This story is from 30 September 2026.
The Saudi Council of Ministers, meeting under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, approved the visa waiver agreement with Türkiye for holders of diplomatic and special passports.
The agreement had been signed in Ankara on May 6, 2026, and published in the Official Gazette by presidential decision in Türkiye. Holders of those passports will be able to stay visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
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+3: Sözcü, Evrensel and Halk TV +4: Nefes, Sözcü, Evrensel and Halk TV 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.
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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.
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+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.
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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.
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+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.
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The trade union confederation Türk-İş's September survey put a family of four's monthly food spending at 37,801 lira and total essential expenses at 123,130 lira.
+4: Gazete Oksijen, Diken, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga +5: Dünya, Gazete Oksijen, Diken, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga +3: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and Evrensel +4: Nefes, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet and Evrensel Turkish athletes finished the European Horseback Archery Championship in Barcelona, Spain, with 8 medals.
After the meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a Fund Coordination Board led by the Vice President was set up for investor payments from liquidated funds. The State Supervisory Council also launched a review of investment fund transactions.
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+2: Euronews Türkçe and Bloomberg The Turkish Constitutional Court's annulment decision removing the phrase "indefinitely" from the poverty alimony provision in the Turkish Civil Code was published in the Official Gazette. The ruling will take effect on 30 June 2027.
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