This story is from 19 September 2026.
The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet opened its 2026-2027 art season with a concert featuring Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
The opening concert was held with Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Thus, İDOB brought its new season together with art lovers.
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.
A landslide occurred during excavation in a villa garden in Istanbul's Büyükçekmece Alkent 2000 neighborhood, trapping 2 workers.
+9: Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Star, Milliyet, NTV, Milat, Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7 and Habertürk +10: Takvim, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Star, Milliyet, NTV, Milat, Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7 and Habertürk 
+2: Ekonomim and Gazete Oksijen +3: Dünya, Ekonomim and Gazete Oksijen 
+7: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Yeniçağ, Muhalif, Evrensel and Oda TV +8: Sözcü, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Yeniçağ, Muhalif, Evrensel and Oda TV President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a drawing ceremony in Istanbul that they view the "Terror-Free Türkiye" process as a "state project." Communications Director Burhanettin Duran announced that Erdoğan will travel to the US on September 20-23 for the 81st UN General Assembly and deliver a speech on September 22.
+8: Hürriyet, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk +9: A Haber, Hürriyet, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Haber7, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk 
+2: Dünya and Gazete Oksijen 
+2: Yeniçağ and Oda TV 
The Istanbul Police Department announced that some roads in Fatih, Beyoğlu, and Beykoz will be closed from 06:00 until the end of tomorrow's running and cycling events, with alternative routes designated. Road closures were also reported in Ankara.
+7: Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Haber7, Yeni Akit, Milliyet, Milat and Star +8: CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Haber7, Yeni Akit, Milliyet, Milat and Star 
+4: Karar, Diken, Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomi Manşet +5: Ekonomim, Karar, Diken, Gazete Oksijen and Ekonomi Manşet 
+6: Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Nefes and Halk TV +7: Evrensel, Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Nefes and Halk TV The Court of Cassation's 2nd Civil Chamber found unlawful the ruling by the Bakırköy 13th Family Court that awarded poverty alimony to a retired woman with a regular income whose income level was close to her spouse's; the divorce ruling itself was upheld.
+7: Milat, Haber7, A Haber, Habertürk, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk and TGRT Haber +8: Milliyet, Milat, Haber7, A Haber, Habertürk, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk and TGRT Haber 
+2: Dünya and Diken +3: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya and Diken With the discount effective from September 19, diesel prices dropped to 96.31 lira per litre in Istanbul, 97.41 lira in Ankara, and 97.71 lira in Izmir. The price had risen above 100 lira for the first time after two increases of 6.62 and 4.62 lira earlier in the week; gasoline prices were left unchanged.
+5: Bloomberg HT, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet and Dünya +6: Ekonomim, Bloomberg HT, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet and Dünya 
