Here is today’s Turkey news in English, Sunday 8 November 2026. Planned power cuts are listed for Monday in Muğla, Antalya, İzmir and Istanbul, snow closed roads in the north and east, and the fund investigation reached the banking regulator.
Power cuts on Monday
Muğla: Karaçulha, Yeşilüzümlü, Karacaören, Çamköy and Nif in Fethiye, plus 11 more districts.
Antalya: Nine districts, including an overnight cut in Kaş, Demre and Finike villages.
İzmir: Seventeen districts, now including Urla, Konak and Çeşme.
Istanbul: BEDAŞ lists 23 districts on the European side.
Weather
Snow closes roads: Village roads in Kastamonu and Sinop, the Macahel Pass in Artvin and the Sakaltutan Pass on the Erzincan–Sivas road.
Economy and politics
Fund investigation widens: A BDDK deputy chairman among four new detentions; a BDDK department head was arrested.
Kangal power plant: Local reactions and the owner’s earlier Soma B case.
Erdoğan in Shusha: Erdoğan and Aliyev marked Azerbaijan’s Victory Day; no new agreement was announced.
New guides for property buyers and residents
Residence permit renewal step by step: Our updated e-İkamet guide: the 60-day window, documents, fees and insurance.
Citizenship by property: after you buy: The certificate, investor residence permit, documents and timing.
Golden visas compared: Türkiye, Greece, Portugal and the UAE side by side.
Tomorrow from 08:00 we will follow Monday’s power cuts, the weather and the fund investigation, with new guides on Kalkan, Kaş and Fethiye, winter in Fethiye and home cleaning services.
Sources
Photo: Giuseppe Pinto / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
