This story is from 18 September 2026.
According to a report by BirGün, Zafer Airport, which has a monthly average guarantee of 109,811 passengers, was used by only 6,551 passengers in August. According to the report, the guarantee payment to be made from the Treasury to the operating company is estimated to exceed 3 million euros.
The airport has not reached the guaranteed passenger numbers in any year since it became operational.
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 
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek told the AK Party provincial organization in Adana, "We need to re-elect our President." CHP Chairman Özgür Özel said a decision for an early election would require 360 votes in the Grand National Assembly (TBMM), adding, "They won't be able to escape the ballot box."
+2: Yeni Akit and Hürriyet 
+4: Serbestiyet, Diken, Ekonomim and Karar +5: Medyascope, Serbestiyet, Diken, Ekonomim and Karar 
+5: Oda TV, Evrensel, Sözcü, BirGün and Nefes +6: Tele2 Haber, Oda TV, Evrensel, Sözcü, BirGün and Nefes 
+2: Der Spiegel and Le Monde YENİ Party Chairman Özgür Özel said in his speech following a march in Bursa that he had visited jailed Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey in prison that morning, and called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "come and let's renew the elections in Bursa."
+2: Halk TV and Yeniçağ +3: Cumhuriyet, Halk TV and Yeniçağ Justice Minister Akın Gürlek met with judges and prosecutors at the Adana Courthouse, saying the 13th Judicial Package is planned to be enacted in October and that a scoring system has been introduced for appointments. Gürlek also met with young people in Adana.
According to Sözcü, in the Nizip district of Gaziantep, former AK Party District Chairman Yakup Karakuş was attacked by four people at a café he visited on Monday; suspects were detained and one person was arrested.
