LATEST · UPDATED AS NEWS BREAKSTrading was paused at 16:04 and resumed at 16:24 on 16 September. The mechanism slows a sharp sell-off; it does not cancel trades or guarantee a rebound.
AviationBooking closes at 23:59 on 18 September. Selected direct flights run from 5 October 2026 to 4 March 2027, with separate holiday blackout periods for inbound and outbound travel.
Real EstateFor cash, bank-transfer or electronic-fund payments, the sale price will be released only when the title transfer is completed. Foreign buyers should prepare the banking and identity steps before their Land Registry appointment.
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01Tickets must be bought by 23:59 on 15 September for eligible domestic travel from 5 October 2026 to 15 January 2027. Three holiday periods are excluded.
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02The airport's first east–west runway is scheduled to enter service on 18 September. It may improve operational flexibility, but no airline timetable change has been announced.
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03Authorities processed 323 suspects in 164 incidents and investigations across 16 provinces in June–August. The release does not identify the provinces or establish a destination risk ranking.
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04Attila opens the 33rd International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival on 12 September. All six performances at the ancient theatre are scheduled for 21:00.
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05The January–August enforcement balance covers property, prepaid housing, package tours and timeshares, but the largest figure is a combined category—not a penalty for one sector.
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FACT-CHECKWe verify figures and wordingA parent, guardian or legal representative can obtain a child's Turkish criminal record certificate online. The service has operated since 10 August and does not grant access to unrelated third parties.
COMPARISONWe compare options and risksThe new series entered circulation on 11 September. Only the signatures changed: size, design and general appearance are identical, and earlier-series notes continue to be legal tender.
PRACTICAL GUIDEWe explain the next stepsTürkiye recorded a narrow $36m current-account surplus in July, while non-residents' net property purchases reached $322m. The rolling 12-month account still showed a $40.7bn deficit.
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Editorial visualThe TCMB's September survey put the 12-month USD/TRY expectation at 58.6049 and next-meeting policy rate at 37%. These are responses from 67 participants, not central-bank targets.
Editorial visualOfficials inspected a site north of the existing Kapıkule–Kapitan Andreevo crossing. No opening date, lane plan or eligible traffic has been announced.
Editorial visualTÜİK's July data show retail volume up 10.4% year on year, but total trade down 0.6%. Wholesale and vehicle trade explain the split.
Editorial visualThe TCMB also held its overnight lending rate at 40% and borrowing rate at 35.5%. The decision signals continued tight policy, not a guaranteed bank rate or lira path.
Editorial visualThe carrier says both routes from Sabiha Gökçen will operate twice weekly from January 2027. Travellers should check SAW—not IST—when planning Istanbul connections.
Editorial visualThe manufacturing export climate index rose to 52.7 in August, its strongest reading since May 2024. The survey signal is positive, but it is not a growth rate or an earnings forecast.
Editorial visualTÜİK says 17.1% of enterprises made e-sales in 2025 and 20.2% used paid cloud services in 2026. Hospitality led e-sales while reporting relatively low cloud adoption.
Editorial visualTÜİK says industrial production fell 1.0% from June and 0.3% from a year earlier. Manufacturing was slightly positive annually while mining and utilities contracted.
Editorial visualAntalya authorities say marine barriers and litter traps are now operating at Phaselis South Harbour. The notice reports environmental protection, not a beach closure or swimming ban.
Editorial visualOfficial August data show international traffic at 95.86 million and strong volumes at Istanbul and Mediterranean gateways. The totals measure journeys, not guaranteed routes or seats.
Editorial visualTÜİK's July index rose 1.15% in a month and 28.33% in a year. Labour costs outpaced materials, but the national input index is not a house-price forecast.
Editorial visualNATS says the 8 September technical fault is fixed and operations are normal, but Turkish Airlines warns that some UK arrivals and departures may still be delayed or cancelled while the backlog clears.
Editorial visualThe deadline has moved by one year. The published support still combines a grant, loan and relocation payment; it is not a cash award or an automatic approval for every owner.
Editorial visualTÜİK calculated a 7.93% monthly CPI-adjusted return for bullion gold, while deposits led over six months. The ranking changes sharply with the period and inflation measure.
Editorial visualVisits rose 6.8% and Istanbul alone recorded 18.3 million. The annual figures map cultural demand, but they are not a live crowd forecast or a count of unique tourists.
