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ABD, BM Genel Kurulu'na katılması planlanan Filistin Devlet Başkanı Abbas'ın vize talebini reddetti | Dış Haberler — Photo: Habertürk

World 9 sources 17 Sept, 12:26

US rejects Abbas's visa request for UN General Assembly

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.

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Süper Lig'de 6. hafta heyecanı — Photo: Karar

Sport 11 sources 10 updates 17 Sept, 12:26

Süper Lig's sixth week opens with Kasımpaşa-Konyaspor match

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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Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Kasımpaşa TÜMOSAN Konyaspor Trabzonspor Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş

Borsa İstanbul'daki kayıplardan sonra Finansal İstikrar Komitesi toplantısı — Photo: BBC Türkçe

Economy 19 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

BIST 100 falls 5.54%, Financial Stability Committee to meet in the morning

BIST 100 fell 5.54% on September 16 to 13,122.58 points; the decline was driven by a portfolio management company defaulting on fund payments and Middle East tensions. The Financial Stability Committee will meet on September 17 at 08:00 chaired by Minister Şimşek.

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Borsa Istanbul (BIST) Financial Stability Committee Mehmet Şimşek Treasury and Finance Ministry Pusula Portföy

Fed, 2023'ten bu yana ilk kez faiz artırdı — Photo: Ekonomim

Economy 18 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

Fed raises policy rate by 25 basis points, rate climbs to 3.75-4% range

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.

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Bakan Şimşek'ten memur ve emekliye zam açıklaması: "Enflasyon kadar artacak" — Photo: Euronews Türkçe

Economy 5 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

Şimşek: We will not give up on disinflation even during the election process

Şimşek said disinflation was not progressing at the desired pace but would continue during the election process. He said year-end inflation would have been around 20-22% without the war, and that civil servant and pensioner salaries would rise at least in line with inflation.

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Mehmet Şimşek Treasury and Finance Ministry Medium-Term Program Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) Bloomberg HT

Müslim Sarı: CHP'nin kurultayının önünde hiçbir hukuki engel bu aşamadan sonra kalmamıştır — Photo: Independent Türkçe

Politics 9 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

CHP spokesperson Sarı: No legal obstacle remains before the congress

CHP spokesperson Müslim Sarı said the appeal filed with the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) in the absolute nullity case had been withdrawn, and that other plaintiffs had also dropped their cases, meaning no legal obstacle remained before the congress. The ruling is expected to become final within 1 to 1.5 months.

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Where reports differ

Opposition-leaning press BirGün described the management making the announcement as the "absolute nullity management" and "an MYK made up of unelected members," and reminded readers that police had intervened at the party headquarters after the ruling.

Pro-government press A Haber reported on the agenda through the postponement to October 21 of the criminal case related to CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress and the delegate allegations in the indictment; it also gave space to criticism from Yenilik Partisi Chairman Öztürk Yılmaz regarding the name-similarity dispute.

Müslim Sarı CHP Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Özgür Özel Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) Ankara 26th Criminal Court of First Instance Yenilik Partisi

Hakim ve savcı atamalarında yeni dönem! Bakan Gürlek açıkladı — Photo: A Haber

Politics 5 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

New service-score-based system introduced for judge and prosecutor appointments

Justice Minister Gürlek announced that under the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK)'s September 16 decision, service points and point ranking will become the main criteria for judge and prosecutor appointments, ending the east-west divide. The new system will begin with the 2027 Main Decree.

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Akın Gürlek Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) Justice Ministry Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Nasuh Mahruki hakkında tahliye kararı verildi — Photo: Hürriyet

Politics 9 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

Prison sentence and release order issued for Nasuh Mahruki

Bakırköy 57th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced former AKUT Chairman Nasuh Mahruki, who was on trial over a July 15 social media post, to 1 year and 3 months in prison, suspended the announcement of the verdict, and ordered the release of Mahruki, who had been in detention for about two months.

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Where reports differ

Pro-government press A Haber and Hürriyet reported in detail that the sentence was set at 1 year 3 months, that an increase was applied on grounds the offense was committed via the press and broadcasting, followed by a discretionary reduction; they also included the prosecutor's opinion that the post exceeded the limits of freedom of expression.

