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BiGG Investment Program is an entrepreneur support program run by TÜBİTAK that supports innovative business ideas of entrepreneurs with financial support. The program aims to strengthen Turkey's entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing investment for technology-focused projects.
In his post on his NSosyal account, Minister Kacır stated that support to strengthen Turkey's technology and entrepreneurship ecosystem continues. Kacır used the following statements in his post: "We are launching the 2nd Call of the BiGG Investment Program for 2026. TÜBİTAK continues to support technology and innovation-oriented business ideas of entrepreneur candidates with the BiGG Investment Program. Within the scope of the call, startups that receive the Seal of Excellence will be able to receive an investment of 1,350,000 TL in return for 3 percent shares."
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Startups to be supported by the BiGG Investment Program 2026 2nd Call will reach the prototype or minimum product development stage by the end of the year.
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The November futures price of Brent oil decreased from $109.68 the previous day to $105.84. Exceeding producer inflation expectations in the US increased the possibility of an interest rate hike by the Fed, strengthening the dollar and putting downward pressure on oil prices. Developments in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz limit the further decline in prices.

The product purchase prices announced by TMO were below the expectations of the producers. The price for the size 9 product, which was 120 lira last year, was determined as 95 lira this year. Producers say prices will not cover costs and they cannot pay debts.

The Independent Maden-İş Union announced that the workers in Nesko Madencilik, affiliated with Yıldızlar SSS Holding, in Giresun's Şebinkarahisar district have not received salaries for four months and have stopped work, and that the workers in Rasih and İhsan Madencilik in Yozgat decided to stop work one day before the start of the fifth month because their salaries were not paid.
The US federal government's budget deficit decreased by 52 percent in August compared to the same month last year, reaching $167 billion, largely beating market expectations of a $221 billion deficit. While revenues increased by 5% to $360 billion, expenditures decreased by 24% to $527 billion. The total budget deficit in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2026 reached $1.97 trillion.

Watermelon producer Doğan Karahan explained the difficult process in the field, stating that the watermelon in his 250 decare field rotted due to the lack of a market, that it was sent to the commission but not received, and that the product was distributed free of charge.

The US Treasury Department announced that the federal government budget deficit in the eleventh month of fiscal year 2026 was $167 billion. This is a 52 percent decrease from $345 billion in August last year. The total budget deficit for 11 months reached 1.97 trillion dollars.