Editorial visualApplications for 1,071 homes run through e-Devlet until 25 September. Turkish citizenship is required; VAT-inclusive monthly charges range from TL10,000 to TL20,000.
Editorial visualApplications run from 7 to 30 September 2026, but an active Turkish company is only the starting condition. Applicants must also satisfy one of four export, R&D, technology or Turcorn routes.
Editorial visualCrews extinguished the Taşpınar fire. Earlier evacuations and access closures concerned the response area; no Ankara-wide disruption was reported.
Editorial visualThe new government framework estimates 2026 inflation at 28.4% and growth at 3.3%, then sets a 9% inflation objective for 2029. These are programme assumptions, not guaranteed outcomes.
Editorial visualOfficial tender 2026/768011 is scheduled for 22 September. The public notice confirms demolition and debris-removal work, but headlines about 4,141 properties should not be read as a same-day or whole-building demolition order for every address.
Editorial visualDecision No. 11723 and Communiqué 2026/3 add ‘other banks’ to the framework for tax, duty and fee exemptions tied to Central Bank rediscount credits. Ordinary commercial loans are not automatically covered.
Editorial visualDecision No. 11734 targets specified corporate money-market fund gains and separately sets 10% for other taxpayers' gains outside sub-item (1). Product and taxpayer classification matter.
Editorial visualPlatforms and social networks that carry sales or rental listings must report identifying and listing data monthly. The 5 September rule does not itself create a new tax or a monthly filing duty for every advertiser.
Editorial visualRecommended pump prices rose by roughly TRY7.7–7.8 per litre for diesel and about TRY2.5 for petrol. A 50-litre diesel fill now costs around TRY4,500 in Ankara and İzmir.
Editorial visualIndirect R&D incentives rose 59.5% in 2025. SMEs were 89.5% of beneficiary enterprises, yet large businesses received 61.8% of the total amount.
Editorial visualServices exports rose 6.5%, led by travel and transport, while telecommunications, computer and information services grew 25.3%. The country recorded a $63.0bn services surplus.
Editorial visualA new Central Bank rule permits remote identification with an ICAO 9303 NFC passport. It applies to payment and electronic-money providers, not automatically to bank accounts.
Editorial visualConstruction has formally started on a 29,120-square-metre terminal at Samsun Çarşamba Airport. The project expands infrastructure but does not itself announce new routes or an opening date.
Editorial visualKnidos now has three staged closing times, while Sagalassos and Kibyra are listed from 09:00 to 19:00 in September. The official wording overlaps on 15 September.
Editorial visualExports rose 8.1% to $23.467bn and imports 10.5% to $28.706bn. Germany was the top export market, while intermediate goods drove most trade.
Editorial visualDomestic producer inflation reached 27.95% annually. The monthly pace strengthened from July, led by a 6.99% rise in the energy main industry group, but the index is not a retail-price forecast.
Editorial visualAnnual CPI slowed, but prices still rose 1.84% in August. Transport was the strongest monthly pressure, while the 12-month average sets September's standard rent-renewal ceiling.
Editorial visualForeign nationals may now be verified remotely by Turkish brokers, portfolio managers and crypto providers. The route requires a chip passport and sharply restricts transfers.
Editorial visualA 2 September analysis connects the delivery of about 434,000 earthquake-zone homes and a rise in occupancy permits with easing rent pressure, including spillovers beyond the region.
Editorial visualDecision 11706 removes one tourism-certificate restriction only where the planning date, commercial-use status, operating certificate and ownership conditions all match.
Editorial visualTÜİK's new monthly headline is higher than the 7.6% reported for June, but it is not a direct measure of vacancies, foreign-worker demand or formal employment.
Editorial visualTÜİK's first estimate shows real GDP was 2.3% higher than a year earlier; a separate annual release puts full-year 2025 growth at 3.7%.
Editorial visualThe official closing time moves from 21:00 to 19:30 at Alanya Castle, while several other Antalya heritage sites retain listed evening hours through 1 October.
Editorial visualEligible debts can be deferred at 29% annual interest instead of 39%, but applications close on 31 August and the scheme is not a tax amnesty.
Editorial visualA man's body believed to be around 50 years old was recovered on 2 September and taken to hospital for identification. Officials have not yet issued a centrally reconciled casualty balance.
Editorial visualOfficial 1:5,000 and 1:1,000 plans covering parts of Altınkum, Çiftlik and Musalla are on public display. Approval does not by itself mean construction has started or every parcel has changed status.
