Here is today’s Turkey news in English, Wednesday 11 November 2026. The COP31 Leaders Summit opened in Antalya, the head of the banking regulator stepped down, and a yellow weather warning was issued for Istanbul and the Marmara region.
COP31 in Antalya
Leaders’ summit opens: Erdoğan and Guterres opened the summit; later speakers included Lula, Albanese and von der Leyen, and Erdoğan met Armenia’s Pashinyan.
Climate index: The COP31 host slipped to 53rd in the 2027 Climate Change Performance Index, rated ‘very low’.
Politics and economy
BDDK head steps down: Banking regulator chief Şahap Kavcıoğlu asked Erdoğan to relieve him of his post; no successor had been named.
Fund investigation: A court ordered arrests in the investment fund inquiry, including the BDDK deputy chairman.
Monitoring commission: Speaker Kurtulmuş met the DEM Party and AK Party groups; the MHP is next on Thursday.
Family ministry budget: A 677.3 billion lira plan for 2027, including a first nursery incentive package.
Fund inquiry motion: Parliament rejected a Yeni Yol motion for an inquiry into the fund investigation after a row over the vote.
İYİ Party in Antalya: Müsavat Dervişoğlu held his party’s group meeting in Antalya during COP31.
Weather, Fethiye and power cuts
Ölüdeniz landslide: A retaining wall at the Babadağ cable car car park collapsed and the road was closed.
Yellow warning: Heavy rain on Thursday and storm-force winds from Friday for Istanbul and 10 other provinces.
Muğla, Thursday: Ölüdeniz, Nif and Çamköy in Fethiye, Seydikemer, and Turgutreis, Müskebi and Yahşi in Bodrum.
Antalya, Thursday: Alanya, Mahmutlar, Konaklı, Gazipaşa, Kaş, Demre and Korkuteli.
İzmir, Thursday: Updated with six more districts.
New guides
Avoiding property scams: Fake agents, title deed checks and safe payments.
Turkish inheritance law: Heirs, wills and the certificate of inheritance for foreign owners.
Renovating a property: Permits, neighbour consent, contractors, staged payments and snagging.
Tomorrow from 08:00 we will follow the second day of COP31, the weather warning, Friday’s power cuts and parliament, with new guides on setting up a company, work permits and learning Turkish.
Sources
Photo: Anton Nikiforov / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