Opposition-leaning press Sözcü wrote that the court handed down a 1-year prison sentence, highlighting the prosecutor's request for continued detention, the defense lawyers' objection to that request, and the reactions in the courtroom following the ruling.

Nasuh Mahruki AKUT Bakırköy 57th Criminal Court of First Instance Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office

Gerekçe müstehcenlik: 419 sosyal medya hesabı ve linke erişim engeli — Photo: Diken

Society 11 sources 4 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office: Access blocked to 419 social media accounts

The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office blocked access to 419 social media accounts and one link over allegedly obscene content. According to the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD), the blocked accounts include journalists İrfan Değirmenci and Şirin Payzın as well as some women's organizations.

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Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Istanbul Police Department İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği Ailem Güvende operation

İrfan Değirmenci, Şirin Payzın, soL Haber ve kadın örgütlerinin hesaplarına erişim engeli — Photo: Evrensel

Politics 7 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

Access blocks extend to accounts of journalists and women's organizations

On September 16, an access block was applied to 22 more X accounts, including those of journalists İrfan Değirmenci and Şirin Payzın and soL Haber, as well as women's organizations. The blocks, ongoing since September 12, have so far covered 419 accounts.

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Independent and opposition-leaning press Diken, Bianet and Evrensel, citing İFÖD, emphasized that the accounts had not yet been made invisible from Türkiye by X, and that it had not been disclosed under which judicial order the blocks were issued.

Foreign press Euronews Turkish wrote that 22 accounts had been made invisible from Türkiye, while DW Turkish, citing İFÖD's announcement, reported that some of the accounts had been made invisible.

İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği İrfan Değirmenci Şirin Payzın Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office X Federation of Women's Associations of Türkiye Akın Gürlek

Türkiye'den Husilerin Mekke’yi hedef almasına tepki — Photo: Hürriyet

World 19 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

Türkiye condemns drone attempt targeting Mecca; Houthis deny the claim

Saudi Arabia announced it destroyed a drone south of Mecca on the evening of September 15. Türkiye's Foreign Ministry condemned what it said was a Houthi attempt to target Mecca, while the Houthis denied the claim, saying they had only targeted oil facilities and military bases.

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State media and pro-government press TRT Haber and Hürriyet reported the incident as a Houthi attack attempt targeting Mecca and highlighted Türkiye's condemnation statement along with reactions from AKP and Communications Directorate officials.

Opposition-leaning and foreign press Evrensel and DW Turkish presented the report as a "claim," and also conveyed Houthi officials' statement that "the claim that Mecca was targeted is a stale lie," as well as the Houthis' counter-claims regarding Saudi airstrikes.

Foreign Ministry Burhanettin Duran Ömer Çelik Saudi Arabia Mecca Turki al-Maliki Shehbaz Sharif

Eski Borsa Başkanı İbrahim Turhan hakkında soruşturma — Photo: Evrensel

Economy 7 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

Investigation opened into former Borsa Istanbul chief Turhan over social media posts

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an ex officio investigation into former Borsa Istanbul (BIST) chairman İbrahim Mustafa Turhan over social media posts alleged to be capable of creating fear and panic in the capital markets. The investigation came after BIST 100 lost more than 6%, triggering a circuit breaker.

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İbrahim Mustafa Turhan Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Borsa Istanbul (BIST) Central Bank (TCMB) AK Party (AKP)

BDDK karar verdi: Golden Global'de ortaklık hakları TMSF'ye verildi — Photo: NTV

Economy 8 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

Banking regulator BDDK: Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) to exercise shareholder rights at Golden Global Investment Bank

Banking regulator BDDK decided that shareholder rights attached to the 99.98% stake in Golden Global Investment Bank, which is facing a liquidity problem, will be exercised by the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), without transferring ownership of the shares. The United States placed the bank on its sanctions list on September 4 over alleged Iran-linked transactions, which the bank denied.

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Golden Global Investment Bank banking regulator BDDK Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) OFAC Mehmet Şimşek U.S. Treasury Department

CHP'li Seferihisar Belediyesi rüşvet soruşturmasında yeni gelişme: 29 şüpheli tutuklandı — Photo: A Haber

Politics 4 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

29 detained in investigation into Seferihisar Municipality

In İzmir, of 47 suspects referred to court in a bribery investigation into Seferihisar Municipality, 29 were arrested and 17 were released under judicial supervision. Those arrested include two CHP municipal council members.

