This story is from 20 September 2026.
Ukrainian grandmaster Vasyl Ivanchuk drew attention on social media by sitting down at the chessboard wearing a Trabzonspor jersey at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The 57-year-old grandmaster had previously beaten players such as Kasparov and Carlsen and won the World Rapid and Blitz Chess championships.
Fenerbahçe beat ÇBK Mersin 79-71 in the FIBA Women's SuperCup final to win the cup for the third time. Fenerbahçe's Emma Meesseman was named the game's most valuable player.
+4: A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç +5: Star, A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç 
+2: Ekonomim and Ajansspor 
+4: Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel +5: Yeniçağ, Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel In the Women's AXA Sigorta Champions Cup final, VakıfBank beat Eczacıbaşı Peron Istanbul 3-2 to win the trophy.
+5: Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star +6: A Spor, Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star 
+3: Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken +4: NTV Spor, Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken 
+2: Nefes and Evrensel +3: Oda TV, Nefes and Evrensel Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board member Mevlüt Aktan resigned from his post, saying, "Irregularities must be prevented."
+3: Haber7, Star and A Spor +4: Takvim, Haber7, Star and A Spor 
+5: NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen +6: Ajansspor, NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen 
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board will meet on Friday with an extraordinary election agenda. Board member Mevlüt Aktan had previously resigned.
+4: Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor +5: Ekonomim, Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor 
+4: Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV +5: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV Türkiye's visually impaired women's national football team beat Poland's visually impaired women's national football team 2-0 in the final of the IBSA B1 European Championship, entered for the first time, to become champions. It finished the tournament unbeaten with four wins and one draw, without conceding a goal.
+2: Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) +3: A Spor, Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) 
+2: Halk TV and BirGün +3: Nefes, Halk TV and BirGün The Turkish Active Football Referees and Observers Association announced that Ferdi Karadoruk, Alican Sağlar and Emre Kosif, arrested in the "Referees File" investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, had been expelled from membership.
+2: Star and Takvim +3: Türkiye Gazetesi, Star and Takvim 
+2: NTV Spor and Diken 
+3: Nefes, Halk TV and Oda TV +4: Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV and Oda TV Turkish national football team player Yunus Akgün said after the 3-1 loss to Italy, "We upset our country deeply, we are aware of it."
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FIFA published its October world ranking; the Turkish national football team stood 31st with 1,563 points, falling four places.
Tera Yatırım board members Bülent Uygun and Abdulkadir Özkan have been detained. In the investigation, it was previously determined that Serdar Turhan transferred 15 million dollars and Muhammed Yarız transferred 25 million euros to Switzerland, and Nihat Kırmızı was also detained.
+13: Hürriyet, Takvim, Sabah, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, TGRT Haber, Milat, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Star, Habertürk, Yeni Asır and Haber7 +14: NTV, Hürriyet, Takvim, Sabah, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, TGRT Haber, Milat, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Star, Habertürk, Yeni Asır and Haber7 
+9: Serbestiyet, Ekonomim, Dünya, Bloomberg HT, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Diken, Kısa Dalga and Bianet +10: Gazete Oksijen, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim, Dünya, Bloomberg HT, Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomi Manşet, Diken, Kısa Dalga and Bianet +6: Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Tele2 Haber, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and BirGün +7: Nefes, Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Tele2 Haber, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and BirGün 
+2: Bloomberg and Euronews Türkçe Of the four people detained in the Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office probe into the 2011 prison death of former intelligence agency MİT member Kaşif Kozinoğlu, the ambulance driver was released after giving a statement. The prison director and shift supervisor of the period, along with a former journalist, are expected to be referred to the courthouse Monday; house arrest had previously been ordered for Hasan Atilla Uğur.
+12: Habertürk, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Milliyet and Star +13: NTV, Habertürk, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Milliyet and Star +4: Serbestiyet, Kısa Dalga, Ekonomim and Ekonomi Manşet +5: Gazete Oksijen, Serbestiyet, Kısa Dalga, Ekonomim and Ekonomi Manşet 
+7: Tele2 Haber, Gerçek Gündem, Sözcü, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Yeniçağ +8: Evrensel, Tele2 Haber, Gerçek Gündem, Sözcü, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Yeniçağ Following attacks the Houthis claimed on Riyadh and Red Sea energy facilities on Sept. 19, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan cited alliance duties in the Mecca Alliance, stating military needs in technical areas could be met. The US State Department warned the conflict could escalate rapidly.
+9: Yeni Akit, Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Milat, Star and Yeni Şafak +10: TGRT Haber, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Milat, Star and Yeni Şafak +6: Dünya, Karar, Ekonomi Manşet, Sigorta Gündem, Serbestiyet and Havadis +7: Ekonomim, Dünya, Karar, Ekonomi Manşet, Sigorta Gündem, Serbestiyet and Havadis +6: Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV, Evrensel and Muhalif +7: Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV, Evrensel and Muhalif 
+9: BBC Türkçe, DW Türkçe, Bloomberg (politics), ERT, BBC Persian, Al Jazeera English, RFI, Middle East Eye and Asharq Al-Awsat +10: Al-Monitor, BBC Türkçe, DW Türkçe, Bloomberg (politics), ERT, BBC Persian, Al Jazeera English, RFI, Middle East Eye and Asharq Al-Awsat In an investigation by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into a criminal organization reportedly led by Alihan Kuriş, detention warrants were issued for 29 or 30 people after evidence of off-the-books money transfers was obtained, and trustees were appointed to 23 companies. Previously, 81 people had been arrested in the investigation.
+10: NTV, Star, CNN Türk, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Milliyet, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Milat and Yeni Şafak +11: A Haber, NTV, Star, CNN Türk, Takvim, Yeni Akit, Milliyet, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Milat and Yeni Şafak +4: Diken, Ekonomi Manşet, Dünya and Gazete Oksijen +5: Ekonomim, Diken, Ekonomi Manşet, Dünya and Gazete Oksijen 
+7: Gerçek Gündem, Halk TV, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Tele2 Haber +8: Nefes, Gerçek Gündem, Halk TV, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Tele2 Haber 
