President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that exports since the start of the year rose 5.2% to $211 billion. In September, the foreign trade deficit fell 24.8% to about $5.2 billion.
According to Turkish Trade Ministry data, exports in September rose 15.4% to about $26 billion, while imports rose 5.9% to about $31.2 billion. Erdoğan said annualized exports reached their highest level ever at $287.3 billion.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said they are taking steps to pay fund investors as soon as possible. He said those who made unfair gains will answer before Turkish courts.
+3: Haber7, Hürriyet and A Haber +4: Habertürk, Haber7, Hürriyet and A Haber 
+2: Dünya and Bloomberg HT +3: Medyascope, Dünya and Bloomberg HT 
+2: Halk TV 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 Trade Ministry announced that 360,000 firms were inspected in the first 9 months of 2026 and about 2.6 billion lira in administrative fines were imposed. With the Turkish Competition Authority's fines, the total exceeded 23 billion lira.
+2: DHA and Milat 
+2: Ekonomim and Dünya The Turkish Trade Ministry and the Capital Markets Board (SPK) amended two regulations on the operation of TÜRİB and the activities of intermediary institutions; the scope of products and contracts that can be traded on the exchange was expanded.
The Turkish Trade Ministry imposed fines totaling 215.1 million lira on businesses in inspections conducted through the Wholesale Market Registration System over sharp rises in fruit and vegetable prices.
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 Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 153-kilometre Çerkezköy-Kapıkule section of the Halkalı-Kapıkule High-Speed Train Line will open on 9 October. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the opening.
+7: Star, Takvim, Milat, A Haber, Haber7, DHA and Yeni Asır +8: Habertürk, Star, Takvim, Milat, A Haber, Haber7, DHA and Yeni Asır 
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) recorded quakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.9 in Adana's Saimbeyli district and magnitude 5.2 in Osmaniye's Sumbas district. Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said no adverse situation had been found so far.
+2: Anadolu Ajansı and TRT Haber 
+14: Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Takvim, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Habertürk, Milat, DHA, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır and A Haber +15: NTV, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Takvim, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Habertürk, Milat, DHA, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır and A Haber +5: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Diken, Havadis and Karar +6: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Diken, Havadis and Karar +7: İlke TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel and BirGün +8: Yeniçağ, İlke TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel and BirGün Central Referee Committee (MHK) chair Ferhat Gündoğdu and board member Sebahattin Şahin resigned their posts. Gündoğdu had been arrested in the Referees File investigation, while Şahin had been released under judicial control.
+9: Türkiye Gazetesi, Fotomaç, A Spor, DHA, A Haber, Sabah, Yeni Asır, Star and Haber7 +10: Habertürk, Türkiye Gazetesi, Fotomaç, A Spor, DHA, A Haber, Sabah, Yeni Asır, Star and Haber7 
+7: Sporx, Karar, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim, PSM, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga +8: Ajansspor, Sporx, Karar, Ekonomi Manşet, Ekonomim, PSM, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Kısa Dalga 
+6: Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, BirGün, soL Haber and İlke TV +7: Aykırı, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, BirGün, soL Haber and İlke TV The Mecca Alliance will hold its second meeting in Riyadh tomorrow. Türkiye will be represented by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and Chief of General Staff Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu.
+2: Haber7 and Hürriyet +3: Milliyet, Haber7 and Hürriyet +2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Karar +2: Evrensel and İlke TV +3: Oda TV, Evrensel and İlke TV 
+2: Middle East Eye and BBC Türkçe 
