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 ministry examined price movements for thousands of agricultural products to narrow the gap between producer and consumer prices. The fine decision was announced as Trade Minister Ömer Bolat answered lawmakers' written questions.
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 
YENİ Party İzmir deputy Ümit Özlale called on Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and Turkish Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş to disclose fund transactions.
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 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 
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 The Turkish Trade Ministry has imposed a ban on supply and a recall for a table tennis set in which lead and cadmium were detected.
+2: Yeni Şafak and Takvim +3: Milliyet, Yeni Şafak and Takvim 
The Mecca Defence Alliance announced in a joint statement that Pakistani Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood has been appointed as the alliance's secretary-general. The parties also decided that measures be taken to provide Saudi Arabia with the military forces and capabilities they agreed on.
+2: Anadolu Ajansı and TRT World +12: DHA, Yeni Asır, TGRT Haber, Sabah, Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Daily Sabah, Yeni Akit, Milat, Yeni Şafak and NTV +13: Türkiye Gazetesi, DHA, Yeni Asır, TGRT Haber, Sabah, Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Daily Sabah, Yeni Akit, Milat, Yeni Şafak and NTV 
+5: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim and Karar +6: Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim and Karar +9: Halk TV, İlke TV, BirGün, Evrensel, Oda TV, Nefes, Muhalif, Sözcü and soL Haber +10: Yeniçağ, Halk TV, İlke TV, BirGün, Evrensel, Oda TV, Nefes, Muhalif, Sözcü and soL Haber 
+16: Times of India, Middle East Eye, Independent Türkçe, Kommersant, ANSA, Interfax, Yonhap, Naftemporiki, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Proto Thema, Il Sole 24 Ore, Al Jazeera English, To Vima, BBC Hindi and DW Türkçe +17: Euronews Türkçe, Times of India, Middle East Eye, Independent Türkçe, Kommersant, ANSA, Interfax, Yonhap, Naftemporiki, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Proto Thema, Il Sole 24 Ore, Al Jazeera English, To Vima, BBC Hindi and DW Türkçe 46 people, including former Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal, were detained in the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's investigation into Bayraklı Municipality. The charges include bribery and rigging tenders.
+14: Haber7, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Habertürk, Hürriyet, Takvim, CNN Türk, Milliyet, A Haber, Yeni Asır, DHA, TGRT Haber and Milat +15: Star, Haber7, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Habertürk, Hürriyet, Takvim, CNN Türk, Milliyet, A Haber, Yeni Asır, DHA, TGRT Haber and Milat 
+7: Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Dünya, Kısa Dalga, Havadis, Kıbrıs Genç TV and Kıbrıs Manşet +8: Diken, Karar, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Dünya, Kısa Dalga, Havadis, Kıbrıs Genç TV and Kıbrıs Manşet +10: Sözcü, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, İlke TV, BirGün, Muhalif, Tele2 Haber and Tele2 Haber +11: Halk TV, Sözcü, Oda TV, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, İlke TV, BirGün, Muhalif, Tele2 Haber and Tele2 Haber 
In the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's probe targeting Eyüpsultan Municipality, 13 people, including Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, were arrested. A total of 15 people were released under judicial control.
+12: Takvim, Yeni Şafak, Habertürk, A Haber, Sabah, Milliyet, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Star, CNN Türk and DHA +13: Türkiye Gazetesi, Takvim, Yeni Şafak, Habertürk, A Haber, Sabah, Milliyet, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Star, CNN Türk and DHA +8: Kıbrıs Genç TV, Ekonomim, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Karar, Diken, Dünya, Kısa Dalga and Bianet +9: Gazete Oksijen, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Ekonomim, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Karar, Diken, Dünya, Kısa Dalga and Bianet 
+6: Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, BirGün and Sözcü +7: soL Haber, Nefes, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, BirGün and Sözcü 
+2: Euronews Türkçe and Independent Türkçe +3: BBC Türkçe, Euronews Türkçe and Independent Türkçe 
