President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called for abolishing veto powers and permanent membership at the U.N. Security Council, arguing that global decision-making can no longer be left to a handful of countries.

A student was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting outside a high school in Türkiye’s western province of Manisa on Sept. 22, Turgutlu Mayor Çetin Akın said.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan defended the newly formed Mecca defense alliance against criticism over its response to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, saying it was unfair to judge the pact against Yemen’s decade-long conflict.

Elif Eralp is seeking coalition partners after leading Germany’s Left Party to victory in Berlin’s Sept. 20 state election, putting her in contention to become the city’s first governing mayor of Turkish origin.

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack said on Sept. 21 that the dispute between Ankara and Washington over Türkiye’s purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system “will be resolved.”