Cigarettes, sugary drinks and snacks face new rule with 20 lira levy per pack
A 25-article draft bill prepared within the Turkish Health Ministry envisages a levy of 20 lira per pack on tobacco products and 100 lira per kilogram.
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KVKK: verbal replies do not fulfil data controllers' duty
The Personal Data Protection Authority said replying to data subjects' applications only through verbal communication does not comply with the law, adding that responses must be notified in writing or electronically.
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Graduated gas tariff will double bills for users exceeding the limit
Under the graduated natural gas tariff the Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Ministry will apply for the first time this winter, bills for 2.8 million subscribers exceeding the province-based limit will double as the state subsidy is lifted.
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Domestic engines to power GÖKBEY and KIZILELMA
TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI) is preparing to deliver the engines it developed for the GÖKBEY helicopter and KIZILELMA to the platform manufacturers.
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34 kilograms 400 grams of cocaine seized at Istanbul Airport
Customs Enforcement teams of the Turkish Trade Ministry seized 34 kilograms 400 grams of cocaine in two separate operations at Istanbul Airport. The drugs were found in the luggage of passengers arriving from South America and Africa.
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+4: Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Haber7 and A Haber +5: NTV, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Haber7 and A Haber 
+4: Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Haber7 and A Haber +5: NTV, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Haber7 and A Haber 
OYAK chief says MILDEN steel will let submarines dive deeper
OYAK General Manager Murat Yalçıntaş announced that the HY-100 steel produced for the MILDEN project will allow national submarines to dive deeper.
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Jailed TİP MP Can Atalay starts 24-hour hunger strike
Workers' Party of Türkiye (TİP) MP Can Atalay, jailed in the Gezi Park case, started a 24-hour hunger strike on 1 October, when the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) opened its new legislative term.
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+3: Gazete Oksijen, Bianet and Kısa Dalga +4: Diken, Gazete Oksijen, Bianet and Kısa Dalga 
+6: Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün and Yenidüzen +7: Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün and Yenidüzen 
+2: BBC Türkçe and DW Türkçe
+3: Gazete Oksijen, Bianet and Kısa Dalga +4: Diken, Gazete Oksijen, Bianet and Kısa Dalga +6: Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün and Yenidüzen +7: Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Yeniçağ, Halk TV, Evrensel, BirGün and Yenidüzen +2: BBC Türkçe and DW Türkçe 
8 suspects detained for buying child abuse images on Telegram
In Istanbul, 8 of 10 suspects found to have paid for child abuse images via Telegram were detained. Efforts to catch the 2 remaining suspects are continuing.
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+3: Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and Haber7 +4: DHA, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and Haber7
+3: Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and Haber7 +4: DHA, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit and Haber7 
Preparations continue on Esenboğa Airport rail line
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 36-kilometre YHT Station-Esenboğa Airport Rail System Line will serve with 12 stations and that land deliveries have been completed in 3 sections.
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+3: Haber7, Milat and DHA +4: Milliyet, Haber7, Milat and DHA 
+3: Haber7, Milat and DHA +4: Milliyet, Haber7, Milat and DHA 
ASELSAN signs €1 billion deal with Turkish defence agency
ASELSAN signed additional contracts worth about €1 billion with the Turkish Defence Industry Agency (SSB) for serial production of long-range air defence systems.
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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign +4: Haber7, Yeni Akit, A Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi +5: Star, Haber7, Yeni Akit, A Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi 
+4: Haber7, Yeni Akit, A Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi +5: Star, Haber7, Yeni Akit, A Haber and Türkiye Gazetesi 
Turkish ID cards replace Museum Pass cards
The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced that Turkish ID cards will replace expired Museum Pass cards. The scheme covers 216 museums and archaeological sites across Türkiye.
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Sausage brand of exchange chairman's son put on adulteration list in Afyonkarahisar
The Afyon Keyf-i Sucuk brand, placed on the Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's imitation and adulteration list, was found to belong to Efe Selahattin Mühsürler, son of Afyonkarahisar Commodity Exchange Chairman Mehmet Mühsürler.
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+3: Halk TV, Yeniçağ and Evrensel +4: Sözcü, Halk TV, Yeniçağ and Evrensel
+3: Halk TV, Yeniçağ and Evrensel +4: Sözcü, Halk TV, Yeniçağ and Evrensel 
Turkish Defence Ministry announces purchase of 12 C-130J aircraft from UK
The Turkish Defence Ministry (MSB) announced that a deal was signed to buy 12 C-130J aircraft from the UK. The first two aircraft are planned to be delivered in December.
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Turkish Defence Ministry welcomes Iraq's steps in Sinjar
The Turkish Defence Ministry said it welcomed the Central Iraqi Government's steps to establish state authority in Sinjar and will gradually hand the Bashiqa-Zilkan camp over to Iraqi authorities.
