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AIPAC’s logo is leaving the flyer—but is its influence leaving the race?

Featured

6 min read

Facing mounting political blowback, the lobbying powerhouse is pulling back its public footprint and pivoting away from direct endorsements

Zorlu seeks to defer $60.5M as it struggles to meet bond payments

Debt Restructuring

4 min read

Zorlu Enerji’s cash shortfall adds to debt pressures across industrial conglomerate, as Vestel seeks to restructure $500M in bonds

Zorlu seeks to defer $60.5M as it struggles to meet bond payments

Cost of living tops Türkiye's agenda at 71.3%, poll finds

Public Opinion

2 min read

Cost of living tops Türkiye's agenda at 71.3%, poll finds

Romania rescues 9 from Black Sea ship after drone attack

Black Sea

1 min read

Romania rescues 9 from Black Sea ship after drone attack

Explosion at coal mine leaves 2 dead, 5 injured in Türkiye's Black Sea region

Nation

1 min read

Explosion at coal mine leaves 2 dead, 5 injured in Türkiye's Black Sea region

Methane buildup triggers blast at coal mine in northern Türkiye, as two of injured workers remain in critical condition

'We may do it a little bit further': Trump hints at more Iran strikes

Iran War

5 min read VIDEO

After US and Israel, will Iran win its next war?

Analysis

6 min read

Iran’s IRGC threatens US bases over Hormuz ship escorts

Hormuz Crisis

3 min read

Knocking a dead senator out of his closet

Deets

Knocking a dead senator out of his closet

Lindsey Graham

9 min read

Education minister says Türkiye preparing legal action against Meta

Education minister says Türkiye preparing legal action against Meta

Nation

2 min read

Salvador Dali’s mind opens to visitors through VR and AR

Events

2 min read

Trump demands apology from LeBron James over pregame anthem routine

Basketball

1 min read

Spotlight

Norway Wealth Fund cries foul over fund scandal as Turkish portfolio takes $300M hit

Norway Wealth Fund cries foul over fund scandal as Turkish portfolio takes $300M hit

4 min read

Türkiye and Canada to open free trade talks before year-end, Erdogan says

Türkiye and Canada to open free trade talks before year-end, Erdogan says

Diplomacy

3 min read

The NFL has referees. Democracy could use a few

The NFL has referees. Democracy could use a few

6 min read

Houthis claim strikes on Saudi Defense Ministry, Aramco facility in Yanbu

Houthis claim strikes on Saudi Defense Ministry, Aramco facility in Yanbu

Yemen crisis

2 min read

Pentagon’s real estate problem in Gulf

Pentagon’s real estate problem in Gulf

How Libya-Türkiye maritime deal rewrites regional geopolitics

How Libya-Türkiye maritime deal rewrites regional geopolitics

Serhat Suha Cubukcuoglu

End of Middle East proxy wars? Here's what the Mecca pact promises

End of Middle East proxy wars? Here's what the Mecca pact promises

America, are you ready for Abdul?

America, are you ready for Abdul?

Germany’s far right has a goal. Not everyone makes the team

Germany’s far right has a goal. Not everyone makes the team

Andreas Evagora

Would replacing Zelenskyy change the war?

Would replacing Zelenskyy change the war?

Deniz Karakullukcu

From arms embargo to free trade talks: Canada and Türkiye reset ties

From arms embargo to free trade talks: Canada and Türkiye reset ties

First thieves, now protesters. The Louvre’s security problem goes beyond its walls

First thieves, now protesters. The Louvre’s security problem goes beyond its walls

Croque-mort: The men who want to bite democracy's toes before shooting it

Croque-mort: The men who want to bite democracy's toes before shooting it

A. Craig Copetas

Ethiopia has Mekelle but can it win Tigray?

Ethiopia has Mekelle but can it win Tigray?

Goktug Caliskan

Türkiye has until 2027 to get its market act together: What’s at stake?

Türkiye has until 2027 to get its market act together: What’s at stake?

Omer Faruk Bingol

What the mysterious Ankara-Baku tension really tells us

What the mysterious Ankara-Baku tension really tells us

Time for Türkiye to slay the Ouroboros in the Caucasus

Time for Türkiye to slay the Ouroboros in the Caucasus

Benyamin Poghosyan

Could Kaliningrad spark a war between Russia and NATO?

Could Kaliningrad spark a war between Russia and NATO?

Trump's diesel deal costs Merz his White House partner on Russia

Trump's diesel deal costs Merz his White House partner on Russia

Pete Hegseth’s firing squad—great TV, a terrible idea, a gift to extremists

Pete Hegseth’s firing squad—great TV, a terrible idea, a gift to extremists

Everything you never wanted to know about Putin’s war but were forced to watch anyway

Everything you never wanted to know about Putin’s war but were forced to watch anyway

A. Craig Copetas

Middle East wars supercharge interest in Turkish defense—And DC is taking notice

Middle East wars supercharge interest in Turkish defense—And DC is taking notice

Enes Berna Kilic

From Parthenon to Pentagon: Rubio summons Achilles' rage

From Parthenon to Pentagon: Rubio summons Achilles' rage

Fuel tax cuts feel like relief. The bill just shows up later

Fuel tax cuts feel like relief. The bill just shows up later

Mehmet Karacuka

Shorts

Trump found a villain for France’s protests

Middle Eastern or Mediterranean?