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Seferihisar Municipality CHP Hüseyin Kocaer Doğan Sarıkaya İsmail Yetişkin Seferihisar Chief Public Prosecutor's Office İzmir

ÖSYM'den flaş KPSS kararı: 392 adaya eş değer sınav yapılacak — Photo: Hürriyet

Society 7 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

ÖSYM decides on equivalent exam for 392 candidates at Şanlıurfa KPSS session

ÖSYM ruled on September 15 that 392 candidates would take an equivalent exam after detecting practices in violation of regulations in 22 of 150 halls at the KPSS session in Şanlıurfa. A new exam date has not yet been announced.

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ÖSYM Harran University Şanlıurfa KPSS

Tüm partiler 'Evet' dedi: İBB'den öğrencilere abonman desteği — Photo: Sözcü

Society 7 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

İBB Council unanimously approves 1-lira monthly transit pass support for students

The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Council unanimously approved a proposal granting students who load a transit pass between September 21 and October 17 a one-time monthly pass for 1 lira (TL). During discussions it was noted that the student transit pass fee had risen from 40 lira to 653 lira between 2019 and 2026.

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İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Nuri Aslan Muhammet Kaynar Melendiz Dalyan İzgi AK Party (AKP) CHP Istanbul

Filenin Efeleri, Letonya'ya mağlup oldu: Turnuvaya veda etti — Photo: NTV Spor

Sport 7 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

Turkish men's national volleyball team eliminated in group stage of European Championship

The Turkish men's national volleyball team lost 3-1 to Latvia and was eliminated in the group stage of the European Championship. The national team finished 5th with just 1 win and 3 points from 5 matches.

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Turkish men's national volleyball team CEV European Championship Latvia Poland Murat Yenipazar Kaan Gürbüz

In your money

Inflation

Cost of living

Istanbul metro (full fare) 46,20 TL
Gasoline (1 liter) 80,40 TL 12.40%
Diesel (1 liter) 96,30 TL 16.40%
LPG autogas (1 liter) 34,99 TL
Electricity (residential, 1 kWh) 3,24 TL/kWh
Average residential rent, Istanbul (monthly) 45.510 TL

Turkey by the numbers Resmî Gazete

Net minimum wage TL/month

28,075.5

2016 2026

The numbers

Year	TL/month
2016	1,300.00
2017	1,404.00
2018	1,603.00
2019	2,020.00
2020	2,324.00
2021	2,826.00
2022	4,253.00
2023	8,506.00
2024	17,002.00
2025	22,104.00
2026	28,075.50

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Month	y/y	m/m
Sept 2025	33.29% y/y	3.23% m/m
Oct 2025	32.87% y/y	2.55% m/m
Nov 2025	31.07% y/y	0.87% m/m
Dec 2025	30.89% y/y	0.89% m/m
Jan 2026	30.65% y/y	4.84% m/m
Feb 2026	31.53% y/y	2.96% m/m
Mar 2026	30.87% y/y	1.94% m/m
Apr 2026	32.37% y/y	4.18% m/m
May 2026	32.61% y/y	1.71% m/m
Jun 2026	32.11% y/y	0.99% m/m
Jul 2026	31.75% y/y	1.78% m/m
Aug 2026	31.51% y/y	1.84% m/m

#		P	GD	Pts
1	Galatasaray	6	+3	13
2	Beşiktaş	5	+8	12
3	Kocaelispor	6	+3	12
4	Alanyaspor	6	+2	11
5	Trabzonspor	6	+8	10
6	Amedspor	5	+7	10
7	Kasımpaşa	6	+2	10
8	Çaykur Rizespor	5	+1	9
9	Gaziantep FK	6	0	8
10	Fenerbahçe	5	+2	7
11	Çorum FK	6	+1	7
12	Başakşehir	6	-1	7
13	Gençlerbirliği	6	-8	7
14	Konyaspor	6	-4	4
15	Samsunspor	5	-5	4
16	Erzurumspor	5	-9	4
17	Eyüpspor	5	-6	3
18	Göztepe	5	-4	2