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11 aylık Büşra bebekten haber yok: Aramalar sürüyor — Photo: Yeniçağ

Society 7 sources 17 Sept, 12:35

One more suspect detained in Divriği missing infant investigation

In the investigation into an 11-month-old infant missing since September 10 in Divriği, Sivas, a suspect was detained in Diyarbakır based on statements from siblings under state protection. According to Hürriyet, six suspects including the mother and father have been arrested.

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Divriği Sivas Divriği Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Diyarbakır

İstanbul’da yargıya müdahale iddiası! 2’si avukat 6 şüpheli hakkında soruşturma — Photo: A Haber

Politics 4 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 21:25

Investigation launched in Bakırköy over alleged interference in judicial processes

The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation alleging that judicial processes at courthouses in Istanbul were interfered with in exchange for benefits between 2022 and 2024. Sources differ on the number involved: a detention order for 6 people, or 5 people detained.

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Where reports differ

Opposition press (Nefes) Nefes reported that a detention order was issued for a total of 6 suspects, including 2 lawyers, and that 5 suspects had been apprehended in the operations so far.

Opposition press (Gerçek Gündem) Gerçek Gündem reported that a total of 5 suspects, including 2 lawyers, were detained, and that efforts to apprehend one more suspect were ongoing.

Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command Istanbul

SPK’dan fon piyasasına sert müdahale: 7 şirketin TEFAS işlemleri durduruldu, 130 fon tasfiye edilecek — Photo: Karar

Economy 29 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 12:26

Capital Markets Board halts trading of 7 portfolio companies' funds on TEFAS

The Capital Markets Board (SPK) suspended buying and selling of funds managed by Tera, Pusula, Hedef, Atlas, A1, Pardus and Bulls Portföy on TEFAS; according to ForInvest data, a liquidation decision was taken for 130 funds, and the equity ratio for margin trading was lowered to 20%.

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Capital Markets Board (SPK) Borsa Istanbul (BIST) Tera Portföy Yönetimi Pusula Portföy Yönetimi TEFAS

Kaşif Kozinoğlu soruşturması: Hasan Atilla Uğur dahil 4 kişi hakkında gözaltı kararı — Photo: BirGün

Politics 35 sources 4 updates 17 Sept, 12:35

Detention orders for four in investigation into Kozinoğlu's 2011 death

The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued detention orders for the then chief prosecutor, the prison prosecutor and two cellmates in the investigation into the prison death of intelligence agency MİT member Kaşif Kozinoğlu; three people were detained, while Hasan Atilla Uğur said he would return to Istanbul that evening to give a statement.

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Kaşif Kozinoğlu Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office intelligence agency MİT Hasan Atilla Uğur Akın Gürlek

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Kamunun kişisel verilerini işleyen şirkete MİT operasyonu — Photo: Bianet

Society 11 sources 17 Sept, 12:35

Data operation targets company supplying software to unions: 5 detained

Coordinated by intelligence agency MİT, the Cybersecurity Directorate and the Gendarmerie General Command raided Ankara-based Aydo Yazılım; five people, including the company owner and employees, were detained. It was determined that a query interface allowing access to third parties' data had been added to the software.

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intelligence agency MİT Cybersecurity Directorate Gendarmerie General Command Aydo Yazılım

Son dakika | Emlak Katılım duyurdu: Katılımevim ve Birevim'in satışı için görüşmeler başladı — Photo: Halk TV

Economy 19 sources 17 Sept, 12:35

Emlak Katılım begins acquisition talks for Katılımevim and Birevim

Türkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası notified the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) that its subsidiary had begun talks to acquire Katılımevim and Birevim Tasarruf Finansman. The companies had recently been acquired by Tera Yatırım Holding from Pusula Finans Holding; that transfer was still awaiting official approval.

