T24 GOES DARK AS ACCESS BANS ENSNARE CRITICS
Access to T24, one of Turkey's oldest and biggest independent news websites, was blocked along with thousands of critical X accounts, including that of Turkey in Depth.
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AIR FORCE RECEIVES ITS NEW AIRCRAFT
The Turkish Air Force has received its first Hürkuş new-generation basic trainer aircraft, a milestone in a project initiated 20 years ago.
GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION BRING DIFFERENT AGENDAS TO NEW PARLIAMENTARY YEAR
After the summer break, the parliament opens its new legislative year on Oct. 1 and the General Assembly will convene on Oct. 6 to discuss a nine-article bill on the Turkish Red Crescent.
MUTUAL PROMISES, NO RESULTS
More than one and a half years into US President Donald Trump’s second term, despite repeated positive messages from both sides regarding lifting the arms embargo on Turkey, neither Ankara nor Washington has taken steps to meet their commitments.
THE MAN INSIDE THE COAT
Nasreddin Hoca, the wise and witty Turkish folk hero, once arrived at a dinner in his ordinary clothes and discovered that nobody thought him worth much attention. He went home, put on his finest fur coat and returned. This time he was welcomed warmly, seated at the table and offered the best food. So Hoca began dipping the sleeve of his coat into the dishes.
A SLOW-MOTION FINANCIAL CRASH AND WARNINGS TURKEY IGNORED FUELS SPECULATIONS ABOUT ŞİMŞEK
For over a week, a single issue was on Turkey’s agenda: What happened to the money in the funds? Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, who had stayed silent on the crisis since it began and faced growing speculation that he would be fired, broke his silence on Sept. 24 to deny that he was leaving.
TURKISH AIRLINES REANNOUNCES MAJOR BOEING DEAL
Turkish Airlines has agreed to buy up to 150 Boeing passenger jets in a landmark order made during Erdoğan’s trip to the United States.
NUCLEAR COOPERATION DEAL BETWEEN TURKEY AND US FOR SMRS
Turkey and the United States have signed a grant agreement to evaluate next-generation nuclear energy technologies, expanding bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
NO APPARENT RISK OF GREY LIST FOR TURKEY
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released its 5th Round Mutual Evaluation Report for Turkey, confirming that the country faces no risk of returning to the grey list, the Finance Ministry said.
EU IMPOSES NEW QUOTAS AND PRICE THRESHOLDS ON TURKISH STEEL
The EU is enforcing new temporary safeguard measures on some steel and related products imported from Turkey starting Sept. 25.
SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTS OYAK’S FUEL NETWORK TO ENTER TURKISH MARKET
Saudi Aramco executives have inspected fuel facilities across Turkey owned by military pension fund OYAK, signaling advanced partnership talks to enter the retail fuel market.
APPAREL MAKERS TURN TO SYRIA AND UZBEKISTAN
Rising labor and production costs are forcing Turkish apparel manufacturers to seek new low-cost hubs, turning to Syria and Uzbekistan after previously expanding into Egypt.