Four mayors joined the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Sept. 10 at a ceremony in Ankara, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented them with party badges.

Oil prices rose further above $100 a barrel on Sept. 11 as attacks on shipping in the Middle East raised concerns about prolonged supply disruptions.

U.S. Representative Darrell Issa said the Trump administration had decided against sanctions on Türkiye and urged that modernizing the country’s F-16 fleet be given priority.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s meeting with Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş was “normal” and focused on the capital’s needs and planned investments, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesman Ömer Çelik said on Sept. 10.

The gap between U.S. and Chinese 10-year government bond yields has widened to a record 317 basis points, reflecting sharply different economic and monetary policy conditions in the world’s two largest economies.