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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Palestinians inspect the site of Wednesday's Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City, July 30, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Gaza cease-fire talks make rare progress toward full implementation

Turkish vehicles join the convoy at the Ipsala border crossing, Edirne, northwestern Türkiye, July 30, 2026. (DHA Photo)

Turkish, int'l activists set out for Palestine by land

A Palestinian child lies on a damaged mattress at the site of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, Palestine, July 30, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Israeli kills 2 children, 2 others in Gaza to cloud cease-fire push

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Palestinian high school student Saba Rabah, the top-ranked student in the science stream of the Palestinian national high school exams, celebrates with family at the Maghazi camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip, July 26, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Gaza student tops Palestinian exams after war, displacement, loss

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun hold talks in Ankara, Türkiye, July 30, 2026. (DHA Photo)

Erdoğan reaffirms Türkiye's support for Lebanon, urges regional stability

TÜRKIYE-LEBANON-RELATIONS

Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain Feb. 23, 2016. (Reuters File Photo)

Russia labels Telegram's Durov terrorist' over refusal to censor platform

Emergency personnel work following a Russian missile strike at a location given as Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, in this handout image, July 30, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Russia used N. Korean missile for strike that killed family: Zelenskyy

Russian-invasion-of-Ukraine

Planes sit on the tarmac of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Istanbul, Türkiye, July 13, 2026. (IHA Photo)

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen named Europe's fastest-growing airport in H1

aviation-indusry

UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, addresses a UN Security Council meeting via video link at the United Nations headquarters in New York, July 28, 2026. (EPA Photo)

UN Security Council launches informal voting to choose next chief

UN-SECURITY-COUNCIL

US-Israel War on Iran

A U.S. military aircraft takes off from an unknown location during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, July 29, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Mideast war widens as US strikes Iran, Egypt port hit by drone

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials on the day of the funeral service for late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 28, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Ukraine says Iran ship strike unintentional, seeks to avoid escalation

iran-ukraine-relations

Vessels are at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 16, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Hormuz shipping rebounds despite ongoing Middle East tensions

Strait-of-Hormuz

The Dora (Daura) Thermal Power Station in the Dora district of southern Baghdad, July 27, 2026. (AFP Photo)

S. Arabia intercepts drones targeting oil facilities, Iraq orders probe

Politics

EU Affairs

EU eyes say in Cyprus while ignoring Turkish Cypriots

CYPRUS

Legislation

Turkish parliament speaker says terror-free bill will open 'new era'

TERROR-FREE-TÜRKİYE

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Business

Finance

Why Fed is still likely to stay on hold despite rising hike bets

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Transportation

Türkiye, Nigeria eye joint shipbuilding ventures as maritime ties deepen

türkiye-nigeria-relations

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	13,292.93	- 208.62	- 1.57 %
CAC 40	8,485.64	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
DAX	25,574.50	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
Dow Jones	52,215.00	+ 620.14	+ 1.19 %
S&P 500	7,438.72	+ 122.32	+ 1.64 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,111.83	+ 44.1500	+ 1.07 %
Silver Spot	59.18	+ 1.5500	+ 2.62 %
Brent Crude Oil	88.04	+ 5.9600	+ 6.77 %
WTI Crude Oil	83.66	- 0.8000	- 0.96 %
Natural Gas	2.75	+ 0.0240	+ 0.87 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	29.5057	+0.4496	+1.52 %
EUR/TRY	63.3546	-0.1331	-0.21 %
EUR/USD	2.1472	-0.0378	-1.76 %
GBP/USD	0.2459	- 0.0048	- 1.95 %
USD/JPY	87.85	+ 1.89	+ 2.15 %

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Defense

UK's BAE lifts outlook as global defense demand continues to surge

bae-systems

South Korea's envoy cites Kaan jets for closer ties with Türkiye

türkiye-south-korea-relations

Turkish electro-optical tech integrated into South Africa's Mwari aircraft

defense

Photo gallery

Photographers capture Milky Way from Kaçkar Mountains at 3K meters in Türkiye

Smiling Virgin fresco unique to Gümüşler Monastery puts Nigde on faith tourism map

UNESCO-listed Ephesus draws visitors with millennia of Anatolian history in Türkiye's Izmir

Palestinians gather around outdoor screen in northern Gaza to watch World Cup final

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Istanbul shops boost recycling with Mobile DOA system

DOA

Investigations

Police arrest 846 in anti-narcotics operations across Türkiye

drug-probe

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Myanmar to repatriate 5,000 Rohingyas from Malaysia in rare move

rohingya-refugees

Europe

Italy calls for Spain to be suspended from Schengen zone

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Islamophobia

News Analysis

Turkish flags stand beside the podium at the NATO leaders summit venue in Ankara, Türkiye, July 8, 2026. (Daily Sabah Photo)

From geopolitics to AI: Türkiye expands its place in NATO

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during the high level defense announcements at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' summit, Ankara, Türkiye, July 7, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

NATO's next challenge is more production and Türkiye stands ready

People attempt to stop tanks commanded by putschists, Ankara, Türkiye, July 16, 2016. (AP Photo)

July 15: Turning point for Türkiye's stand for national will

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First ladies and spouses of heads of state and government pose for a family photo during the spouses' program held on the sidelines of the 2026 NATO summit, Ankara, Türkiye, July 8, 2026. (AA Photo)

Women lead resilience, child safety discussions during NATO summit

Mid East

Mediator Pakistan 'doing utmost' to get US, Iran talking to halt war

US-IRAN-WAR

Saudi Arabia seeks coalition to safeguard Red Sea shipping: Sources

red-sea

Netanyahu floats end to US military aid to Israel: Report

ISRAEL-US-RELATIONS

Lifestyle

How Mehry Mu put Turkish craftsmanship on global map

Fashion

Expat Corner

Arts

Clooneys evacuate French home as wildfires close in

george-clooney

Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis to return to Istanbul for concert

Mario-Frangoulis

Aleppo artisan keeps ancient wood relief tradition alive

WOOD-CARVING

Reviews

A vanished world: Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar

BOOK-REVIEW

Tonal problem of new film version of 'The Odyssey'

odyssey

After Paris: Turkish modernism beyond the myth of French capital

BOOK-REVIEW

Sports

Tennis

Wimbledon attendance hits all-time high after rain-free fortnight

WIMBLEDON

Basketball

NBA Europe projected to generate $2.2B for Istanbul economy

NBA

Motorsports

Tourism

Domestic tourism spending in Türkiye jumps 34% in 1st quarter

tourism

Türkiye's Antalya surpasses 6.5M tourists as summer season peaks

tourism-in-türkiye

Too hot to travel? How heat waves are reshaping Europe's tourism

Tourism

Energy

Tech

EU unveils $11.4 billion plan to build seven AI gigafactories

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Automotive

Chinese automakers may enter US in next decade, Ford CEO tells employees

auto-industry

Education