This story is from 25 September 2026.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a message of dialogue with Türkiye at the 81st UN General Assembly: "We cannot change geography, living side by side is our destiny."
Mitsotakis said they have made efforts over the past three years to improve relations and keep channels of dialogue open. He argued that the only disagreement between Türkiye and Greece is the determination of the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf.
+2: Milat and Haber7 +3: Milliyet, Milat and Haber7 
+2: Havadis and Gazete Oksijen 
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.
+7: Takvim, Star, A Haber, Haber7, Yeni Şafak, NTV and Habertürk +8: Yeni Akit, Takvim, Star, A Haber, Haber7, Yeni Şafak, NTV and Habertürk 
+2: Dünya and Karar +3: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Dünya and Karar 
+2: BirGün and Nefes +3: Halk TV, BirGün and Nefes 
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.
+2: NTV and Milat +3: Haber7, NTV and Milat 
+2: Ekonomim and Serbestiyet 
+3: Nefes, soL Haber and İlke TV +4: Sözcü, Nefes, soL Haber and İlke TV 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.
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.
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.
+8: Haber7, Sabah, Milliyet, Star, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet and Takvim +9: NTV, Haber7, Sabah, Milliyet, Star, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet and Takvim 
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.
+4: Haber7, Sabah, Yeni Şafak and Milat +5: Yeni Akit, Haber7, Sabah, Yeni Şafak and Milat 
+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 
Fitch Ratings forecast the dollar/TL to rise to 51 by end-2026 and 60 by end-2027. It also announced its year-end inflation forecast at 30.5 percent for 2026 and 23.5 percent for 2027.
According to Health Ministry and Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) data, tobacco use among women has risen 35% since 2008, reaching 20.6%. The rate among men fell to 46%.
In UI GreenMetric 2026, Türkiye ranked first in Europe and second in the world in the number of universities in the top 200, top 500 and top 1000. It had the most entries on the list, with 150 universities.
Turkish police detained 45 suspects as part of an ongoing investigation involving investment funds.
