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Tested in firing trials in Konya's Karapınar according to company statements, the 25 mm SMASH 300 will be used against surface threats as well as mini and micro UAVs; over 560 units in the SMASH family have been delivered to 18 countries, with a global market share of around 10%.
Six people were arrested in a shooting incident at a currency exchange office in Nuruosmaniye neighborhood where two brothers lost their lives.
The 19th stop of the Türkiye Culture Route Festival opened in Ankara with Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy visiting four exhibitions at CSO Ada Ankara. According to Yeniçağ, the festival includes 518 events at 42 venues.
+3: Yeni Şafak, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Asır +4: Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak, Türkiye Gazetesi and Yeni Asır 
+2: Karar and Dünya 
+2: Oda TV and Muhalif The Ağrı Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry announced that, by decision of the Provincial Animal Health Police Commission, the Provincial Livestock Market will be closed for 30 days starting October 18, and that livestock movement from quarantined villages has also been temporarily halted.
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu finished the sprint race held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg in 17th place; the race was won by Jorge Martin. The main race, over 28 laps, will take place at 15:00 Türkiye time.
+2: Sabah (spor) and Haber7 
+2: Dünya and Sporx 
A fire broke out at a cold storage facility in the Karaköy neighborhood, with numerous fire crews responding; smoke was seen from many points in the district. According to one source, the facility processed black figs for export.
+3: Yeniçağ, BirGün and Cumhuriyet +4: Muhalif, Yeniçağ, BirGün and Cumhuriyet According to the Defence Ministry (MSB), a delegation composed of members of the Japanese parliament and representatives of Japanese defense industry firms was briefed on the shipyard's shipbuilding projects and infrastructure capabilities; possible areas of cooperation were discussed mutually.
Jailed İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu released a three-minute video about the 2-year-1-month prison sentence he received on September 11, 2026, in the Tuzla case, in which he had twice been acquitted, and emphasized that the judge had been changed during the proceedings. His wife, Dilek Kaya İmamoğlu, had called for his release.
+2: Karar and Ekonomi Manşet 
The Defence Ministry announced that personnel of the 1st Airborne and Commando Brigade in Kayseri conducted a tactical movement from Zincidere to Mount Erciyes together with visiting Somali military personnel. Ambush, cave search and "Uçangöz" exercises were held at Tekir Plateau.
The Center for Combating Disinformation at the Presidential Directorate of Communications said that posts about anthems at Military Academy graduation ceremonies were unfounded, and that there was no question of banning any anthem identified with the military.
+4: Hürriyet, Milliyet, Haber7 and TGRT Haber +5: Star, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Haber7 and TGRT Haber 
+2: Gerçek Gündem and Muhalif In a gendarmerie operation coordinated by the Denizli Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, marijuana was found at his home and Indian hemp on his land; Süleyman İnce was arrested on charges of "drug trafficking" and "illegal cannabis cultivation." The CHP provincial branch removed İnce from his post; sources differ on the number of hemp plants seized, citing either 20 or 21.
+4: Hürriyet, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk and Milliyet +5: Haber7, Hürriyet, Yeni Asır, CNN Türk and Milliyet +2: Nefes and Yeniçağ +3: Gerçek Gündem, Nefes and Yeniçağ Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said in Erzurum that breeders will not be charged for vaccination and identification, and veterinarians will not demand additional fees; around 6 billion lira (TL) has been allocated for this. Over the past 24 years, livestock support has reached 654 billion lira (TL).
In a demonstration watched by military delegations from 18 countries, one TB2 was fitted with ANTIDOT electronic support and electronic warfare pods, while another was integrated with a FULMAR 200 radar pod; according to company statements, the detection, electronic attack and imaging steps were completed.
In inspections carried out at sea and on land by Coast Guard and gendarmerie teams in Seferihisar, Urla and Foça between September 15-18, 104 irregular migrants were caught. On September 18, 33 people were found on a rubber boat off Seferihisar, 23 in Urla and 17 in Foça.
The lifeless body of 54-year-old Ayşegül Yaşar, who went missing in Düziçi on August 26, was found in the Andırın district of Kahramanmaraş; it was reported that the detained suspect, identified by the initials T.K., confessed to killing her.
