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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour (R, top), addresses a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York, July 28, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Palestine urges UN action to enforce law in occupied West Bank

The body of Palestinian child Mousa Al-Habeel, who was killed along with his father in an Israeli airstrike, is brought to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Palestine, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo)

Medical evacuation crisis grips Gaza as West Bank violence worsens

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas receives Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured), Ramallah, Palestine, Dec. 22, 2025. (AP Photo)

Palestinian leader Abbas returns to Türkiye, set to meet Erdoğan

Israeli forces patrol along a street during a military raid in the Qalandia refugee camp, south of Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine, Aug. 5, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Ramallah festival returns, declaring 'We Are Staying' amid war

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) chat in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Erdoğan invites other countries to join Mecca agreement

A general view of the Rami Library, Istanbul, Türkiye, Aug. 12, 2026. (IHA Photo)

Istanbul's Rami Library wins global award for green transformation

Visitors explore the Sümela Monastery, a historic rock-cut monastery built into the cliffs of the Altındere Valley, Trabzon, northeastern Türkiye, July 29, 2026. (Photo by Buğra Çakmak)

Sümela: The monastery that was never meant to be convenient

SUMELA-MONASTERY

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina hits a return to Japan's Naomi Osaka during a National Bank Open tennis match, Toronto, Canada, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo)

Rybakina beats Osaka to reach Canadian Open semis against Gauff

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball play-in game against the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix, U.S., April 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

Stephen Curry remains committed to finishing career with Warriors

US-Israel War on Iran

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

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, U.S., Aug. 10, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Trump demands Iran pay compensation as hopes fade for Hormuz deal

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

Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri, featuring a picture of the Strait of Hormuz and a headline quoting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: 'The Oman deal doesn’t mean the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz,' is seen outside a kiosk in central Tehran, Iran, Aug. 9, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Iran nears Oman deal, sets out demands for US to reopen Hormuz

Politics

EU Affairs

EU eyes say in Cyprus while ignoring Turkish Cypriots

CYPRUS

Legislation

Legal basis created for terror-free Türkiye: Ömer Çelik

TERROR-FREE-TÜRKİYE

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Business

Finance

Libya's central bank governor tenders resignation: Report

Libya

Transportation

Airbus joins probe into Air India incident as CEO summoned

air-transportation

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	13,909.25	+ 204.73	+ 1.47 %
CAC 40	8,704.95	- 9.99	- 0.11 %
DAX	26,494.86	+ 99.49	+ 0.38 %
Dow Jones	53,792.00	- 184.00	- 0.34 %
S&P 500	7,728.20	- 24.91	- 0.32 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,419.11	+ 50.3200	+ 1.14 %
Silver Spot	66.40	+ 1.7200	+ 2.59 %
Brent Crude Oil	89.10	+ 1.3800	+ 1.55 %
WTI Crude Oil	82.69	- 0.5100	- 0.62 %
Natural Gas	2.79	+ 0.0250	+ 0.90 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	4.9989	-0.0268	-0.54 %
EUR/TRY	34.2152	-0.1457	-0.43 %
EUR/USD	6.8445	+0.0075	+0.11 %
GBP/USD	12.8924	+ 0.032	+ 0.25 %
USD/JPY	10.47	- 0.06	- 0.59 %

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Defense

Türkiye's Kaan aircraft power system developer targets new platforms

defense

Complete guide to Türkiye's defense industry: Key facts to know

turkish-defense-industry

'Chickening out' no option for Rheinmetall boss amid alleged threats

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

Türkiye's Zero Waste vision expands with marine conservation drive

ZERO-WASTE

Investigations

Türkiye police uncover illegal betting rings' new operating model

Illegal-betting-networks

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Pakistan Minister Naqvi discusses regional security during Iran trip

IRAN-PAKISTAN-TIES

Europe

Latvia finds tunnel allegedly used by migrants from Belarus

latvia-belarus-border

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

Pakistan Minister Naqvi discusses regional security during Iran trip

IRAN-PAKISTAN-TIES

Libya brings Zawiya oil complex fires under control after drone attacks

libya

Houthi strikes on cargo ship kill 6 off Yemen: Coastguard

Yemen-war

Lifestyle

Spain, Iceland eclipse craze as millions await 'event of century'

solar-eclipse

Expat Corner

Arts

Traditional Islamic art finds new expression at Istanbul exhibition

exhibition

Anthony Hopkins turns lifelong love of music into debut album

ANTHONY-HOPKINS

Morgan Freeman takes the blues from Mississippi to the world

Morgan-Freeman

Reviews

Review of 'Palestine 36': Revisiting Palestine's past

movie-review

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

the-odyssey

A vanished world: Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar

BOOK-REVIEW

Sports

Tennis

Swiatek storms into Canadian Open semis, sets up Svitolina rematch

iga-swiatek

Basketball

Panathinaikos owner reveals serious bid to lure Jokic to Greece

Nikola-Jokic

Motorsports

Tourism

Türkiye set to reopen to booking giants with regulations overhaul

accomadition

Antalya airports undergo upgrades to meet growing tourism demand

tourism-industry

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

football

Energy

Tech

YouTube raises monetization bar for new creators

social-media

Automotive

Hiroshi Okuda, Toyota's ex-chief credited for its rise, passes away

automotive-industry

Education