Here is today’s Turkey news in English, Monday 2 November 2026. Heavy overnight rain flooded parts of Bodrum, factory activity weakened again in October, and Erdoğan arrived in Seoul for talks with South Korea’s president.
Weather and floods
– **Bodrum floods: homes flooded in nine neighbourhoods**: Overnight rain flooded 17 homes and 3 workplaces, swept a car into the sea at Mazı and toppled a wall in Yalıkavak. – **Heavy rain forecast for Muğla, İzmir and Aydın on Tuesday**: Antalya is under a governorship warning until 03:00.
Markets and economy
– **Istanbul prices up 2.47% in October**: İTO data put annual inflation in the city at 32.47%, with clothing up 10.6% in a month. – **Manufacturing PMI falls to 47.3**: Factory conditions worsened for a 31st month as new orders weakened. – **Treasury plans 123.4 billion lira of November borrowing**: January is the heaviest month in the three-month plan. – **Fund probe: 37 people return 18.34 billion lira**: Borsa İstanbul chief Korkmaz Enes Ergun was referred to court; no ruling had been reported by Monday evening. – **1,500 MW of wind capacity awarded**: Five companies won seven YEKA sites in Sivas, Balıkesir, Manisa and Kütahya. – **Competition probe into Google AI Overviews**: Publishers can opt out of AI summaries without losing search visibility.
Politics and diplomacy
– **Erdoğan arrives in Seoul**: Talks with President Lee Jae Myung and agreement signings are due on Tuesday. – **Yılmaz opens ISEDAK meeting in Istanbul**: 31 new projects this year; the COP31 leaders summit is in Antalya on 11-12 November.
Across Türkiye
– **100 artefacts returned from the US**: Ersoy presented the works and opened a Boubon exhibition at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums. – **Expired cancer drugs probe**: 22 suspects were detained in 11 provinces.
New guides
– **Turkish tax number for foreigners**: How to get one free online or at a tax office, and what changes with a residence permit. – **Moving house in Turkey**: K3-licensed movers, written quotes, 2026 costs, insurance and address registration.
Tomorrow we will follow Erdoğan’s talks in Seoul, the rain in Muğla and Antalya, and the court decision on Borsa İstanbul’s general manager from 08:00.
Sources
- Bodrum floods: homes flooded in nine neighbourhoods (Turkey Daily News)
- Istanbul prices up 2.47% in October (Turkey Daily News)
- Manufacturing PMI falls to 47.3 (Turkey Daily News)
- Erdoğan arrives in Seoul (Turkey Daily News)
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