In Turkey

Türkiye struck PKK targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day on Oct. 24 following an attack on the premises of a key defense company that killed at least five people.

The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) targeted "numerous strategic locations" used by PKK or those affiliated with the organization, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 

A serious incident took place on Turkey’s border with Syria.

Turkish media reported that two mortar shells fell in the mined border area near the Turkish town of Kilis and the Turkish armed forces are retaliating with a barrage of artillery fire.

A fire has broken out in the area.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has announced it will hold a high-profile conference on Palestine on Oct. 15, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expected to attend.

The event will consist of three sessions, each focusing on key aspects of Palestine's future, AKP deputy leader Zafer Sırakaya told reporters at the party's headquarters.

The automotive industry recorded the highest exports last month with $3.4 billion, followed by the chemical and apparel industries.

Export revenues of the automotive industry surged 21 percent year-on-year in September, accounting for 17.7 percent of Türkiye's overall exports.

Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the Ankara police have apprehended former judge Mustafa Karatay in a joint operation on his house after he spent eight years on the run over his affiliation with FETÖ terrorist organization.

Inflation expectations for the end of 2024 declined from 43.3 percent in August to 43.1 percent in September, a Central Bank survey has shown.

The 12-month ahead inflation expectations also fell from 28.1 percent to 27.5 percent, according to the monthly survey of market participants.

Consumer prices are expected to increase by 2.22 percent in September.

On September 12, a Russian missile struck a cargo ship carrying Ukrainian wheat destined for Egypt in the Black Sea, as reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The attack highlights the ongoing risks faced by Ukrainian ships traveling along a newly established export route in the Black Sea, which was set up after Russia unilaterally terminated the Black Sea grain deal.

The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has "neutralized" a PKK terrorist responsible for drone attacks and reconnaissance activities in Iraq's north, security sources announced on Tuesday.

According to the sources, terrorist Zilan Azak, codenamed "Sema Cuya Çevlik," joined PKK/KCK in 2015 after abandoning her university studies.

Defense Ministry said Saturday it launched airstrikes in the Gara, Qandil and Asos regions of northern Iraq on Friday, destroying 25 targets belonging to the PKK terror group.

Turkish security forces on June 3 destroyed more than 30 targets used by the PKK terror group in an air operation in northern Iraq, according to National Defense Ministry.