+2: NTV and Yeni Şafak +3: Haber7, NTV and Yeni Şafak 
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, at its meeting on September 15-16, repeated its call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala and asked that concrete steps taken or planned be reported by October 14. The file will be taken up again no later than the December 1-3 meeting.
+2: Agos and Karar 
+2: Oda TV and Tele2 Haber Based on the Medium-Term Program's clause that "premium debt monitoring and collection processes will be made more effective," reports say employers who have not applied for restructuring may face the cancellation of incentives, as well as enforcement and seizure proceedings between October and December. The deferral interest rate had been cut from 39% to 29% annually.
+2: Ekonomi Manşet and Sigorta Gündem +2: Nefes and Oda TV +3: Halk TV, Nefes and Oda TV Education Minister Yusuf Tekin said on a CNN Türk broadcast that there was an option of either requiring compliance with dress-code regulations or the use of smocks, and that they preferred the smock. Tekin also commented on mobile phones in classrooms, school registrations and PISA results.
+2: Dünya and Ekonomi Manşet According to Eurostat and Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) data, Türkiye's cattle population rose 4.3% in 2025 to 17,709,000, while France, first among EU countries, had 16,237,000. Türkiye's sheep population stands at 46,689,000 and goat population at 11,186,000.
Yeni Parti Chairman Özgür Özel said he visited Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey, who was arrested and suspended from duty, in prison. Özel said, regarding the early election debate, "They cannot deceive the people, we will reach that ballot box and we will win that election too," and called for the "Tera Fund" transactions to be disclosed.
According to the circular signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and published in the Official Gazette, the implementation period of the 2020-2023 plan has ended and the "2030 National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan" has been prepared. The circular set out the coordination role of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change.
+4: Star, CNN Türk, Takvim and A Haber +5: Hürriyet, Star, CNN Türk, Takvim and A Haber 
+2: Ekonomim and Ekonomi Manşet The Trade Ministry assigned inspectors to examine transactions at the Ordu, Giresun, Ünye and Fatsa commodity exchanges. In Kocaali, Sakarya, growers formed a convoy of about 130 tractors to protest the Soil Products Office (TMO)'s purchase prices of 255 lira for Giresun quality and 250 lira for Levant quality.
+6: Hürriyet, A Haber, Milat, Haber7, Yeni Asır and Takvim +7: Star, Hürriyet, A Haber, Milat, Haber7, Yeni Asır and Takvim 
+3: Bloomberg HT, Ekonomi Manşet and Dünya +4: Karar, Bloomberg HT, Ekonomi Manşet and Dünya +9: BirGün, Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Gerçek Gündem, Nefes, Sözcü, Oda TV, Aykırı and Muhalif +10: Cumhuriyet, BirGün, Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Gerçek Gündem, Nefes, Sözcü, Oda TV, Aykırı and Muhalif The remaining section of a building under demolition at Şirin Sitesi in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece İnönü neighborhood collapsed around 8:30 p.m. It was determined no one was under the rubble and search efforts ended.
+9: TGRT Haber, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, A Haber, NTV, Habertürk, Takvim, Milliyet and Yeni Şafak +10: Haber7, TGRT Haber, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, A Haber, NTV, Habertürk, Takvim, Milliyet and Yeni Şafak +6: Nefes, BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Muhalif and Sözcü +7: Yeniçağ, Nefes, BirGün, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Muhalif and Sözcü Justice Minister Akın Gürlek told the AK Party provincial organization in Adana, "We need to re-elect our President." CHP Chairman Özgür Özel said a decision for an early election would require 360 votes in the Grand National Assembly (TBMM), adding, "They won't be able to escape the ballot box."
+2: Yeni Akit and Hürriyet 
+4: Serbestiyet, Diken, Ekonomim and Karar +5: Medyascope, Serbestiyet, Diken, Ekonomim and Karar +5: Oda TV, Evrensel, Sözcü, BirGün and Nefes +6: Tele2 Haber, Oda TV, Evrensel, Sözcü, BirGün and Nefes 
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