This story is from 21 September 2026.
18-year-old national muay thai athlete Enes Güven won the gold medal in his debut appearance at the Under-24 World Championship held in Kosovo.
The young athlete started muaythai 4 years ago after seeing his coach's posts. After winning the Open European Cup, he became the Turkish champion. He took the top step of the podium in the final at the world championship he attended for the first time.
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."
Italy3 – 1Türkiye
FIFA published its October world ranking; the Turkish national football team stood 31st with 1,563 points, falling four places.
In the KTLEV investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 15 out of 25 suspects were detained and 10 are sought. Justice Minister Gürlek announced that assets of 9 companies were frozen; the Capital Markets Board (SPK) extended the liquidation period of 131 funds to six months.
+12: NTV, Hürriyet, A Haber, Sabah, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır, Haber7, Habertürk, Star, Milat, CNN Türk and Yeni Şafak +13: Yeni Akit, NTV, Hürriyet, A Haber, Sabah, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır, Haber7, Habertürk, Star, Milat, CNN Türk and Yeni Şafak 
+9: Bloomberg HT, Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Diken and Kısa Dalga +10: Karar, Bloomberg HT, Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Ekonomi Manşet, PSM, Sigorta Gündem, Diken and Kısa Dalga 
+10: Halk TV, Gerçek Gündem, Tele2 Haber, BirGün, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet, Oda TV, Nefes, Yeniçağ and soL Haber +11: Sözcü, Halk TV, Gerçek Gündem, Tele2 Haber, BirGün, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet, Oda TV, Nefes, Yeniçağ and soL Haber 
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 
In the German capital Berlin, the Left Party, nominating Turkish-origin Elif Eralp for mayor, won the state parliament election with 25.7% of the vote. According to provisional official results, the Left Party won 47 seats, the CDU 35, and the AfD 29; a coalition is required.
+10: Dünya, Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen, Bloomberg HT, Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet, Diken, Harici, Havadis and Kısa Dalga +11: Bianet, Dünya, Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen, Bloomberg HT, Ekonomim, Ekonomi Manşet, Diken, Harici, Havadis and Kısa Dalga 
+6: Halk TV, Muhalif, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Gerçek Gündem and Cumhuriyet +7: Tele2 Haber, Halk TV, Muhalif, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Gerçek Gündem and Cumhuriyet 
+3: Naftemporiki, Euronews Türkçe and Independent Türkçe +4: BBC Türkçe, Naftemporiki, Euronews Türkçe and Independent Türkçe 
