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According to Axios sources, US President Donald Trump will discuss post-war strategy on Iran with representatives of Gulf Cooperation Council countries at the UN General Assembly starting 22 September. Reuters reported that the war has spread to Yemen and Saudi Arabia and that risks to oil supply have increased.
The US rejected the visa applications of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and some Palestinian officials, who were expected to speak at the UN General Assembly in New York next week. The US State Department cited "non-compliance with commitments" as the reason; Abbas is expected to address the assembly by video.
According to the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) schedule, the week will open with the Kasımpaşa-TÜMOSAN Konyaspor match at 8:00 p.m. at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium; the Trabzonspor-Galatasaray match will be played on Saturday, September 19 at 8:00 p.m. at Papara Park.
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+2: Diken and Ajansspor +3: Karar, Diken and Ajansspor 
In a social media post, Togg announced it had reached 120,000 vehicles and thanked its customers. No further detailed data was shared beyond this figure.
Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said inflation would today be at least 7 points lower if not for the war; annual inflation was 31.5% in August. Central Bank (TCMB) Governor Fatih Karahan said recurring energy shocks could complicate the fight against inflation.
According to Central Bank (TCMB) data, short-term external debt stock rose 3.8% month-on-month to $177.1 billion in July, or $248.1 billion on a remaining-maturity basis. Bank-originated debt stock rose 4.3% to $77.8 billion.
According to Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) data, Istanbul's exports reached $8.8 billion in August, the highest figure ever for an August, accounting for 37.5% of Türkiye's total. Türkiye's exports rose 8.1% to $23.5 billion.
A man reported to have shot dead his wife, from whom he was in the process of divorcing, along with her mother and father with a hunting rifle in Korkuteli, was detained while hiding in a forest near the scene. Reports said the suspect had been subject to a restraining order.
+2: Star and Yeni Akit +3: Hürriyet, Star and Yeni Akit 
+2: Halk TV and Gerçek Gündem +3: Evrensel, Halk TV and Gerçek Gündem Yeni Parti Diyarbakır MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu said that mostly retired citizens have been queuing since 5 a.m. in front of the Meat and Milk Authority branch in Kayapınar, that ground beef costs 400 lira and cubed meat 450 lira per kilo, and that not everyone gets served.
According to İSKİ's September 17 data, average occupancy at reservoirs supplying Istanbul fell from 38.61% the previous day to 38.32%. The highest rate, 66.1%, was recorded at Elmalı, and the lowest, 4.24%, at Pabuçdere Dam.
According to a report by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, Türkiye's emissions reached 610.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2025; this was the highest percentage increase among the 16 largest emitting countries. The global increase over the same period was 0.7%.
By presidential decree, a Faculty of Computer and Informatics Sciences was established at Amasya University and a Disaster Research Institute at Karadeniz Technical University; two faculties at Yaşar University were closed, and the name of Selçuk University's Faculty of Dentistry was changed.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told reporters during a visit to Syria that "Syria wants to live in peace" and warned Greece over defence cooperation with Israel. Daily Sabah reported that the deployment of the 51st Commando Brigade to Söke, Aydın, had become a topic of discussion in Greece.
In the trial over alleged irregularities at CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress, in which 12 defendants including suspended İBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu are being tried, witnesses did not appear; the court postponed the hearing to October 21.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, speaking in Strasbourg, proposed a social media ban for under-13s and limited, supervised access up to age 15; the plan must still be debated and voted on by the 27 member states.
Intelligence agency MİT head İbrahim Kalın held talks in Kabul and Kandahar with General Directorate of Intelligence head Abdulhak Vasık and three ministers of the caretaker government on security cooperation and counterterrorism.
+4: Yeni Şafak, NTV, Daily Sabah and Milat +5: Hürriyet, Yeni Şafak, NTV, Daily Sabah and Milat The Fed raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, unanimously lifting the policy rate to the 3.75-4% range. The bank raised its year-end rate expectation to 4.1%, with 16 of 18 officials projecting at least one more hike this year.
+6: Karar, Diken, Medyascope, Kısa Dalga, Bloomberg HT and Sigorta Gündem +7: Ekonomim, Karar, Diken, Medyascope, Kısa Dalga, Bloomberg HT and Sigorta Gündem 
+3: Evrensel, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ +4: BirGün, Evrensel, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ 
Coordinated by intelligence agency MİT, the Cybersecurity Directorate and Gendarmerie raided Ankara-based Aydo Yazılım, a company selling software to trade unions, detaining five people including the company owner. Investigators found a hidden interface added to union software allowed access to leaked data, and that databases included records of people under 18.
+3: Daily Sabah, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak +4: Habertürk, Daily Sabah, Hürriyet and Yeni Şafak MHP leader Bahçeli said no 'villa' had been built on İmralı, but rather a 250-square-meter residence within the prison compound. Bahçeli reiterated that MHP's candidate in the next election would be President Erdoğan.
+4: Hürriyet, A Haber, NTV and Yeni Şafak +5: Daily Sabah, Hürriyet, A Haber, NTV and Yeni Şafak 
Formula 1 and FIA announced the 2027 calendar featuring 24 races in 22 countries; the Turkish Grand Prix will return after a six-year absence on October 1-3, 2027 at Istanbul Park. The main race will be held on Sunday, October 3, as TOSFED upgrades the track to F1 standards.
State Theaters announced that retired actor Münir Canar died at the age of 81. Canar, a representative of the ortaoyunu tradition, had worked as both an actor and director.
+2: Dünya and Kısa Dalga +2: Sözcü and Evrensel +3: Halk TV, Sözcü and Evrensel Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy reopened Kahramanmaraş Castle, damaged in the 6 February earthquake, to visitors and 5 mosques to worship after restoration. The ministry has so far used resources exceeding 12.2 billion lira in 11 provinces affected by the earthquake, and total investment is targeted to reach 34 billion lira.
+3: NTV, Yeni Şafak and Sabah +4: Hürriyet, NTV, Yeni Şafak and Sabah Özgür Özel said the per-liter price of diesel would exceed 100 lira at midnight on September 16, with 20 lira of that coming from special consumption tax (ÖTV) and VAT. Özel called for fuel taxes to be removed immediately.
+4: BirGün, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and Aykırı +5: Evrensel, BirGün, Halk TV, Cumhuriyet and Aykırı 
Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said disinflation is not progressing at the desired pace but will be maintained during the election period. He said year-end inflation would have been around 20-22% without the war, and civil servant and pensioner salaries would rise at least as much as inflation.
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