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Israel-Palestine Conflict

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

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A Palestinian child carries a little girl on his back as he walks past the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Aug. 2, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Gazans question Trump's 'out of touch' plan due to Israeli violence

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Palestinian worshippers pray outside Al-Aqsa Mosque as Israeli police imposed age restrictions on entry, occupied East Jerusalem, Palestine, July 23, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Türkiye stands for Jerusalem as ministers convene in Jordan

Palestinian prisoners stand outside a cell, ending their release from Ketziot prison camp in southern Israel's Negev desert, Oct. 1, 2007. (AFP File Photo)

Israeli court halts Ben Gvir's crocodile prison plan over animal rights

israeli-violations

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at an AK Party meeting in Istanbul, Aug. 1, 2026. (AA Photo)

Erdoğan hails submission of 'Terror-Free Türkiye' bill to Parliament

TERROR-FREE-TÜRKİYE

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

TÜRKIYE-PALESTINE-RELATIONS
Türkiye eyes new corridor to carry oil, gas from Iraq, Gulf to Europe

energy
Rutte discusses boosting Ukraine's air defenses with Zelenskyy

RUSSİA-UKRAINE-WAR

Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah gestures as he arrives at Istanbul Ataturk Airport to complete his transfer to Turkish football club Trabzonspor, Istanbul, Türkiye, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo)

Türkiye rolls out red carpet as Salah lands for Trabzonspor move

An aerial view shows a mosaic floor inside an imperial-era Roman building uncovered at Villa Celimontana in Rome, Italy, in this handout image released on Aug. 5, 2026. (Rome's Special Superintendency/Handout via Reuters)

Ancient Roman firefighters' barracks unearthed near Colosseum

Then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina takes oath as the country's Prime Minister at the Bangabhaban in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Janu. 11, 2024. (Reuters File Photo)

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

The Lithuania-Belarus border crossing near Salcininkai, south-eastern Lithuania, Oct. 28, 2025. (AFP File Photo)

Lithuania uncovers new cross-border tunnel from Belarus

US-Israel War on Iran

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

A man pumps gas at an Exxon station as the price of oil and gas has surged amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Blowout earnings as energy majors profit from Iran war oil surge

A display of Houthi-made mock drones and missiles is seen at a square in Sanaa, Yemen, Aug. 4, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Yemen's Houthis reportedly strike Saudi tanker transiting Red Sea

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A drone view shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Battle over Strait of Hormuz

Politics

EU Affairs

EU eyes say in Cyprus while ignoring Turkish Cypriots

CYPRUS

Legislation

Draft law on terrorist PKK's dissolution presented to Turkish Parliament

PKK

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Business

Finance

Yen intervention aimed at averting wider Asian instability: US

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Transportation

Turkish Airlines' Q2 profit misses estimates as fuel costs surge

AVIATION

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	13,703.13	+ 15.20	+ 0.11 %
CAC 40	8,669.30	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
DAX	26,139.03	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
Dow Jones	54,476.00	+ 390.00	+ 0.72 %
S&P 500	7,738.51	+ 2.02	+ 0.03 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,249.35	+ 171.7500	+ 4.04 %
Silver Spot	62.07	+ 2.5400	+ 4.09 %
Brent Crude Oil	78.89	- 4.8800	- 6.19 %
WTI Crude Oil	75.26	- 0.5100	- 0.68 %
Natural Gas	2.67	- 0.0120	- 0.45 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	4.9859	+0.0005	+0.01 %
EUR/TRY	58.8702	+0.0709	+0.12 %
EUR/USD	11.8073	+0.013	+0.11 %
GBP/USD	6.8030	+ 0.0172	+ 0.25 %
USD/JPY	14.87	- 0.01	- 0.04 %

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Defense

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

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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

Study finds Istanbul's air pollution drops over decade

POLLUTION

Investigations

Türkiye police uncover illegal betting rings' new operating model

Illegal-betting-networks

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Bangladesh media asked not to cover Hasina's speech from exile

bangladesh-politics

Europe

Explosive drone near Ukrainian plane briefly shuts Leipzig airport

LEIPZIg-airport

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

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

iran

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

US-IRAN-WAR

Israel launches incursions into southern Syria

israeli-violations

Lifestyle

Excavations suggest ritual use at Kef Castle in eastern Türkiye

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Expat Corner

Arts

With fire, leather, Aleppo artisan preserves fading tradition

artist

3 stories, 1 stage: Latest from Turkish music

turkish-rap

When Rabindranath Tagore first visited Istanbul

Rabindranath-Tagore

Reviews

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

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A vanished world: Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar

BOOK-REVIEW

Tonal problem of new film version of 'The Odyssey'

odyssey

Sports

Tennis

Wrist injury sidelines Alcaraz ahead of US Open title defense

Cincinnati-Open

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

OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents caught in new breaches when tested

technology

Automotive

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

turkish-auto-market

Education