This story is from 18 September 2026.
Citing Treasury and Finance Ministry budget data, Nefes reported that rent expenses from January to August 2026 totaled 25.712 billion lira (TL); the largest item was 9.907 billion lira (TL) spent on staff shuttle rentals.
By the eighth month, 66 percent of last year's total rental expenditure had been reached. Vehicle rentals rose 33 percent to 4.1 billion liras. Service building rents, which should have been restricted by the savings circular, approached 3.5 billion liras.
The payout process for 43,643 investors in 17 funds of A1 Capital, Bulls and Pardus began today. Bulls Portföy announced that about 1.22 billion lira had been paid to 5,142 investors in three funds whose liquidation was completed.
+11: Daily Sabah, NTV, Milat, Star, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Habertürk, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit and DHA +12: Hürriyet, Daily Sabah, NTV, Milat, Star, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Habertürk, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit and DHA 
+11: Dünya, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Medyascope, Karar, Gündem Kıbrıs, Ekonomim, Havadis, Kıbrıs Manşet, Diken, Bloomberg HT and Sigorta Gündem +12: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Medyascope, Karar, Gündem Kıbrıs, Ekonomim, Havadis, Kıbrıs Manşet, Diken, Bloomberg HT and Sigorta Gündem 
+4: Nefes, soL Haber, Evrensel and Cumhuriyet +5: Halk TV, Nefes, soL Haber, Evrensel and Cumhuriyet 
According to September data from the Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry, the cash balance posted a deficit of 467.2 billion lira. Interest payments were about 274 billion lira.
The Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry issued a dollar-denominated government bond valued Oct. 7, 2026. It drew $1.575 billion in bids, and all bids were met.
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.
+9: Yeni Şafak, NTV, Takvim, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, DHA, Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet and Milat +10: Star, Yeni Şafak, NTV, Takvim, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, DHA, Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet and Milat 
+3: ANKA Haber Ajansı, PSM and Sigorta Gündem +4: Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, PSM and Sigorta Gündem 
+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.
+4: Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet and NTV +5: Takvim, Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet and NTV 
+2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Ekonomim +2: Nefes and Yeniçağ Diesel prices per litre fell by 4.95 lira from midnight. There was no price change in the petrol group.
+2: Sigorta Gündem and Gazete Oksijen 
+4: Halk TV, BirGün, Evrensel and Muhalif +5: Nefes, Halk TV, BirGün, Evrensel and Muhalif 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.
+3: Gazete Oksijen, Ekonomim and Dünya +4: Karar, Gazete Oksijen, Ekonomim and Dünya 
According to a report by Sözcü based on Treasury and Finance Ministry data, treatment and medical supply expenses for 592 members of parliament and their relatives totaled 165,252,000 lira between January and August, while drug expenses reached 2,562,000 lira.
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 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 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 
