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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Displaced Palestinian children carry pots of food collected from a charity kitchen to their family shelter beneath the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli military, in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, May 1, 2026. (AFP Photo)

UN reports surge in Israeli attacks in Gaza despite cease-fire

A displaced Palestinian working at the Khan Yunis municipality disinfects the pathways and tents at a displacement camp to eliminate insects and critters, following a significant infestation of pests among residents, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, April 22, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Rampant pests, medicine scarcity aggravate skin diseases in Gaza

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A city skyline with apartment blocks and office buildings under construction, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 22, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Israel risks fiscal crisis as war costs, defense demands soar

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A displaced Palestinian woman carries water containers as she walks past graffiti painted on the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli attack at the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Palestine, April 13, 2026. (AFP Photo)

8,000 bodies still buried under Gaza rubble with below 1% cleared

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi shake hands in Beijing, China, May 6, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Iran wants 'comprehensive agreement' as Trump halts naval escort

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CBRT says Iran war-driven pressures to persist in short term

Turkish-economy
Oil eases, stocks rally on peace hopes, Samsung hits $1T cap

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Israel again violates Lebanon truce, killing 5 more across country

israeli-violations-of-lebanon-cease-fire

People look at a restored painting of Gustav Klimt during a guided tour of the restoration of the ceiling paintings at the Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo)

Early Klimt works draw visitors up scaffolding in Vienna theater

Former Fenerbahçe president Aziz Yıldırım speaks during the club’s Ordinary High Council meeting at the Fenerbahçe Faruk Ilgaz Facilities in Kalamış, Istanbul, Türkiye, April 18, 2026. (AA Photo)

Fenerbahçe election heats up as Yıldırım announces comeback bid

Aziz-Yıldırım

Painter and sculptor Nurettin Çakmak with his pigeon sculpture, Mardin, Türkiye, May 5, 2026. (AA Photo)

Turkish sculptor turns scrap metal into pigeon of peace, awareness

Clear waters and untouched islands in the Red Sea, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Shutterstock Photo)

Journey to Red Sea coast, where Jeddah offers the 'unexpected'

US-Israel War on Iran

A worker rides a bike in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Oct. 26, 2010. (AP Photo)

Iran says ready to prove by standards nuclear program is peaceful

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz leaves the chamber during a Security Council meeting on maritime safety at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

US, Gulf states move to condemn Iran at UN over Hormuz tensions

An Iranian walks next to an anti-U.S. mural in a street in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Iran blocks US warship from Hormuz as CENTCOM denies strikes

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Shahida Khatun (L), mother, Mahadi (C), son, and Sadia Islam Sarmin, wife of Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, pray beside Mamun's grave in Rasulpur village, Mymensingh district, Bangladesh, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

With Iran war, foreign workers in Middle East bear double brunt

Politics

EU Affairs

'EU at crossroads as Türkiye presses EU bid despite double standards'

Politics

Legislation

Türkiye restricts social media for children in landmark move

social-media

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Business

Finance

Turkish benchmark stock index hits all-time high at midweek's open

Turkish-economy

Transportation

Dubai airport traffic plunges 66% in March amid Mideast crisis

air-transportation

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	14,954.35	+ 458.58	+ 3.07 %
CAC 40	8,263.91	+ 201.60	+ 2.44 %
DAX	25,002.17	+ 609.90	+ 2.44 %
Dow Jones	49,298.00	+ 356.00	+ 0.72 %
S&P 500	7,259.22	+ 58.47	+ 0.81 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,710.16	+ 153.4900	+ 3.26 %
Silver Spot	77.47	+ 4.6500	+ 6.00 %
Brent Crude Oil	110.46	- 3.9800	- 3.60 %
WTI Crude Oil	93.07	- 9.2000	- 9.89 %
Natural Gas	2.76	- 0.0280	- 1.01 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	4.8995	+0.0087	+0.18 %
EUR/TRY	28.9244	+0.2108	+0.73 %
EUR/USD	5.9035	+0.0326	+0.55 %
GBP/USD	9.2313	- 0.0156	- 0.17 %
USD/JPY	100.83	+ 0.95	+ 0.95 %

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Defense

Türkiye, Kosovo sign military financial cooperation deal in Istanbul

TÜRKİYE-KOSOVO-RELATIONS

Türkiye debuts kamikaze drone with over 1,000-km range

Defense-industry

Türkiye unveils its 1st intercontinental ballistic missile

turkish-defense-industry

Photo gallery

Pink almond blossoms transform Akdamar Island into spring paradise

Stunning tulip fields in Karaman create fairytale landscape for visitors

Rising waters in Karacabey create natural refuge for waterfowl

Devastated infrastructure leaves thousands in Gaza relying on water tankers

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Istanbul police detain 31 suspects over fake residency permits

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Investigations

Türkiye strikes cybercrime ring handling $3B monthly

CYBERSECURITY

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

At least 26 killed in central China fireworks factory explosion

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Europe

Macron performs Aznavour in Yerevan as Pashinyan drums along

armenia-france-relations

Islamophobia

News Analysis

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the NATO leaders’ summit, Vilnius, Lithuania, July 12, 2023. (AA Photo)

Türkiye, Spain emerge as aligned voices taking assertive global position

türkiye-spain-relations

Women march in support of the government during a rally marking National Army Day, with participants carrying weapons and moving alongside military vehicles, Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2026. (AA Photo)

Iran-US talks remain fragile as Tehran divisions complicate deal

Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar (C) leaves the preparatory meeting for the inaugural session of the Parliament at the Parliament building, Budapest, Hungary, April 17, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Turkish-Hungarian ties likely to strongly prevail in Magyar era

TURKISH-HUNGARIAN-RELATIONS

A view of a storage terminal of oil company Lukoil Neder‑over‑Heembeek, Brussels, Belgium, March 30, 2026. (EPA Photo)

From tariffs to energy shock: How global economy is holding up

Mid East

Syria dismantles alleged Hezbollah-linked assassination cells

anti-hezbollah-operations-in-syria

UN demands Gaza flotilla activists' immediate release from Israel

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Rubio says US completed offensive stage of Iran war

US-ISRAEL-IRAN-WAR

Lifestyle

Focus on controllable issues amid rising anxiety: Expert

ANXIETY

Expat Corner

Arts

After Georg Baselitz: To think upside down

Georg-Baselitz

Berlin's Pergamon Museum to reopen in 2027 after restoration

berlin

Türkiye's Silifke Castle set to reopen in June after restoration

SİLİFKE

Reviews

The underground as limbo in 'Exit 8'

movie-review

Reading Palestine: Anatomy of a century-long reality

Gaza

Which would you give up: Love or memory?

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Sports

Tennis

Sönmez climbs to career-high No. 65, closing in on Turkish record

Zeynep-Sönmez

Basketball

Fenerbahçe 1 step from EuroLeague Final 4 as Kaunas clash looms

Fenerbahçe-beko

Motorsports

Tourism

Tourist arrivals to Türkiye up in Q1, revenues rise despite Iran war

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Turkish village Adatepe nominated for UN tourism program

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Italy probes Booking.com over alleged unfair visibility practices

booking.com

Energy

Tech

Meta turns to AI to detect under-13s on its platforms

social-media

Automotive

BMW quarterly profits hit by China competition, tariffs

automotive-industry

Education