This story is from 23 September 2026.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended the meeting evaluating the 20-Point Comprehensive Peace Plan on the margins of the 81st UN General Assembly.
The meeting was titled 'The Path Forward: One Year After the New York Declaration and the 20-Point Comprehensive Peace Plan'. The Foreign Ministry announced that Fidan attended the meeting held within the scope of the General Assembly.
The Mecca Defence Alliance announced in a joint statement that Pakistani Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood has been appointed as the alliance's secretary-general. The parties also decided that measures be taken to provide Saudi Arabia with the military forces and capabilities they agreed on.
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+16: Times of India, Middle East Eye, Independent Türkçe, Kommersant, ANSA, Interfax, Yonhap, Naftemporiki, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Proto Thema, Il Sole 24 Ore, Al Jazeera English, To Vima, BBC Hindi and DW Türkçe +17: Euronews Türkçe, Times of India, Middle East Eye, Independent Türkçe, Kommersant, ANSA, Interfax, Yonhap, Naftemporiki, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Proto Thema, Il Sole 24 Ore, Al Jazeera English, To Vima, BBC Hindi and DW Türkçe Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the Black Sea must never be allowed to turn into a new conflict front.
The Turkish Defence Ministry (MSB) said measures for providing and deploying military forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia were discussed. The ministry also announced that a Türkiye-France defence cooperation road map was signed.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The call addressed navigational safety in the Black Sea and peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi asked his Greek counterpart Michalis Chrisochoidis to speed up the extradition process for 60 people, including red-notice criminal group members.
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+2: Karar and Gazete Oksijen Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides will meet in the buffer zone on Tuesday, 13 October. The meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m.
+2: Havadis and Gündem Kıbrıs +3: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Havadis and Gündem Kıbrıs The 3rd Meeting of Justice Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (TDT) was held in Istanbul, moderated by Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, and a joint declaration was signed.
Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler said the policy of intimidation and resentment toward Turkish Cypriots ongoing since the 1960s continued.
MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli asked whether television broadcasts about Mansur Yavaş's resignation were overshadowing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's UN speech and US visit.
The criminal court of peace ordered the arrest of 14 of 20 suspects and judicial control for 3 others. The file has 63 suspects; the proceedings against Doğa Sigorta Board Chair Nihat Kırmızı and Tera Yatırım executives Abdulkadir Özkan and Bülent Uygun continue.
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+3: Bloomberg, Euronews Türkçe and Naftemporiki +4: DW Türkçe, Bloomberg, Euronews Türkçe and Naftemporiki In the attack in front of a high school in Turgutlu, 11 students were injured. The Governorate announced that 6 students are planned to be discharged today, and 3 are in intensive care.
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+3: Serbestiyet, Ekonomi Manşet and Ekonomim +4: Bianet, Serbestiyet, Ekonomi Manşet and Ekonomim 
+7: Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Yenidüzen, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and Nefes +8: Tele2 Haber, Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün, Yenidüzen, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and Nefes 
+9: Euronews Türkçe, RFI, BBC Türkçe, The Hindu, BBC News, Meduza, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The New York Times +10: Asharq Al-Awsat, Euronews Türkçe, RFI, BBC Türkçe, The Hindu, BBC News, Meduza, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The New York Times In the bribery and extortion investigation into Menderes Municipality in Izmir, 9 people, including former deputy mayor Erkan Özkan, were detained.
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