Editorial visualThe İzmir-founded technology company raised up to $75 million from Point72 Private Investments. The private valuation is a signal for Türkiye's software exports, not a listed investment opportunity.
Editorial visualThe ministry says August payments have reached eligible mothers. A mixed-nationality family may qualify through a Turkish parent and Turkish child, but residence and application rules still apply.
Editorial visualSPK now requires prior approval when specified shareholders exceed a rolling 12-month off-exchange sale limit. The threshold depends on whether a company's free float is above 50%.
Editorial visualA new communiqué sets the reference-country, euro-conversion and application rules used to price medicines. It does not publish a new euro value or order every pharmacy product to rise immediately.
Editorial visualA Tourism Ministry circular says blocked unlicensed listings cannot remain visible as non-bookable pages or return through another account. Platforms and travel agencies must integrate the official verification system urgently.
Editorial visualAn official 28 August bulletin rejects claims of an imminent, very high electricity tariff increase — but does not promise that prices can never change.
Editorial visualBeykoz, Sarıyer and Şile have location-specific swimming restrictions through Thursday as MGM forecasts strong winds and high waves; Saray in Tekirdağ has a separate two-day ban.
Editorial visualFor preschool, first-grade and fifth-grade pupils, one parent employed by the public sector may request up to three hours of administrative leave per day during 7–11 September.
Editorial visualEligible artisans are no longer excluded solely because of unresolved public debt, but they receive lower Treasury interest discounts and still need bank approval.
Editorial visualExports reached a July record, but imports grew faster and the goods deficit rose to $7.343 billion; the seasonally adjusted monthly picture was less negative.
Editorial visualA 28 August regulation changes payroll tests, sector support and credit calculations, but it does not itself reopen applications for Turkish manufacturers.
Editorial visualThe formal approval covers a previously signed programme led by 2 GW of solar projects in Sivas and Karaman; it is not a new overnight investment announcement.
Editorial visualKVKK says coded fingerprint or palm templates remain biometric data. Critical-security access may require a separate, narrowly tailored assessment.
Editorial visualGiresun has banned swimming at every beach on Friday. A separate Istanbul rain warning ended at 07:00; ten provinces remain in the wider rain alert.
Editorial visualTCMB’s total gross reserves increased by $4.95bn in the week to 21 August. Gold rose by $5.89bn while gross FX reserves fell by $0.94bn.
Editorial visualThe 12% tariff will apply from 1 October instead of 30 November in 2026, a supply measure aimed at processors rather than a fixed retail-price reduction.
Editorial visualPreliminary TÜİK data show services and trade dominate business numbers, while industry carries a larger employment and production role than its enterprise share suggests.
Editorial visualThe new emissions-trading regulation defines permits, reporting and market architecture for large installations while leaving the pilot timetable and price to later decisions.
Editorial visualIstanbul requires a personalised Istanbulkart; EGO services are free in Ankara from 06:00 to 24:00; most Izmir municipal transport is half-price while İZBAN is free.
Editorial visualExcavation of the monumental route is complete, exposing three gateways and evidence of how the city changed between the Roman and Late Antique periods.
Editorial visualMersin, İzmir and Antalya generated 64.3% of the annual increase, while Istanbul remained the largest exporting province by value.
Editorial visualA provincial migration office says illegal offers should be rejected and reported; the notice does not create a new application route or change eligibility rules.
Editorial visualThe CBRT decisions end both companies' authorisation, but the published texts do not set out a customer refund timetable or migration plan.
Editorial visualNew rules cover reception desks, first aid, pool safety, room equipment and the transfer of simple-accommodation operating certificates.
Editorial visualConfidence eased in services, retail and construction in August, yet forward-looking demand, sales and employment measures moved higher.
Editorial visualThe central bank is raising the per-transaction FAST limit from TRY 100,000 to TRY 300,000, while QR merchant payments will rise from TRY 250,000.
Editorial visualThe Trade Ministry imposed TRY 8.2 million in total penalties on 82 property and vehicle businesses and said non-compliant Meta accounts will be blocked.
Editorial visualThe official 2026 programme runs from 22 to 30 August across Ordu, adding concerts, exhibitions, talks, workshops and family events to a late-summer Black Sea trip.
