Two people died as heavy rain flooded Istanbul, sweeping away vehicles and stranding workers overnight, while authorities closed schools for Oct. 15 and warned of further downpours.

Parliament’s Plan and Budget Committee approved a bill on Oct. 14 that would allow interim payments of up to 1 million Turkish Liras to eligible investors in funds under liquidation.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is in Baku for an Asian security summit on Oct. 15, where he is expected to urge greater international pressure on Israel, Foreign Ministry sources said.

Parliament will establish a monitoring body for the “terror-free Türkiye” initiative in the coming days, Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş said on Oct. 14.

Antalya has hosted around 14 million foreign tourists since the beginning of 2026, boasting a resilient visitor count despite conflicts in the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine war and global economic headwinds, a sector representative told state-run A...