spor, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Gündem Kıbrıs, Kıbrıs Manşet and Diken 
+6: Sözcü, BirGün, Nefes, Yeniçağ, Aykırı and Yenidüzen +7: Tele2 Haber, Sözcü, BirGün, Nefes, Yeniçağ, Aykırı and Yenidüzen 
Assets of 130 funds belonging to seven portfolio management companies will be converted to cash, with the process to be completed within three months at most. Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said, "There is no structural problem in the stock market or the fund market."
+9: Serbestiyet, Dünya, Karar, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM and Sigorta Gündem +10: Bloomberg HT, Serbestiyet, Dünya, Karar, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM and Sigorta Gündem 
+3: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and BirGün +4: Gerçek Gündem, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and BirGün 
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.
+12: Sabah, A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, NTV, TGRT Haber, CNN Türk, Habertürk, Milat, Yeni Şafak, Haber7 and Yeni Akit +13: Milliyet, Sabah, A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, NTV, TGRT Haber, CNN Türk, Habertürk, Milat, Yeni Şafak, Haber7 and Yeni Akit 
+5: Ekonomi Manşet, Diken, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya and Kısa Dalga +6: Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet, Diken, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya and Kısa Dalga 
+7: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Nefes and Gerçek Gündem +8: Sözcü, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Nefes and Gerçek Gündem 
Under a decision dated September 18, the banking regulator BDDK revoked the operating license of the Istanbul Türkiye Central Branch of Iran-based Bank Mellat, under paragraph (b) of the first clause of Article 71 of the Banking Law. The decision was published in the Official Gazette.
+2: TRT Haber and Anadolu Ajansı 
+3: Star, Milat and Türkiye Gazetesi +4: Milliyet, Star, Milat and Türkiye Gazetesi +7: Sigorta Gündem, PSM, Ekonomi Manşet, Karar, Diken, Serbestiyet and Gazete Oksijen +8: Bloomberg HT, Sigorta Gündem, PSM, Ekonomi Manşet, Karar, Diken, Serbestiyet and Gazete Oksijen 
+7: Halk TV, Oda TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet and Muhalif +8: Nefes, Halk TV, Oda TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet and Muhalif 
+5: Euronews Türkçe, DW Türkçe, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English and RFI +6: Kommersant, Euronews Türkçe, DW Türkçe, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English and RFI 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."
+7: Habertürk, Sabah, Yeni Asır, Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim, Haber7 and Milliyet +8: Yeni Akit, Habertürk, Sabah, Yeni Asır, Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim, Haber7 and Milliyet +8: Bianet, Serbestiyet, Kısa Dalga, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Ekonomi Manşet, Dünya, Ekonomim and Karar +9: Diken, Bianet, Serbestiyet, Kısa Dalga, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Ekonomi Manşet, Dünya, Ekonomim and Karar +4: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Nefes and Aykırı +5: Tele2 Haber, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Nefes and Aykırı 
The Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) Second Chamber unanimously decided to temporarily suspend Bozova Public Prosecutor Türkşad Kunthan Uçuk from duty for three months. Afterward, the Tekirdağ Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an ex officio investigation for "insulting a public official" and issued a detention order.
+10: A Haber, Yeni Akit, Takvim, Hürriyet, Sabah, Milliyet, NTV, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star and Yeni Şafak +11: Haber7, A Haber, Yeni Akit, Takvim, Hürriyet, Sabah, Milliyet, NTV, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star and Yeni Şafak +3: Gazete Oksijen, Ekonomim and Serbestiyet +4: Diken, Gazete Oksijen, Ekonomim and Serbestiyet 
+6: Halk TV, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem and Nefes +7: Evrensel, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem and Nefes 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 