Editorial visualA new decision authorises urgent expropriation for an RMS-A station and distribution facilities across 18 properties in three Alanya neighbourhoods.
Editorial visualTÜİK's second-quarter indices show rising employer costs and a construction sector adding workers and hours, while industrial employment continued to contract.
Editorial visualTÜİK reported fewer new permits but more completed homes: permitted dwellings fell 9.5% year on year while occupancy-approved dwellings rose 10.7%.
Editorial visualFethiye–Kaş and the Northern Aegean now have national-park status. The designation is final, but detailed visitor and boating rules must still be checked locally.
Editorial visualA monthly decline interrupted the recent rise, yet agricultural inputs still cost 32.06% more than a year earlier and fertiliser remained the main annual pressure point.
Editorial visualThe monthly rise accelerated from 0.46% in June, while the annual rate eased from 30.33% to 29.67% — a split signal for exporters, buyers and investors.
Editorial visualSecond-quarter employment rose by 155,000 as services added 240,000 jobs, while broad labour underutilisation remained high at 29.9%.
Editorial visualCBRT data for the second quarter show a 5.5% quarterly increase and a 29.4% annual nominal rise, while inflation-adjusted commercial property prices declined 2.2%.
Editorial visualTurkish exporters should prepare product data and capacity labels, but EU law ties the start date to a later implementing act as well as 18 August 2026.
Editorial visualMonthly registrations rose 6.6%, but remained 19.4% below July 2025; hybrids and electric cars made up nearly half of new car registrations in January–July.
Editorial visualTÜİK reported higher agricultural producer prices in July, but the index cannot be applied directly to a consumer's grocery basket.
Editorial visualTÜİK's June data show growth in registered paid employment, but the figure is not the unemployment rate.
Editorial visualPassenger traffic rose 2.6% year on year; almost 26.8 million people passed through the country's airports in July alone.
Editorial visualTÜİK calculated a 1.29% real monthly return on gross deposit interest after adjustment for consumer inflation.
Editorial visualAdvertising, paid partnerships and sponsored influencer content must be identified clearly and prominently from 1 August.
Editorial visualRevenue fell 2.6% year on year, visitor numbers declined 5.1%, and average spending per night was $113.
Editorial visualResales accounted for almost two-thirds of registered housing transactions, with 123,603 sales across the two segments.
Editorial visualThe TÜİK index measures the physical volume of construction activity, not house prices or the number of completed sales.
Editorial visualThe new TCMB survey also shows an expectation of 48.19 lira per dollar by the end of the year and a rate of 35.25%.
Editorial visualTCMB's new forecast is two points higher than its May estimate; the target for the end of 2027 is left at 15%.
Editorial visualIn May, materials rose in price by 28.62%, and labor by 32%; for buildings, the overall annual cost increase was 28.56%.
Editorial visualIn May, building work fell 4.5% year over year, while infrastructure construction rose 6.2%.
Editorial visualThe Istanbul Finance Center has combined the procedures for residence permit, work permit, address registration and biometrics - but the service is not available to all foreigners.
Editorial visualTürkiye ranks third in the world; 232 beaches are marked in Antalya, 113 in Mugla, 60 in Izmir.
Editorial visualAfter 91 international negotiations, carriers received 22 new points and 1,071 additional flight frequencies.
Editorial visualSpecial caution is needed for the elderly, children, pregnant women, people with chronic diseases and those who work outdoors.
Editorial visualIn the report, 28% is the central inflation forecast for the end of 2026, and 24% is the retained interim monetary policy target.
Editorial visualIn June, 2,015 properties were sold to foreigners, and Russian citizens took first place with 381 purchases.
Editorial visualIn June, 25,993 mortgage transactions were registered, but the six-month picture of the market requires a more cautious assessment.
Editorial visualTürkiye received 9.219 million visitors in the first quarter, with Russia becoming the second largest market after Germany.
Editorial visualThe Migration Service has officially denied reports of an additional increase in fees for residence permits.
Editorial visualOn August 13, Enflasyon Raporu 2026-III is released - a key benchmark for rates, exchange rates, loans and the housing market.
Editorial visualIstanbul airports received 63.45 million passengers and confirmed their role as the country's main aviation hub.
Editorial visualWith overall annual inflation of 32.11%, costs for housing, water, electricity and gas increased by 45.14%.
Editorial visualThe consumer confidence index rose to 89.8, but a reading below 100 still indicates a cautious mood.
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