This story is from 22 September 2026.
In GENAR's September 2026 poll, AK Party maintained its first place, while the vote gap with the main opposition New Party drew attention. According to the poll results, the gap is deepening.
The research company's September survey revealed the latest picture of voters' party preferences. Detailed vote shares were not shared.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay joined the AK Party; President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned on his badge. After protests in Izmir, it was reported that the AK Party does not hold a majority in the municipal council.
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+4: Ekonomim, Karar, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet +5: Bianet, Ekonomim, Karar, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet 
+6: Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün and İlke TV +7: Evrensel, Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün and İlke TV 
AK Party Group Deputy Chair Özlem Zengin said the Turkish Justice Ministry issued a new circular after the operation footage in Mersin. Zengin also announced that the Turkish Interior Ministry opened an investigation into the law enforcement officers who filmed the footage.
+2: Karar and Bianet 
+5: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün +6: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün 
AK Party Secretary General Eyyüp Kadir İnan said Fatma Betül Sayan İlyas Kaya is no longer a party member. İnan said the procedures were carried out in line with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's instructions.
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AK Party Şanlıurfa MP Bekir Bozdağ resigned as deputy speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) citing health problems.
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+2: Gazete Oksijen and Karar +3: Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen and Karar 
+6: Halk TV, Oda TV, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, İlke TV and Evrensel +7: Sözcü, Halk TV, Oda TV, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, İlke TV and Evrensel AK Party Deputy Chair Efkan Ala, Group Chair Abdullah Güler and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik met with DEM Party İmralı Delegation members Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar. The talks covered the Terror-Free Türkiye efforts and the Monitoring Commission to be set up in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM).
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+3: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and BirGün +4: Evrensel, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and BirGün In the Çeşme Chief Public Prosecutor's Office investigation into Çeşme Municipality, nine people including Deputy Mayor Emre Can Durmaz were detained. Proceedings were started against 12 people in total.
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+10: Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber, Evrensel, BirGün, İlke TV and Muhalif +11: Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber, Evrensel, BirGün, İlke TV and Muhalif 46 people, including former Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal, were detained in the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's investigation into Bayraklı Municipality. The charges include bribery and rigging tenders.
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+2: Euronews Türkçe and Independent Türkçe +3: BBC Türkçe, Euronews Türkçe and Independent Türkçe President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the UN's 81st General Assembly; he criticized Mahmoud Abbas's absence from the hall and said the UN has been rendered unable to fulfill its mandate. Following his remarks on Gaza, Israel's UN envoy left the hall.
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+7: Ekonomim, Havadis, Diken, Kıbrıs Manşet, Gazete Oksijen, Gündem Kıbrıs and Dünya +8: Bloomberg HT, Ekonomim, Havadis, Diken, Kıbrıs Manşet, Gazete Oksijen, Gündem Kıbrıs and Dünya +7: Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Nefes, Halk TV, Yeniçağ and Oda TV +8: Evrensel, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Gerçek Gündem, Nefes, Halk TV, Yeniçağ and Oda TV 
+11: Naftemporiki, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye, ERT, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English, Die Zeit, ISNA, To Vima, Asharq Al-Awsat and France 24 +12: An-Nahar, Naftemporiki, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye, ERT, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English, Die Zeit, ISNA, To Vima, Asharq Al-Awsat and France 24 Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said at least 11 students were injured, two seriously, and the 15-year-old suspect was caught. YENİ Party leader Özgür Özel spoke by phone with 6 students; Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi, Education Minister Yusuf Tekin and deputies visited hospitals.
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+11: DW Türkçe, Independent Türkçe, RIA Novosti, ERT, Proto Thema, Naftemporiki, BBC Türkçe, ANSA, Interfax, NDTV and Asharq Al-Awsat +12: Euronews Türkçe, DW Türkçe, Independent Türkçe, RIA Novosti, ERT, Proto Thema, Naftemporiki, BBC Türkçe, ANSA, Interfax, NDTV and Asharq Al-Awsat President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan argued in his Bloomberg article that abolishing the veto privilege is a condition for reform; he advocated ending permanent memberships and electing members for limited terms by the General Assembly.
+12: Habertürk, Takvim, Hürriyet, CNN Türk, A Haber, Sabah, Yeni Asır, Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet and Milat +13: NTV, Habertürk, Takvim, Hürriyet, CNN Türk, A Haber, Sabah, Yeni Asır, Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet and Milat +4: Bloomberg HT, Dünya, Serbestiyet and Havadis +5: Karar, Bloomberg HT, Dünya, Serbestiyet and Havadis 
+4: Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem, Evrensel and Nefes +5: Muhalif, Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem, Evrensel and Nefes +4: RIA Novosti, Interfax, BBC Türkçe and Al Jazeera Arabic +5: Independent Türkçe, RIA Novosti, Interfax, BBC Türkçe and Al Jazeera Arabic Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended the MIKTA meeting on the margins of the UN General Assembly. The ministers of Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and affirmed Riyadh's right to self-defense.
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+2: Naftemporiki and Middle East Eye +3: Al-Monitor, Naftemporiki and Middle East Eye 
