This story is from 27 September 2026.
National grandmaster Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş finished the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand unbeaten and broke the record for the highest ELO rating reached at age 15.
Erdoğmuş drew world No. 3 Fabiano Caruana in the final round, with 6 wins and 4 draws in 10 games. The 15-year-old raised his ELO to 2731, passing Chinese grandmaster Wei Yi's 2721 record held since 2015.
+2: Nefes and Yeniçağ +3: BirGün, Nefes and Yeniçağ Fenerbahçe beat ÇBK Mersin 79-71 in the FIBA Women's SuperCup final to win the cup for the third time. Fenerbahçe's Emma Meesseman was named the game's most valuable player.
+4: A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç +5: Star, A Spor, Sabah (spor), Hürriyet (spor) and Fotomaç 
+2: Ekonomim and Ajansspor 
+4: Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel +5: Yeniçağ, Nefes, Muhalif, Halk TV and Evrensel In the Women's AXA Sigorta Champions Cup final, VakıfBank beat Eczacıbaşı Peron Istanbul 3-2 to win the trophy.
+5: Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star +6: A Spor, Haber7, Hürriyet (spor), Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah (spor) and Star 
+3: Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken +4: NTV Spor, Dünya, Ajansspor and Diken +2: Nefes and Evrensel +3: Oda TV, Nefes and Evrensel Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board member Mevlüt Aktan resigned from his post, saying, "Irregularities must be prevented."
+3: Haber7, Star and A Spor +4: Takvim, Haber7, Star and A Spor 
+5: NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen +6: Ajansspor, NTV Spor, Sporx, Ekonomim, Duhuliye and Gazete Oksijen 
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) board will meet on Friday with an extraordinary election agenda. Board member Mevlüt Aktan had previously resigned.
+4: Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor +5: Ekonomim, Duhuliye, Ajansspor, Sporx and NTV Spor 
+4: Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV +5: Oda TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV Türkiye's visually impaired women's national football team beat Poland's visually impaired women's national football team 2-0 in the final of the IBSA B1 European Championship, entered for the first time, to become champions. It finished the tournament unbeaten with four wins and one draw, without conceding a goal.
+2: Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) +3: A Spor, Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) 
+2: Halk TV and BirGün +3: Nefes, Halk TV and BirGün The Turkish Active Football Referees and Observers Association announced that Ferdi Karadoruk, Alican Sağlar and Emre Kosif, arrested in the "Referees File" investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, had been expelled from membership.
+2: Star and Takvim +3: Türkiye Gazetesi, Star and Takvim +2: NTV Spor and Diken +3: Nefes, Halk TV and Oda TV +4: Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV and Oda TV Turkish national football team player Yunus Akgün said after the 3-1 loss to Italy, "We upset our country deeply, we are aware of it."
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FIFA published its October world ranking; the Turkish national football team stood 31st with 1,563 points, falling four places.
AK Party Deputy Chair Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya's resignation from party duties was accepted. AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik announced that Kaya no longer sits on the party's boards.
+14: TGRT Haber, Takvim, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Habertürk, Milat, Milliyet, Star, Sabah, Haber7 and Yeni Asır +15: NTV, TGRT Haber, Takvim, Yeni Akit, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Habertürk, Milat, Milliyet, Star, Sabah, Haber7 and Yeni Asır 
+9: Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Kısa Dalga, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Sigorta Gündem, Dünya and Bianet +10: Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Kısa Dalga, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Sigorta Gündem, Dünya and Bianet 
+9: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Nefes, Yeniçağ, Tele2 Haber, soL Haber, Aykırı and Muhalif +10: Evrensel, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Nefes, Yeniçağ, Tele2 Haber, soL Haber, Aykırı and Muhalif 
+3: Euronews Türkçe, Bloomberg (politics) and Al-Monitor +4: BBC Türkçe, Euronews Türkçe, Bloomberg (politics) and Al-Monitor Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that the assets of 46 legal entities, 18 funds and 42 individuals had been frozen in the fund investigation, and exit bans had been imposed on 37 suspects.
+13: Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Habertürk, Takvim, DHA, Milat, NTV and Star +14: Sabah, Hürriyet, TGRT Haber, Yeni Şafak, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Habertürk, Takvim, DHA, Milat, NTV and Star +8: Bloomberg HT, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Bianet, Kısa Dalga, PSM, Sigorta Gündem and ANKA Haber Ajansı +9: Karar, Bloomberg HT, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, Bianet, Kısa Dalga, PSM, Sigorta Gündem and ANKA Haber Ajansı 
+6: Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel, Muhalif and Nefes +7: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel, Muhalif and Nefes 
+2: Independent Türkçe and Euronews Türkçe Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz announced that the second meeting of the National Solidarity and Integration Coordination Board will be held at Beştepe at 09:30 on 28 September. The meeting will be closed to the press.
+9: Yeni Şafak, NTV, CNN Türk, Star, TGRT Haber, Haber7, Takvim, Sabah and Milat +10: Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak, NTV, CNN Türk, Star, TGRT Haber, Haber7, Takvim, Sabah and Milat 
+2: Ekonomim and Serbestiyet Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced that three death files, 19, 15 and 11 years old, in Aksaray, Gaziantep and Manisa have been solved. Three suspects were arrested in the investigations, and 10 suspects were detained in the operation in Gaziantep.
+7: Habertürk, DHA, Milat, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi and Haber7 +8: Takvim, Habertürk, DHA, Milat, Yeni Şafak, CNN Türk, Türkiye Gazetesi and Haber7 +2: Nefes and Halk TV 
