This story is from 26 September 2026.
Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) Board Chair Ozan Diren reported that cost-based competitiveness fell 2.9% in the second quarter of 2026 from a year earlier. Diren said all sectors had faced serious losses over the last five years.
Diren spoke at the TÜRKONFED 27th Business World Summit in Elazığ. According to TÜSİAD's index, the competitiveness indicator fell 1.3% to 86.1 in the second quarter.
The payout process for 43,643 investors in 17 funds of A1 Capital, Bulls and Pardus began today. Bulls Portföy announced that about 1.22 billion lira had been paid to 5,142 investors in three funds whose liquidation was completed.
+11: Daily Sabah, NTV, Milat, Star, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Habertürk, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit and DHA +12: Hürriyet, Daily Sabah, NTV, Milat, Star, Yeni Şafak, Milliyet, Habertürk, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit and DHA 
+11: Dünya, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Medyascope, Karar, Gündem Kıbrıs, Ekonomim, Havadis, Kıbrıs Manşet, Diken, Bloomberg HT and Sigorta Gündem +12: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Medyascope, Karar, Gündem Kıbrıs, Ekonomim, Havadis, Kıbrıs Manşet, Diken, Bloomberg HT and Sigorta Gündem 
+4: Nefes, soL Haber, Evrensel and Cumhuriyet +5: Halk TV, Nefes, soL Haber, Evrensel and Cumhuriyet 
The Capital Markets Board (SPK) filed a criminal complaint against 21 people following its probe into ODINE share market transactions and imposed a 2-year trading ban on them.
+9: Yeni Şafak, NTV, Takvim, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, DHA, Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet and Milat +10: Star, Yeni Şafak, NTV, Takvim, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, DHA, Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet and Milat 
+3: ANKA Haber Ajansı, PSM and Sigorta Gündem +4: Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, PSM and Sigorta Gündem 
+2: Nefes and Evrensel A regulation published in the Official Gazette raised the customer identification threshold in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing to 370,000 lira.
+2: TGRT Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi +3: Haber7, TGRT Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi 
+5: Dünya, Karar, Sigorta Gündem, Gazete Oksijen and Diken +6: Ekonomim, Dünya, Karar, Sigorta Gündem, Gazete Oksijen and Diken +2: Halk TV and BirGün A Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) committee adopted a bill requiring foreign lodging platforms such as Booking, Expedia and Airbnb to hold a two-year permit costing 5 million lira.
+4: Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet and NTV +5: Takvim, Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet and NTV +2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Ekonomim +2: Nefes and Yeniçağ Diesel prices per litre fell by 4.95 lira from midnight. There was no price change in the petrol group.
+2: Sigorta Gündem and Gazete Oksijen 
+4: Halk TV, BirGün, Evrensel and Muhalif +5: Nefes, Halk TV, BirGün, Evrensel and Muhalif Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said September exports rose 15.4% to $26 billion. According to Turkish Exporters Assembly data, the automotive sector, the leader in September, exported $31.1 billion in January-September.
+3: Gazete Oksijen, Ekonomim and Dünya +4: Karar, Gazete Oksijen, Ekonomim and Dünya 
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced that gross national product in 2025 rose 41.4% to about 62.3 trillion lira. The economy was a net borrower at 1.8% of gross domestic product.
+4: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Bloomberg HT, Kısa Dalga and Ekonomim +5: Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Bloomberg HT, Kısa Dalga and Ekonomim The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) released September inflation data. Annual inflation fell to 29.73%, dropping below 30% for the first time since November 2021, while the monthly rise was 1.84%.
+2: Milliyet and Haber7 +3: Ekonomim, Bloomberg HT and Karar +4: Sigorta Gündem, Ekonomim, Bloomberg HT and Karar Of 10 suspects referred to court over the attack in front of İnci Üzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School that injured 11 students, 7 were arrested and 3 were released under judicial control.
+8: Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Yeni Asır, A Haber, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Habertürk and Haber7 +9: TGRT Haber, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Yeni Asır, A Haber, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Habertürk and Haber7 
+5: Bianet, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Ekonomim, Dünya and Diken +6: Karar, Bianet, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Ekonomim, Dünya and Diken +8: BirGün, Muhalif, Yeniçağ, Tele2 Haber, Oda TV, Nefes, Sözcü and Cumhuriyet +9: Halk TV, BirGün, Muhalif, Yeniçağ, Tele2 Haber, Oda TV, Nefes, Sözcü and Cumhuriyet 
+2: Independent Türkçe and Euronews Türkçe In the investigation into Mehmet Fatih Tançalan on charges of laundering proceeds of crime, coordinated by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, foreign currency found in vehicles in Istanbul's Sarıyer district was seized. The value of the foreign currency was announced as approximately 934 million lira.
+13: A Haber, Milliyet, Sabah, Star, Haber7, DHA, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır and Habertürk +14: Türkiye Gazetesi, A Haber, Milliyet, Sabah, Star, Haber7, DHA, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır and Habertürk 
+5: Oda TV, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and Evrensel +6: Nefes, Oda TV, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and Evrensel Ali Tarakcı was arrested by the Ankara 8th Criminal Judgeship of Peace on a charge of publicly disseminating misleading information in the investigation over his post saying "A very important minister will resign on Friday." His social media account was also blocked.
+4: Haber7, Hürriyet, DHA and Yeni Şafak +5: Milliyet, Haber7, Hürriyet, DHA and Yeni Şafak +5: Halk TV, soL Haber, Nefes, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ +6: Evrensel, Halk TV, soL Haber, Nefes, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ Fenerbahçe announced that FIFA's three-window transfer ban was temporary and stemmed from one instalment of Youssef En Nesyri's transfer fee.
+3: A Spor, Fotomaç and Haber7 +4: Yeni Asır, A Spor, Fotomaç and Haber7 
+3: Dünya, Medyascope and Diken +4: Ajansspor, Dünya, Medyascope and Diken +4: BirGün, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber and Muhalif +5: Nefes, BirGün, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber and Muhalif 
