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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Young Palestinians are seen amid the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli attacks at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Aug. 5, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Türkiye, 7 Muslim-majority countries slam Israel's Gaza violations

israeli-violations-in-gaza

Israeli soldiers surround the Nablus Specialized Hospital, where they allegedly arrested a wounded man and his brother from inside the hospital in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, July 24, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Israeli policies pushing West Bank healthcare to brink: Report

ISRAELI-OCCUPATION

Foreign ministers pose for a family photo on the day of a meeting of the Arab Ministerial Committee to discuss the situation in Jerusalem, in Amman, Jordan, Aug. 5, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Gulf crisis won't divert Türkiye's focus from Palestine, FM Fidan says

TÜRKIYE-PALESTINE-RELATIONS

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, before it dissolves ahead of the 2026 Israeli elections, in west Jerusalem, July 16, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Israel's Netanyahu denies agreeing to US-backed Gaza plan

gaza-peace-plan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chairs a National Security Council meeting in Ankara, Aug. 6, 2026. (AA Photo)

Türkiye urges firm global action against Israeli violence

national-security-council

A worker loads straws onto a truck after harvest on a wheat field, in Qamishli, Syria, July 13, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Syria says wheat output meets domestic demand after 15 years

A worker hammers a cymbal at a workshop, Istanbul, Türkiye, July 30, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Istanbul keeps Ottoman-era cymbal-making tradition alive

Mohamed Salah addresses the fans upon his arrival at the Trabzon Airport, Trabzon, Türkiye, Aug. 5, 2026. (AA Photo)

Official: Trabzonspor sign Salah on blockbuster 2-year deal

Workers work on the assembly line of the new Renault Duster, Bursa, northwestern Türkiye, Nov. 26, 2024. (AA Photo)

Turkish auto industry sets new export record despite global woes

Turkish-exports

US-Israel War on Iran

People and journalists stand at a site hit by Israeli strikes that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, in Burj al-Shamali, southern Lebanon, Aug. 6, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Fresh Israeli strikes target southern Lebanon after 2 soldiers die

israeli-attacks-on-lebanon

A woman holds a mock-up of a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) next to a Hezbollah flag during the Arbaeen rally in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 4, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Iran vows to target Gulf neighbors if US resumes strikes

Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026. (AFP File Photo)

'Proposed Iran-Oman deal could give Tehran greater control in Hormuz'

Strait-of-Hormuz

President Masoud Pezeshkian delivers a statement before boarding a plane at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport, Sept. 23, 2025. (Iranian Presidency Handout via AFP, File Photo)

Contact with Iran's supreme leader 'very difficult': Pezeshkian

Politics

EU Affairs

EU eyes say in Cyprus while ignoring Turkish Cypriots

CYPRUS

Legislation

How Türkiye's government works: A complete guide to political system

TURKISH-GOVERNMENT

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Business

Finance

Yen intervention aimed at averting wider Asian instability: US

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Transportation

Turkish contractor Kalyon begins work on UAE's 1st high-speed rail line

infrastructure

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	13,798.82	+ 95.69	+ 0.69 %
CAC 40	8,699.71	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
DAX	26,165.23	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
Dow Jones	53,891.05	- 457.95	- 0.85 %
S&P 500	7,710.08	- 13.34	- 0.17 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,244.20	- 3.2100	- 0.08 %
Silver Spot	61.65	- 0.3900	- 0.63 %
Brent Crude Oil	79.35	- 0.0100	- 0.01 %
WTI Crude Oil	77.71	+ 2.4900	+ 3.20 %
Natural Gas	2.64	- 0.0480	- 1.82 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	5.0030	-0.0316	-0.63 %
EUR/TRY	33.9582	-0.131	-0.39 %
EUR/USD	6.7876	+0.0166	+0.24 %
GBP/USD	11.7112	- 0.0434	- 0.37 %
USD/JPY	7.81	- 0.01	- 0.16 %

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Defense

Türkiye's defense giant Aselsan logs 25% rise in revenues in H1

turkish-defense-industry

Türkiye joins elite club of military infrared detector manufacturers

defense

Turkish defense exports continue to rise, reach $1.12B in July

turkish-defense-industry

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

TÜGVA summer programs reach over 500,000 children in Istanbul

tügva

Investigations

Türkiye police uncover illegal betting rings' new operating model

Illegal-betting-networks

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Hasina vows return to Bangladesh, calls for ban on party to be lifted

bangladesh

Europe

Zelensky to make 1st trip to one of Russia's closest European partners

Russian-invasion-of-Ukraine

Islamophobia

News Analysis

Members of the New Party's parliamentary group meet under the chairmanship of party leader Özgür Özel, Ankara, Türkiye, July 28, 2026. (DHA Photo)

New name, old questions: Controversies surrounding Türkiye's New Party

Republican-Peoples-Party

Andy Burnham looks on as he delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street after taking office, London, Britain, July 20, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Türkiye-UK relations likely to flourish under Burnham

TURKISH-UK-RELATIONS

Leaders pose during the High-Level Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Manila, Philippines, July 24, 2026. (Getty Images Photo)

ASEAN partnership advances Türkiye's long-term Asia strategy: Analysts

YP Chair Özgür Özel (L) visits the mausoleum of Atatürk as two honor guards carry a wreath of the party, Ankara, Türkiye, July 25, 2026. (AA Photo)

New Party's journey into the unknown begins in Turkish politics

Mid East

Israeli killing of Lebanon reporter was war crime: Rights groups

israeli-rights-violations

Trump once again touts 'good discussions' to raise Iran truce hopes

US-IRAN-WAR

Yemen's Houthis reportedly strike Saudi tanker transiting Red Sea

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Lifestyle

Meltem Özbek takes Turkish fashion to international markets

Fashion

Expat Corner

Arts

1,800-year-old healing gods unearthed in Türkiye's Aspendos

ANCIENT-GODS

Hollywood's recovery runs on higher ticket prices, mega-hits

box-office

Fire of Anatolia brings Homer's 'Troy' to Aspendos' ancient theater

FIRE-OF-ANATOLIA

Reviews

Greek past, American present in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'

the-odyssey

A vanished world: Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar

BOOK-REVIEW

Tonal problem of new film version of 'The Odyssey'

odyssey

Sports

Tennis

Zverev crashes out as Auger-Aliassime drops out of Montreal Masters

ATP-Montreal-Masters

Basketball

NBA Europe projected to generate $2.2B for Istanbul economy

NBA

Motorsports

Tourism

Salah transfer to boost interest in Türkiye's coastal gem Trabzon

football

Visa-on-arrival scheme inspires Turkish visits to Greek islands

tourism

Türkiye says tourism revenue still robust despite Mideast conflict

tourism-in-Türkiye

Energy

Tech

SoftBank's Q1 profit falls 18% as tech investor gains on Intel stake

tech-sector

Automotive

Electric, hybrids account for over half of cars sold in Türkiye

turkish-auto-market

Education