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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign +2: Yeni Şafak and Milliyet +3: DHA, Yeni Şafak and Milliyet
+2: Yeni Şafak and Milliyet +3: DHA, Yeni Şafak and Milliyet 
New appointments to Cyber Security Directorate in Official Gazette
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed deputy heads and general managers to the Cyber Security Directorate; the decisions were published in the Official Gazette.
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+8: A Haber, Sabah, Star, Takvim, Milliyet, CNN Türk, Hürriyet and Türkiye Gazetesi +9: TGRT Haber, A Haber, Sabah, Star, Takvim, Milliyet, CNN Türk, Hürriyet and Türkiye Gazetesi +3: Halk TV, Evrensel and Muhalif +4: Sözcü, Halk TV, Evrensel and Muhalif
+8: A Haber, Sabah, Star, Takvim, Milliyet, CNN Türk, Hürriyet and Türkiye Gazetesi +9: TGRT Haber, A Haber, Sabah, Star, Takvim, Milliyet, CNN Türk, Hürriyet and Türkiye Gazetesi +3: Halk TV, Evrensel and Muhalif +4: Sözcü, Halk TV, Evrensel and Muhalif 
Syrian perpetrator of Reyhanlı attack Ömer el-Hatip caught
Turkish intelligence agency MİT caught Ömer el-Hatip, one of the Syrian perpetrators of the 2013 attack in Reyhanlı that killed 53 people, as he was about to flee to Europe by sea.
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Source spectrum StateConservativeIndependentIndep.OppositionOpp.Foreign +6: DHA, NTV, Milat, Sabah, Milliyet and Takvim +7: Star, DHA, NTV, Milat, Sabah, Milliyet and Takvim +2: Yeniçağ and Cumhuriyet
+6: DHA, NTV, Milat, Sabah, Milliyet and Takvim +7: Star, DHA, NTV, Milat, Sabah, Milliyet and Takvim +2: Yeniçağ and Cumhuriyet 
Türkiye issues NAVTEX for Oruç Reis until 25 October
Türkiye issued a NAVTEX valid until 25 October for the Oruç Reis seismic survey ship in the sea area between Antalya and Mersin. The ship will be accompanied by the support vessels Denar Pathfinder, Denar Echo and Kiriçi.
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First HÜRKUŞ-2 export deal signed with Azerbaijan
Defence Industries President Haluk Görgün announced 14 HÜRKUŞ-2 trainer aircraft developed by TUSAŞ will be delivered to Azerbaijan. He said the total value of the deals exceeded $500 million.
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Doğan Bekin resigns as New Welfare Party deputy chair
New Welfare Party Istanbul deputy Doğan Bekin resigned as deputy chairman and central executive board member. Bekin said his resignation came at the request of Chairman Fatih Erbakan.
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+2: Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak +3: A Haber, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak +3: Muhalif, Yeniçağ and Nefes +4: Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Yeniçağ and Nefes
+2: Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak +3: A Haber, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak +3: Muhalif, Yeniçağ and Nefes +4: Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Yeniçağ and Nefes 
Turkish Armed Forces modern pentathlon team win world title
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) Modern Pentathlon Team became world champions at the 50th CISM World Military Modern Pentathlon Championship in Portugal.
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Unemployment fell to 7.8% in August, idle labour rose to 31%
According to August data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the unemployment rate fell 0.3 points to 7.8%, while the idle labour rate rose 0.4 points to 31%. The number of employed people rose by 136,000.
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+2: Habertürk and Star +4: Dünya, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Diken and Kısa Dalga +5: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Diken and Kısa Dalga +5: BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Oda TV and Yeniçağ +6: Nefes, BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Oda TV and Yeniçağ
+2: Habertürk and Star +4: Dünya, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Diken and Kısa Dalga +5: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, ANKA Haber Ajansı, Diken and Kısa Dalga +5: BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Oda TV and Yeniçağ +6: Nefes, BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Oda TV and Yeniçağ Communique on payments to Education Ministry scholarship students in Official Gazette
The communique on payments to students studying abroad on Turkish Education Ministry (MEB) scholarships was published in the Official Gazette. The domestic monthly grant for undergraduates attending language courses was raised to 4,000 lira, and to 8,000 lira for graduate students.
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Fenerbahçe reach UEFA Women's Europa Cup last 16
Fenerbahçe Women's Football Team beat Minsk 1-0 to reach the last 16 of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup. The last-16 draw will be held on 2 October at 13:00.
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+2: Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) 
+3: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and Evrensel +4: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and Evrensel
+2: Fotomaç and Hürriyet (spor) +3: Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and Evrensel +4: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Yeniçağ and Evrensel 
Turkish Medical Association seeks pretrial release of jailed forensic experts
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) demanded that the forensic experts arrested in the Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu investigation be tried without detention.
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