This story is from 18 September 2026.
In gastronomy platform TasteAtlas's ranking of the top 100 minced meat dishes, more than 20 Turkish dishes were included, with Turkish cuisine also taking first place. The platform states that the ranking is based on user ratings.
The list features many Turkish dishes such as köfte, kebab and dolma. Two dishes from Türkiye are in the top 10. TasteAtlas notes that the rankings are based on user ratings and are not a definitive global result.
Yeşilçam actor Göksel Arsoy, who died on 5 October at age 90, was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after funeral prayers today at Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Mosque.
+2: Yeni Şafak and Haber7 +3: Star, Yeni Şafak and Haber7 
+2: Nefes and Oda TV +3: Yeniçağ, Nefes and Oda TV The broadcasting regulator RTÜK decided to impose an administrative fine on Sözcü TV for failing to publish the court-finalized reply and correction text on its Antarctica science team report.
+2: Yeni Şafak and Türkiye Gazetesi 
+2: Ekonomim and Dünya 
+2: Cumhuriyet and BirGün +3: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and BirGün The appeal by T24, blocked on 30 September by the Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace, has gone undecided for five days. The outlet had applied to the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on 1 October.
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 In an analysis by the UAE-based Sky News Arabia, it was noted that since the two countries share no land border, a potential conflict would rely on air, air defense and naval elements; the assessment found that Türkiye has an advantage in conventional terms due to its manpower, domestically produced UAV/UCAV technology and navy.
According to BirGün's report, producers suffered losses on many products from sunflower to hazelnut due to purchase prices and input costs; the newspaper reported that the state debt arising from the gap between the support envisaged in the Agriculture Law and the support actually paid amounted to approximately 2 trillion lira.
According to a report by Haber7 citing Israel's Maariv newspaper, Türkiye expert Dr. Hai Eitan Cohen Yanrojek said Ankara's influence in Syria was increasing and that this posed a risk for Israel.
Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Tüfekçioğlu Korkmaz from Atlas University said Türkiye has around 700,000 Alzheimer's patients and that the number will rise as the population ages; she recommended consulting a specialist for symptoms such as difficulty finding one's way and repeating the same question.
