This story is from 21 September 2026.
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce President Şekib Avdagiç said that Türkiye must develop its own models and data center infrastructure for artificial intelligence independence.
Avdagiç warned that the AGI stage of models could be tied to new barriers similar to customs tariffs for countries to use. He emphasized that Türkiye needs both to develop superior models and to establish the data center infrastructure to run them.
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At the 77th International Astronautical Congress in Antalya, Türkiye and Italy decided to act jointly in space technologies. It was announced that the spacecraft for Türkiye's Moon mission is ready.
According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the Non-Domestic Producer Price Index increased by an annual 32.60% in August, with energy climbing 106.24%. The Agricultural Input Price Index rose by 27.62% annually in July, with fertilizer increasing by 33.07%.
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The Ministry of Trade announced that it issued 10.1 billion liras (TL) in additional assessments and fines during customs inspections in the first 8 months of 2026. The amount increased by 32% compared to the same period last year.
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The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB) reported that the seasonally adjusted real sector confidence index rose by 0.1 points to 102.5 in September. The unadjusted index fell by 0.8 points to 102.0.
+3: Ekonomim, Sigorta Gündem and Ekonomi Manşet +4: Gazete Oksijen, Ekonomim, Sigorta Gündem and Ekonomi Manşet The Central Bank (TCMB) announced that the unadjusted capacity utilization rate in the manufacturing industry rose by 0.7 percentage points in September to reach 74.2%.
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The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources reported that Türkiye generated 442.2 terawatt-hours of electricity from solar and wind power between 2015 and 2025. This generation was stated to have prevented $21.5 billion in coal imports and 354 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
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.
+2: Dünya and PSM +3: Karar, Dünya and PSM As demand for the dollar increased with the Fed's rate hike, the dollar exchange rate in Türkiye renewed its record by rising to 48.80 lira (TL). The euro stood at 56.05 lira (TL) and the pound at 65.36 lira (TL).
