Türkiye has enacted a law establishing the legal framework for measures to be taken after the PKK/KCK’s disarmament is formally verified.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for continued diplomacy between the United States and Iran during a phone call with US President Donald Trump, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said.

U.S. envoy Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed to establish two working groups on Gaza, but their talks produced no firm Israeli commitment to a U.S.-backed road map for advancing the ceasefire.

U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out extending a 60-day negotiating framework with Iran that expired on Aug. 17 without a final agreement.

The Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) rose 1.5 percent month-on-month in July 2026, bringing the annual increase to 25.0 percent in nominal terms, while posting a 5.1 percent decline in real terms, the Central Bank said on Aug. 18.