This story is from 28 September 2026.
The fuel equalisation system applied to petrol will be lifted on 1 October. Calculations including SCT and VAT indicate the rise to be reflected in a litre of petrol may reach 12.48 lira.
With the end of the system, the special consumption tax (ÖTV) taken per litre of petrol may rise from 4.43 lira to the legal limit of 14.83 lira. If the Treasury and Finance Ministry takes no new decision, the increase is expected to feed into pump prices from 1 October.
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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.
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According to September data from the Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry, the cash balance posted a deficit of 467.2 billion lira. Interest payments were about 274 billion lira.
The Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry issued a dollar-denominated government bond valued Oct. 7, 2026. It drew $1.575 billion in bids, and all bids were met.
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.
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+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.
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+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.
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A passenger bus and a car collided on the Gaziantep-Nurdağı road, killing 7 people in the car, including 2 children, and injuring 16 people.
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+4: Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Gündem Kıbrıs and Diken +5: Gazete Oksijen, Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Gündem Kıbrıs and Diken 
+7: BirGün, Oda TV, Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and soL Haber +8: Sözcü, BirGün, Oda TV, Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Muhalif, Cumhuriyet and soL Haber Comedian Deniz Göktaş was sentenced to 1 year and 7 months in prison at the first hearing of his trial over remarks in his show, and his release was ordered.
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+2: Euronews Türkçe and DW Türkçe Doctor Turgay Tamer, detained in the investigation into Kaşif Kozinoğlu's death and released under judicial control, was found dead in his home in Büyükçekmece. The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said Tamer had not provided medical treatment to Kozinoğlu.
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+2: Oda TV and Sözcü +3: Tele2 Haber, Oda TV and Sözcü 
Three suspects, including a former deputy head of department at the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), were arrested in the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office espionage investigation into MASAK's Integrated Financial Intelligence System. Three other suspects were released under judicial control.
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