This story is from 27 September 2026.
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.
YENİ Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre had claimed that Kaya bought shares worth 63 million lira from Özata Denizcilik in April and sold them for 1.3 billion lira. Çelik said the claims about the fund transactions were being assessed within the party on the instructions of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
+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 
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Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay joined the AK Party; President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned on his badge. After protests in Izmir, it was reported that the AK Party does not hold a majority in the municipal council.
+6: Sabah, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and Haber7 +7: A Haber, Sabah, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and Haber7 
+4: Ekonomim, Karar, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet +5: Bianet, Ekonomim, Karar, Gazete Oksijen and Kıbrıs Manşet +6: Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün and İlke TV +7: Evrensel, Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, Yeniçağ, BirGün and İlke TV 
AK Party Secretary General Eyyüp Kadir İnan said Fatma Betül Sayan İlyas Kaya is no longer a party member. İnan said the procedures were carried out in line with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's instructions.
+3: Yeni Şafak, Star and Takvim +4: Haber7, Yeni Şafak, Star and Takvim +4: Karar, Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Bianet +5: Diken, Karar, Gazete Oksijen, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Bianet +7: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Aykırı, BirGün, Evrensel, soL Haber and Yeniçağ +8: Sözcü, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Aykırı, BirGün, Evrensel, soL Haber and Yeniçağ AK Party Deputy Chair Efkan Ala, Group Chair Abdullah Güler and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik met with DEM Party İmralı Delegation members Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar. The talks covered the Terror-Free Türkiye efforts and the Monitoring Commission to be set up in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM).
+6: Star, DHA, Milliyet, A Haber, NTV and Hürriyet +7: Haber7, Star, DHA, Milliyet, A Haber, NTV and Hürriyet 
+3: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and BirGün +4: Evrensel, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and BirGün AK Party Group Deputy Chair Özlem Zengin said the Turkish Justice Ministry issued a new circular after the operation footage in Mersin. Zengin also announced that the Turkish Interior Ministry opened an investigation into the law enforcement officers who filmed the footage.
+2: Karar and Bianet +5: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün +6: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Oda TV and BirGün MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli said at his party's group meeting that elections should be renewed in 2028 and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should stand again and be elected for a third time.
+3: Milat, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk +4: Milliyet, Milat, Yeni Şafak and CNN Türk +7: Kısa Dalga, Gündem Kıbrıs, Diken, Medyascope, Dünya, Bianet and ANKA Haber Ajansı +8: Karar, Kısa Dalga, Gündem Kıbrıs, Diken, Medyascope, Dünya, Bianet and ANKA Haber Ajansı +4: Yeniçağ, Oda TV, soL Haber and Nefes +5: Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, soL Haber and Nefes 
+2: Euronews Türkçe and DW Türkçe AK Party Şanlıurfa MP Bekir Bozdağ resigned as deputy speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) citing health problems.
+7: Star, A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, NTV, Haber7 and Milliyet +8: CNN Türk, Star, A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, NTV, Haber7 and Milliyet +2: Gazete Oksijen and Karar +3: Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen and Karar +6: Halk TV, Oda TV, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, İlke TV and Evrensel +7: Sözcü, Halk TV, Oda TV, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, İlke TV and Evrensel Istanbul 36th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced LeMan magazine cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan to 11 months and 20 days in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The announcement of the verdict was deferred.
+3: Evrensel, İlke TV and Halk TV +4: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, İlke TV and Halk TV In the Çeşme Chief Public Prosecutor's Office investigation into Çeşme Municipality, nine people including Deputy Mayor Emre Can Durmaz were detained. Proceedings were started against 12 people in total.
+14: A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, TGRT Haber, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Hürriyet, DHA, Habertürk, CNN Türk and Milat +15: Star, A Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, Sabah, Yeni Şafak, TGRT Haber, Milliyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Hürriyet, DHA, Habertürk, CNN Türk and Milat +6: Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Medyascope, Kısa Dalga and Bianet +7: Diken, Ekonomim, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Medyascope, Kısa Dalga and Bianet +10: Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber, Evrensel, BirGün, İlke TV and Muhalif +11: Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Oda TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Halk TV, Tele2 Haber, Evrensel, BirGün, İlke TV and Muhalif The Turkish national football team will face Italy in Bursa tomorrow in its second match in UEFA Nations League League A Group 1. The match will kick off at 21:45 and will be broadcast live on ATV.
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+2: Star and A Spor +3: Habertürk, Star and A Spor +4: NTV Spor, Ajansspor, Sporx and Dünya +5: Gazete Oksijen, NTV Spor, Ajansspor, Sporx and Dünya +3: Cumhuriyet, Nefes and Yeniçağ +4: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes and Yeniçağ 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 Pana Film Director İhsan Karademir, questioned as a suspect in the investigation into the death of former intelligence agency MİT officer Kaşif Kozinoğlu, was released under judicial control.
+4: Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak, Takvim and TGRT Haber +5: DHA, Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak, Takvim and TGRT Haber +2: BirGün and Sözcü Comedian Deniz Göktaş's trial begins on 28 September. After the defence, Göktaş's detention status will also be reviewed.
+5: Nefes, soL Haber, Yeniçağ, Muhalif and Halk TV +6: Evrensel, Nefes, soL Haber, Yeniçağ, Muhalif and Halk TV 
