Leaders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) are due to meet in Ankara on Oct. 30, with Türkiye set to take over the group’s chairmanship from Azerbaijan.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for deeper economic and security cooperation among Turkic states, describing their solidarity as a “strategic necessity” in an article published ahead of their summit in Ankara.

Türkiye’s tourism income increased 5 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, reaching $25.53 billion, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Oct. 30.

Israel faced difficult coalition talks on Oct. 30 after the completed election count left both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and the opposition short of a parliamentary majority.

Istanbul Airport handled an average of 1,491 arriving and departing flights a day during Oct. 19-25, making it Europe’s busiest airport, according to EUROCONTROL.