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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Israeli activists hold up posters as they demonstrate, calling for an end to settler violence, outside the European Union office in Jerusalem, Aug. 28, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Ex-Israeli officials call West Bank settler violence 'ethnic cleansing'

A mourner reacts during the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in Israeli strikes, according to medics, Gaza City, Palestine, Aug. 26, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Gaza death toll reaches 73,449 as thousands remain missing

Kholoud Mamadneh, mother of 15-year-old Mahmoud Mamadneh, who was killed by Israeli forces on his way back from school, holds a teddy bear her son had as a baby as she stands for a portrait in front of his bed in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 27, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Israel ramps up killing Palestinian children, teens in West Bank

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Two girls walk past the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli attacks in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Aug. 25, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Families fear for fate of Gaza's 11,200 missing since Israel's war

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A view shows a damaged civilian cargo vessel, carrying wheat grain to Egypt, Sept. 12, 2024. (Reuters File Photo)

Türkiye pushes new Russia-Ukraine Black Sea grain deal

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Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir, Minister for Foreign Affairs Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir and Minister of Education and Children Inga Saeland hold a press conference after Iceland rejected EU accession talks in a close-fought referendum, in Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug. 30, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Iceland seeks new security options after voters reject EU talks

Argentina's captain Lionel Messi poses with the FIFA World Cup Trophy after Argentina won the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha, Qatar, Dec. 18, 2022. (AFP Photo)

Argentina's iconic Lionel Messi retires from international football

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 31, 2026. (IHA Photo)

Aliyev, Pashinyan discuss deeper economic, energy ties in Bishkek

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The Indus and Zanskar rivers are seen in the area of Leh, Ladakh, India. (Shutterstock Photo)

Int'l panel rules India to comply with water-sharing with Pakistan

INDIA-PAKISTAN-RELATIONS

US-Israel War on Iran

Iranian missiles 'Zolfaghar' are on display above a banner depicting US President Trump at Azadi Square, Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Iran's economy strains as war, US sanctions intensify

(FILES) A mourner holds a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as people attend the funeral procession of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members, Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Iran's unseen supreme leader fuels questions over who is in charge

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U.S. President Donald Trump listens prior to signing an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, amid a recent trade war, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 27, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Trump signals US may sanction Chinese banks over Iran links

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 13, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Iran's Khamenei urges Muslim states to unite, oppose 'real enemy'

Politics

EU Affairs

EU eyes say in Cyprus while ignoring Turkish Cypriots

CYPRUS

Legislation

New law strengthens child protection mechanisms in Türkiye

Family-and-Social-Services-ministry

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Business

Finance

European central bankers unnerved by testy US ties

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Transportation

Fuel shock bites as China's top 3 airlines post heavy H1 losses

aviation-indusry

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	14,334.06	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
CAC 40	8,334.50	- 66.68	- 0.80 %
DAX	26,258.11	- 311.88	- 1.19 %
Dow Jones	53,186.00	- 374.00	- 0.70 %
S&P 500	7,686.14	- 25.62	- 0.33 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,429.89	- 17.8000	- 0.40 %
Silver Spot	66.44	- 0.0800	- 0.12 %
Brent Crude Oil	90.76	+ 4.6400	+ 5.11 %
WTI Crude Oil	86.73	+ 0.9700	+ 1.12 %
Natural Gas	2.92	- 0.0080	- 0.27 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	48.2725	+0.0139	+0.03 %
EUR/TRY	65.0210	-0.3669	-0.56 %
EUR/USD	1.3470	-0.008	-0.59 %
GBP/USD	0.7173	- 0.0045	- 0.63 %
USD/JPY	140.24	+ 0.71	+ 0.51 %

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Defense

5 Turkish defense firms enter global top 100 list

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Japan looks to AI as it seeks record $55.6B defense budget

japanese-economy

1st Hürjet to be delivered to Turkish Air Force completes flight

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Photo gallery

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) and First Lady Emine Erdoğan wave to supporters during the AK Party’s 25th anniversary, Ankara, Türkiye, Aug. 14, 2026. (IHA Photo)

Erdoğan, 1st lady mark AK Party's 25 years of hyper-excellence

Rare solar eclipse captivates skywatchers across continents

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

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Istanbul outlines traffic measures ahead of new school year

SCHOOL

Investigations

Türkiye brings 60 wanted criminals back from abroad

Türkiye

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Number of missing in Nepal flood crosses 5,000, death toll hits 900

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Europe

CIA chief's Moscow talks aimed at easing tensions: Lithuania

World

Islamophobia

News Analysis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event, west Jerusalem, Israel, July 12, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Netanyahu turns on Türkiye as election pressure mounts, experts say

ISRAELI-VIOLENCE

The PKK terrorist group's weapons are burned during a ceremony, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, July 11, 2025. (AFP Photo)

'End of PKK terrorism could shift resources to Turkish public welfare'

TERROR-FREE-TÜRKİYE

Lawmakers gather in Parliament to discuss a bill on Türkiye’s terror-free Türkiye initiative, Ankara, Türkiye, Aug. 10, 2026. (AA Photo)

Law on PKK dissolution spurs Turkish democracy with record vote

TERROR-FREE-TÜRKİYE

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

Mid East

Civilians injured in PJAK terrorist attack in Iran

PJAK

Israel establishes new illegal settlement in occupied West Bank

World

Iran, US trade strikes for 1st time in month to reignite Mideast war

US-IRAN-WAR

Lifestyle

New rooms, wall paintings found at ancient Smyrna in Türkiye

SMYRNA

Expat Corner

Arts

Sony, Warner sue Anthropic over 'theft' of songs for AI training

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Istanbul cultural events: concerts, theater, exhibitions this week

CONCERT

Türkiye's Troy-Rome exhibition draws 2M visitors at Colosseum

TROY

Reviews

Norwegian state vs. immigrant family in Christian Mungiu's 'Fjord'

movie-review

'The End of Oak Street' turns suburbia into prehistoric thrill ride

The-End-of-Oak-Street

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

movie-review

Sports

Tennis

Djokovic suffers earliest US Open exit, Medvedev, Pegula through

US-OPEN

Basketball

Autopsy confirms cocaine, heroine led to Brandon Clarke's death

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Motorsports

Tourism

Bosnian capital enjoys tourism boon, driven by concerts, SFF

tourism

After hosting over 10M tourists, Antalya awaits busy congress fall

tourism-in-türkiye

Türkiye set to reopen to booking giants with regulations overhaul

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Energy

Tech

Sony, Warner sue Anthropic over 'theft' of songs for AI training

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Automotive

Türkiye's EV maker Togg closes in on launch of affordable T6X model

auto-industry

Education