THE TURKISH MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SENT A "TAXI INSPECTION" CIRCULAR TO THE GOVERNORSHIPS OF 81 CITIES.
The Turkish Ministry of Interior sent a "taxi inspection" circular to the governors of 81 cities.
The circular that was sent says: If the police teams determine that the taxis are not taking passengers, the passengers should be put in the taxi.
If the taxi driver insists on not picking up passengers, legal action will be taken. Taxi driver can be banned from traffic.
THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS DECREASED BY 75 PERCENT
The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization banned single-use plastic bags from being free on January 1, 2019. Thus, the use of single-use plastic bags has decreased by 75 percent. 354 thousand tons of plastic waste was prevented.
5.7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE ON CRETE ISLAND!
5.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete. One person died under the rubble.
STANDARD & POOR'S RAISES TURKEY'S ECONOMIC GROWTH FORECAST
International credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has announced its economic growth forecast for Turkey.
Standard & Poor's raised Turkey's economic growth forecast for 2021 from 6.1 percent to 8.8 percent.
GERMANY HELD ITS 20TH TERM GENERAL ELECTIONS
In Germany, the SPD won the elections with 25.7 percent of the vote.
The SPD had 206 deputies in the federal parliament.
There are 735 deputies in the German federal parliament. The SPD was the political party with the most deputies.
NORTH KOREA TESTS SHORT-RANGE MISSILE
North Korea reportedly carried out a short-range missile test from the east coast towards the sea.
MATCH RESULTS OF TURKISH FOOTBALL TEAMS IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
In the 2nd week of the Champions League, Beşiktaş faced Ajax in the away match.Beşiktaş lost with goals from Berguis and Haller.
In the UEFA Europa League, Galatasaray faced Marseille in the away match. No goal was scored in the match. Galatasaray got 1 point and became the leader in Group E.
Fenerbahçe played in the second match of UEFA Europa League Group D. Lost 3-0 to Olympiakos at home
MEDİPOL BAŞAKŞEHİR'S NEW COACH HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
Emre Belözoğlu became the coach of Medipol Başakşehir.
PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN HELD A CRITICAL MEETING IN RUSSIA.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.
The interview lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes. Syria was the most important topic of the meeting.
UK FUEL CRISIS
Queues formed at gas stations in London. Some gas stations posted signs saying there was no fuel. British soldiers will be deployed to solve the fuel supply problem.
TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OPENED WITH POSSIBLE ELECTION DISCUSSIONS
The Turkish Grand National Assembly entered its new legislative session.
The new era has started with the early election debates between the government party and the opposition parties.
EXPORTS IN TURKEY INCREASED BY 51.9% IN AUGUST
Turkish exporters have achieved their best August sales to date, while the nation's 12-month rolling foreign sales also reached a new all-time high. Exports climbed 52% to $18.9 billion (TL 156 billion) last month. Imports rose 23.8% year-on-year to $23.2 billion in August, the data showed. The exports-to-imports coverage ratio jumped 15.1 points to 81.5%.
INFLATION FIGURES ANNOUNCED
According to the Turkish statistical agency, annual consumer inflation rose to 19.58 percent in September.
Turkey's consumer inflation rate in August was 19.25 percent.
The Central Bank set an interest rate of 18 percent and the gap between consumer inflation widened.
Coal was the product with the highest increase in September. Coal received an average increase of 33.72 percent in a month.
OĞUZHAN ASİLTÜRK PASSED AWAY
Oğuzhan Asiltürk, chairman of the high advisory board of the Saadet Party, passed away. Asiltürk had been receiving treatment at a hospital in Ankara for a while.
