This story is from 23 September 2026.
Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır has said Türkiye is the 11th largest defence industry exporter and will enter the top 10 next year. He noted that exports have exceeded $280 billion.
Kacır, accompanying President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in New York, spoke at a gathering of the Anatolian Lions Businessmen's Association. He said exports of medium-high and high technology products had risen to $116 billion and that there are 115 technoparks.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said work to send the Mecca Agreement to the Turkish parliament had been completed and the agreement would be submitted as soon as possible. He had presented the matter to the President the previous day.
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+2: Dünya and Karar +3: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Dünya and Karar 
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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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+3: Nefes, soL Haber and İlke TV +4: Sözcü, Nefes, soL Haber and İlke TV 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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Somaliland Presidency foreign affairs adviser Mohamed Osman Fadal called Türkiye's military power in Somalia a threat and asked Israel for air defence support. Foreign Ministry Director General Mohamed Abdirahman Hassan voiced similar concerns.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the 2026-2027 academic year opening ceremony that they will never forget the children across the Euphrates and will defend their rights.
Trade Minister Ömer Bolat met with the Ankara ambassadors of EU member states. The talks covered trade relations as well as visa and quota issues.
Türkiye and France signed a "Defence Cooperation Roadmap". The deal was seen as marking a new era in defence relations between the two countries, long overshadowed by political disputes.
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 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at the Türkiye-US Business Council meeting at the Turkish House, said they expect to close the year with inflation around 28 percent and that 2027 would be stronger in disinflation. He said they will reach the $100 billion trade target with the US in a short time.
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Seven district mayors in Ankara resigned from CHP following Mansur Yavaş. CHP's Müslim Sarı had said that the mayors must make their affiliation clear.
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Mehmet Ç. was arrested on charges of influence peddling and publicly disseminating false information for using artificial intelligence to insert himself into photos of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Justice Minister Akın Gürlek and sharing them on his WhatsApp status.
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