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Fuel prices in the USA have increased in recent weeks, and on September 22, the average gasoline price reached a record level of $6.53. This situation led the US administration to take measures to reduce prices.
US President Donald Trump announced that Europe has agreed to release a large amount of the diesel it has in stock. Trump shared the issue on his Truth Social account.
US President Trump said, "Europe has agreed to release a large amount of diesel, which is in high quantities in its stocks. The process will begin immediately." he said.
According to American Automobile Association (AAA) data, the average gallon price of diesel in the USA reached a record level of $6.53 on September 22.
The average gallon price of diesel was recorded as $6.37 as of October 2.
Explaining that they are still considering the option of restricting diesel exports in the face of rising diesel prices this week, Trump stated yesterday that they may ask European countries to put their diesel stocks on the market.
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Yesterday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on European partners to accelerate the process of fulfilling their current commitments and immediately introduce additional supply to the market in order to eliminate the disruptions in global diesel supply.
It was reported in the press that the US administration asked European Union countries to release one-third of the diesel in their strategic reserves in order to reduce rising fuel prices.
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Alpaslan Çakar, President of the Banks Association of Türkiye, announced that the amount of credit provided by the banking sector to the energy sector exceeded 1 trillion TL. He stated that 347 billion TL loans were given to renewable energy and made evaluations on climate finance, energy transformation and global capital mobility.
Banking Regulation and Supervision Board (BDDK) announced new regulations regarding consumer loans and credit card payments used for mobile phone purchases. While maturity limits are determined according to the mobile phone price, the limit used to calculate the minimum payment amount for credit cards has been increased to 100 thousand liras.

Banking Regulation and Supervision Board (BDDK) increased the limit used in applying the minimum payment rate on credit cards from 50 thousand lira to 100 thousand lira. The minimum payment will be 20% of the period debt for cards with a limit of 100 thousand liras and below, and 40% for those with a limit of 100 thousand liras and below. For mobile phone purchases, a price threshold of 40 thousand liras for new phones and 50 thousand liras for refurbished phones was determined, and the loan maturity for devices above these limits was 3 months, and for those below these limits, 12 months. While new phones cannot be purchased in installments with a credit card, the installment option of up to 12 months is preserved for refurbished phones.
With two separate decisions dated October 1, 2026, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Board (BDDK) redefined the maturity limits for consumer loans used for mobile phone purchases according to the price of the phone and increased the limit used in calculating the minimum payment amount on credit cards from 50 thousand lira to 100 thousand lira. Separate price limits will apply for refurbished mobile phones.

With two decisions dated October 1, 2026, BRSA rearranged the maturity limits of consumer loans used for mobile phone purchases. 12 months maturity will be applied for phones priced 40 thousand TL and below, and 3 months maturity will be applied for phones above. There is a limit of 50 thousand TL for refurbished phones. In addition, the limit threshold used in calculating the minimum payment amount on credit cards was increased from 50 thousand TL to 100 thousand TL.
It was stated that an important meeting was held between Türkiye and Iraq in the field of energy. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Bayraktar said that they are working on a road map for a new long-term and more comprehensive agreement, and emphasized that joint working groups will be activated after the crude oil transportation contract signed between BOTAŞ and SOMO and NOC, that efforts are continuing to extend the Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline to Basra and increase its capacity, that it is aimed to turn Ceyhan into a global energy base, and that it is determined to build the Development Road as a strategic 'energy road'.