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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Locals inspect the site of an Israeli attack in Tel al-Hava neighborhood, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Oct. 8, 2026. (AA Photo)

Israeli shelling of N. Gaza kills woman, wounds husband, 2 children

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People walk along a street lined with destroyed buildings at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Oct. 5, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Gaza truce yet to deliver security, needs full commitment: UN chief

GAZA-CEASE-FIRE

First lady Emine Erdoğan speaks at the 2027 season opening of the Beautiful Works Factory (GIF), Istanbul, Türkiye, Oct. 5, 2026. (AA Photo)

Emine Erdoğan calls Gaza test for humanity's conscience

A view of the the British Consulate in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, Palestine, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo)

Israel shuts British E. Jerusalem consulate as diplomatic rift grows

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MIT chief Ibrahim Kalın meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani in the Turkish capital Ankara, Oct. 8, 2026. (AA Photo)

Turkish intelligence chief discusses SDF integration with, Syrian FM

TÜRKIYE-SYRIA-RELATIONS

U.S. President Donald Trump (front row, 2nd R) speaks at a meeting and luncheon on super intelligence in the East Room of the White House alongside Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L), Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang (2nd L), and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (R) in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 29, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Trump says anyone who doesn't call AI 'super intelligence' is 'enemy'

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

US administration suspends Microsoft from green card program over fraud

A Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicle is seen at the Elazığ Gendarmerie UAV Group Command, Elazığ, eastern Türkiye, Oct. 8, 2026. (AA Photo)

Türkiye's Akıncı drones extend gendarmerie's reach across country

gendarmerie-general-command

Polish Army soldiers prepare an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone, part of the U.S. counter-drone system known as 'MEROPS,' during a live-fire demonstration at the Deba training grounds in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Nov. 18, 2025. (AFP File Photo)

NATO to launch annual nuclear deterrence drills in Italy amid tensions

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

US-Israel War on Iran

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives for a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., Sept. 25, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Iran's Pezeshkian says negotiations with US 'meaningless'

People ride a scooter past a military drone on display at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 1, 2026. (AA Photo)

As diplomacy reels, Iran readies stronger military response to US

U.S. President Donald Trump dances as he leaves the stage after speaking during a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 07, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Trump reportedly weighing fresh Iran strikes before midterms

Supporters of a Shiite armed group celebrate the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces, in Basra, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

IRGC hails US withdrawal, Iraq sets new disarmament deadline

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Politics

EU Affairs

Türkiye cooperates with EU for foreign nationals in need

TURKISH-EU-RELATIONS

Legislation

Turkish Parliament meets for new bill, speech by central bank chair

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Most read

Business

Finance

More hikes needed to lower inflation to 2% target: Fed's Waller

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Transportation

Airline companies suspend Riyadh flights after Houthi attacks

aviation-indusry

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	12,213.58	+ 90.64	+ 0.74 %
CAC 40	7,729.69	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
DAX	24,823.05	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
Dow Jones	51,231.70	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
S&P 500	7,765.47	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,133.46	+ 22.7400	+ 0.55 %
Silver Spot	59.18	- 0.6000	- 1.01 %
Brent Crude Oil	103.87	- 0.4100	- 0.39 %
WTI Crude Oil	91.19	+ 0.0300	+ 0.03 %
Natural Gas	3.13	+ 0.0000	+ 0.00 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	0.5765	-0.0023	-0.4 %
EUR/TRY	31.0736	-0.1557	-0.5 %
EUR/USD	53.9042	-0.0539	-0.1 %
GBP/USD	8.8986	- 0.0089	- 0.1 %
USD/JPY	0.98	+ 0	+ 0.1 %

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Defense

US, Greece announce $4B arms sales as defense ties deepen

US-Greece-Relations

Türkiye puts naval defense tech on display in Nusret-2026 drill

MINISTRY-OF-DEFENSE

Turkish defense giant Aselsan inks over $6B in contracts in 2 weeks

turkish-defense-industry

Photo gallery

Daily life continues amid hardship in Nigeria's Kano

Turkish navy ships, submarines sail through Istanbul Strait to mark Preveza victory

Türkiye's Karaburun Peninsula emerges as underwater tourism hub

Student protests disrupt hundreds of high schools across France

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

2 dead after 7-story building partially collapses in Istanbul

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Investigations

Türkiye detains 473 suspects in cybercrime operations

Turkish-authorities

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Malaysia promises Myanmar help toward full ASEAN reintegration

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Europe

Rubio silent on claims US envoy to Greece sought $100K from donor

US-politics

Islamophobia

News Analysis

Türkiye vows continued co-op with Iraq after troop withdrawal

TURKISH-IRAQI-RELATIONS

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa during a joint press conference following their meeting, Ankara, Türkiye, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo)

Erdoğan's long-awaited Syria visit may soon become real

TURKISH-SYRIAN-RELATIONS

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event, west Jerusalem, Israel, July 12, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Netanyahu turns on Türkiye as election pressure mounts, experts say

ISRAELI-VIOLENCE

The PKK terrorist group's weapons are burned during a ceremony, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, July 11, 2025. (AFP Photo)

'End of PKK terrorism could shift resources to Turkish public welfare'

TERROR-FREE-TÜRKİYE

Mid East

Plane damage reported as Houthis target Riyadh airport again

saudi-arabia-houthi-conflict

Syria mulls military aid to Saudi Arabia as Houthis escalate war

syria-saudi-arabia-relations

Attacks on 2 Saudi airports kill 3, aviation authority says

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Lifestyle

4 astronauts return to Earth after 8-month ISS mission

INTERNATIONAL-SPACE-STATION

Expat Corner

Arts

New local, international films hit Turkish cinemas this week

Cinema

Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in literature

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Turkish DJ Mahmut Orhan breaks into DJ Mag Top 100 at No. 42

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Reviews

Brad Pitt goes lone wolf in survival thriller 'Heart of the Beast'

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Sorogoyen's 'The Beloved' delivers riveting psychological thriller

movie-review

'The Whisper Man': Another thriller fallen victim to Netflix?

movie-review

Sports

Tennis

Alcaraz, Gauff, Sinner return for Australian Open's 1 Point Slam

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Basketball

Dennis Rodman joins Trump as president seeks new Kim meeting

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Motorsports

Tourism

'Golden Week' brings surge of East Asian tourists to Cappadocia

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Türkiye generated $25.75B from tourism in H1: President Erdoğan

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Venice considers raising tourist entry fee to $34 to curb overtourism

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Energy

Tech

Drone hits data center of Russia's 'Google' in 1st for Ukraine war

technology

Automotive

Jaguar unveils new Type 01 electric car in bet on wealthy US buyers

automotive-industry

Education