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Türkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası Katılımevim Tasarruf Finansman Birevim Tasarruf Finansman Tera Yatırım Holding Pusula Finans Holding Public Disclosure Platform (KAP)

Society 12 sources 17 Sept, 12:35

Istanbul-led operation in 20 provinces targets organized crime: 178 detained

On September 14, an operation led from Istanbul across 20 provinces targeted 12 separate "new generation" organized crime groups, detaining 178 suspects; searches turned up weapons, ammunition and narcotics. Of 42 people detained in a Muğla-based operation, 20 were referred to the courthouse.

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Istanbul Police Department Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Istanbul Muğla

Büşra bebeğin anne ve babası tutuklandı — Photo: Sabah

Society 8 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 12:35

Parents arrested in investigation into missing 11-month-old baby in Sivas

Six people, including the parents of an 11-month-old baby reported missing in Divriği on September 10, were arrested, while three suspects were released under judicial control. The baby has not yet been found; a gag order is in place on the case.

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Sivas Divriği Divriği Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) Gendarmerie

Son dakika | Aile katliamı yapan koca ormanda yakalandı — Photo: Halk TV

Society 9 sources 17 Sept, 12:26

Killing of three people in Antalya's Korkuteli: suspect caught in forest

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.

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Antalya Korkuteli Gendarmerie KADES

Usta oyuncu Münir Canar, 81 yaşında hayatını kaybetti - Evrensel — Photo: Evrensel

Culture 3 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 12:26

Actor and director Münir Canar dies at 81

Münir Canar, a retired actor and director from the State Theatres, has died in Ankara at the age of 81. The State Theatres General Directorate issued a condolence message on its social media account.

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Münir Canar State Theatres General Directorate Ankara

YENİ Parti lideri Özel'den motorin tepkisi: Acil olarak akaryakıt vergileri kaldırılsın — Photo: Karar

Economy 11 sources 3 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

Özel reacts to diesel price hike, calls for removal of fuel taxes

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.

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Özgür Özel YENİ Party Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Gabar

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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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

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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Where reports differ

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

Hedef Holding Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Namık Kemal Gökalp gözaltına alındı — Photo: Sözcü

Economy 8 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

Hedef Holding and İnfo Yatırım board chairman Gökalp detained

Namık Kemal Gökalp, board chairman of Hedef Holding and İnfo Yatırım, was detained in Istanbul on September 16 as part of an investigation. The holding said Gökalp had been invited to the police station and that the company had no connection to the investigation.

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Namık Kemal Gökalp Hedef Holding İnfo Yatırım Menkul Değerler Pusula Finans Holding Borsa Istanbul (BIST) Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office

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

Münir Canar kimdir, kaç yaşında? Münir Canar neden öldü? Münir Canar dizi ve filmleri — Photo: Cumhuriyet

Culture 7 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

Theater and film actor Münir Canar dies at 81

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.

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Münir Canar State Theaters Ankara State Theater Çukurova University Kaynanalar

Tahsin Usta resmen belediye başkan yardımcısı oldu — Photo: Evrensel

Politics 8 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

Council member who defected from CHP to AKP in Üsküdar appointed deputy mayor

Tahsin Usta, a council member who switched from CHP to AKP ahead of a deputy mayoral election in Üsküdar, was appointed deputy mayor by Acting Mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin. Usta will oversee the Disaster Affairs, Health Affairs and Social Services directorates.

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Tahsin Usta Dündar Ziya Gültekin Sinem Dedetaş Sibel Tan Çetinkaya Saniye Bora Fıçı Üsküdar Municipality CHP AKP

Toz fırtınası sonrası zincirleme kaza: Çok sayıda yaralı var — Photo: Sözcü

Society 6 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

Chain collision in sandstorm in Aksaray: 7 vehicles crash, 16 injured

On the Aksaray-Konya highway, a sandstorm reduced visibility, causing a collision involving 2 shuttle minibuses, 2 cars and 3 light commercial vehicles, injuring 16 people. The injured were taken to hospitals, and the gendarmerie launched an investigation.

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Aksaray Konya Gendarmerie Aksaray Training and Research Hospital

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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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

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