This story is from 21 September 2026.
Central Bank (TCMB) total reserves fell by approximately $4.2 billion in the week of September 18 to $174.5 billion. The decline since August 21 reached $13.9 billion.
The decline pointed to 43.7 billion dollars below the historic peak of 218.2 billion dollars on January 30. Reserves, which recovered in July, had started to decline after peaking at 188.4 billion dollars on August 21. The four-week loss reached 13.9 billion dollars.
+2: Dünya and PSM +3: Karar, Dünya and PSM Türkiye's central bank (TCMB) Chair Fatih Karahan told Turkish parliament's Planning and Budget Commission that most outflows from funds had moved into deposits and that rent increases had slowed.
+2: Takvim and DHA +3: Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim and DHA 
+4: Dünya, Sigorta Gündem, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Gazete Oksijen +5: PSM, Dünya, Sigorta Gündem, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Gazete Oksijen 
+2: Yeniçağ and BirGün The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced that gross national product in 2025 rose 41.4% to about 62.3 trillion lira. The economy was a net borrower at 1.8% of gross domestic product.
+4: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Bloomberg HT, Kısa Dalga and Ekonomim +5: Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Bloomberg HT, Kısa Dalga and Ekonomim 
Türkiye's central bank (TCMB) Governor Fatih Karahan told the Turkish parliament's Planning and Budget Committee that annual price growth in newly rented homes eased to 26.4% as of August.
+2: Bloomberg HT and Ekonomim +3: Gazete Oksijen, Bloomberg HT and Ekonomim 
Türkiye's central bank (TCMB) reported that the underlying trend of inflation declined in September from the previous month. Annual consumer inflation fell to 29.73%.
+2: PSM and Dünya +3: Ekonomim, PSM and Dünya The automotive industry's exports totaled $3.9 billion in September, giving the sector a 15.2% share of Türkiye's total exports. In the January-September period, automotive exports reached $31.15 billion.
+2: Dünya and Gazete Oksijen 
September inflation coming in below expectations strengthened expectations that Türkiye's central bank (TCMB) could cut rates at its Monetary Policy Committee meeting on 22 October. Economists highlight a 100-basis-point cut.
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 Istanbul Chamber of Commerce President Şekib Avdagiç said that Türkiye must develop its own models and data center infrastructure for artificial intelligence independence.
The Ünlüce family, who traveled to Mecca for umrah, received prison sentences and a travel ban following an altercation with a police officer at the Kaaba. Unable to return to Türkiye for 8 months, the family awaits an appeals decision.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the leaders of Vietnam, Libya and Lebanon in New York. At the 100 Years of Friendship US-Türkiye reception, Erdoğan said Trump's visit to Ankara for the NATO Summit strengthened relations and that the trade volume reached 28 billion dollars in the first 8 months of the year.
+2: Anadolu Ajansı and TRT World 
+10: Haber7, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Sabah, Habertürk, Yeni Akit, Milat, NTV, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Şafak +11: Yeni Asır, Haber7, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Sabah, Habertürk, Yeni Akit, Milat, NTV, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Şafak +5: Bianet, Dünya, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim and Kıbrıs Genç TV +6: Karar, Bianet, Dünya, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim and Kıbrıs Genç TV 
+6: Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Evrensel, Muhalif and Nefes +7: BirGün, Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Evrensel, Muhalif and Nefes 
The Interior Ministry reported that citizenship decisions for a total of 6,134 people were revoked in the irregular citizenship investigation. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that 72 people were detained in the second wave, trustees were appointed to 30 companies, and collusive transactions exceeding 3.5 billion lira (TL) were detected.
+11: Hürriyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, A Haber, Star, Milat, Sabah, NTV, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk and Habertürk +12: Takvim, Hürriyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, A Haber, Star, Milat, Sabah, NTV, Yeni Asır, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk and Habertürk +5: Dünya, Diken, Kısa Dalga, Havadis and Karar +6: Ekonomim, Dünya, Diken, Kısa Dalga, Havadis and Karar +9: Halk TV, Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Oda TV, soL Haber and Aykırı +10: Nefes, Halk TV, Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Tele2 Haber, Oda TV, soL Haber and Aykırı 
