This story is from 21 September 2026.
Under manager Vincenzo Montella, the A National Team began gathering in Riva for the UEFA Nations League A fixtures against France and Italy; four players received their first senior call-up to the provisional squad.
The national team will hold its first training session tomorrow at 18:00, with the first 15 minutes open to the press. The provisional squad includes 29 players. Türkiye will face France on 25 September in Kocaeli and Italy on 28 September in Bursa.
+2: TRT Haber (manşet) and TRT Spor 
+4: Star, Haber7, A Spor and Fotomaç +5: Sabah (spor), Star, Haber7, A Spor and Fotomaç 
+2: Sporx and Karar 
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 The Turkish national football team lost 3-1 away to Italy in the UEFA Nations League and lost its fourth straight match. Türkiye suffered a four-match losing streak for the first time in 38 years.
Turkish national football team head coach Vincenzo Montella arrived in Riva for talks with the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board. The meeting is continuing with TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu in attendance.
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 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 Central Referee Committee (MHK) announced Süper Lig referee appointments will be made based on the evaluations of Elite Referee Director Anthony Taylor. The appointments had become controversial after the resignation of arrested MHK Chairman Ferhat Gündoğdu.
+4: Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Ajansspor and Duhuliye +5: Sporx, Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Ajansspor and Duhuliye FIFA published its October world ranking; the Turkish national football team stood 31st with 1,563 points, falling four places.
Turkish Football Federation (TFF) President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu is preparing to meet FIFA and UEFA over assigning foreign referees in the Süper Lig.
Following Amedspor's victory over Beşiktaş, fireworks set off during celebrations in Cizre caused fires in 3 businesses and 1 vehicle. A firefighter was injured and taken to hospital, and the flames were extinguished.
+4: Evrensel, Yeniçağ, BirGün and Cumhuriyet +5: Oda TV, Evrensel, Yeniçağ, BirGün and Cumhuriyet 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.
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+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.
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+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 