Grabbing Russia by the tomatoes?

Istanbul's mystery mace

Flavors of Türkiye hit DC

The sunken mosque emerges

Istanbul underwater

Greek MEP crosses red line

Traces of Islam in the founding of US

The baklava joke that stuck

Not the next COVID

Istanbul's ticking time bombs

Is America's reputation lost in the Middle East?

Married against the odds

Fake columnist targets dissidents

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2,800-year-old bone flute, 4,500-year-old idol head unearthed at ancient Troy in Türkiye

2,800-year-old bone flute, 4,500-year-old idol head unearthed at ancient Troy in Türkiye

Archaeologists at ancient Troy in Türkiye uncover a 2,800-year-old bone flute, t...

Suspected Chinese AI bots drive online meme war with Türkiye

Lifestyle

Suspected Chinese AI bots drive online meme war with Türkiye

Meme mocking Türkiye's flag sparks online clash between Turkish and Chinese user...

Is American pop dying, or just getting an accent?

Is American pop dying, or just getting an accent?

While American pop-culture tools remain global, the decline of English-language ...

Turkish Cuisine

Otto Eats: Coban Kavurma, the lamb dish that never needed a sauce or a sultan

Recipe

8 min read

Otto Eats: Coban Kavurma, the lamb dish that never needed a sauce or a sultan

Not a proverb? Study links Byzantine fish carvings to the devil

Not a proverb? Study links Byzantine fish carvings to the devil

In-Depth

5 min read

Otto Eats: Cevizli Sucuk—The sweet in sausage's clothing

Otto Eats: Cevizli Sucuk—The sweet in sausage's clothing

Recipe

8 min read

Expats in Türkiye

Türkiye targets $70B tourism revenue in 2027, eyes spot among world's top 5

Türkiye targets $70B tourism revenue in 2027, eyes spot among world's top 5

Two sides of Türkiye head for very different weather this week

Two sides of Türkiye head for very different weather this week

Istanbul floods: What victims should do to claim insurance compensation

Istanbul floods: What victims should do to claim insurance compensation

Editor's Pick

Exclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman'

Exclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman'

The phantom writer communicated exclusively via email and rarely phoned Canadian publications, who were oblivious until Türkiye Today unraveled the matter

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Houthis claim strikes on Saudi Defense Ministry, Aramco facility in Yanbu

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Houthi strike kills 2, injures 8 at Saudi King Fahd International Airport

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Suspected Chinese AI bots drive online meme war with Türkiye

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Oil prices jump 3% after deadly Houthi attack on Saudi Shaybah oil field

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Turkish central bank cuts rate to 36% in first move since Iran war

Education minister says Türkiye preparing legal action against Meta

Education minister says Türkiye preparing legal action against Meta

Nation

5 min read

Yusuf Tekin says the ministry is preparing a process similar to cases opened against Meta in the United States and the European Union

Cost of living tops Türkiye's agenda at 71.3%, poll finds

Public Opinion

6 min read

Cost of living tops Türkiye's agenda at 71.3% in a poll, as President Erdogan doubles Mansur Yavas and the ruling AK Party leads the New Party

Cost of living tops Türkiye's agenda at 71.3%, poll finds

Explosion at coal mine leaves 2 dead, 5 injured in Türkiye's Black Sea region

Nation

3 min read

Methane buildup triggers blast at coal mine in northern Türkiye, as two of injured workers remain in critical condition

Explosion at coal mine leaves 2 dead, 5 injured in Türkiye's Black Sea region

Türkiye and Canada sign defense, air and energy deals during Carney's visit

Nation

8 min read

Türkiye and Canada signed defense, air transport and energy deals during Carney's Ankara visit, with nuclear, LNG and mining on the table

Türkiye and Canada sign defense, air and energy deals during Carney's visit

Zorlu seeks to defer $60.5M as it struggles to meet bond payments

Zorlu seeks to defer $60.5M as it struggles to meet bond payments

Debt Restructuring

6 min read

First Russian diesel tanker heads to New York after Putin-Trump deal: Report

First Russian diesel tanker heads to New York after Putin-Trump deal: Report

Russian Diesel

5 min read

Norway Wealth Fund cries foul over fund scandal as Turkish portfolio takes $300M hit

Money Talks

Norway Wealth Fund cries foul over fund scandal as Turkish portfolio takes $300M hit

fund scandal

6 min read

Netanyahu says Israel preparing 'full closure' of West Bank in response to attack

Netanyahu says Israel preparing 'full closure' of West Bank in response to attack

West Bank

13 min read

Five Israelis were wounded in a Hebron shooting, two suspected attackers were killed, and Netanyahu halted Likud events before the Oct. 27 vote

Washington denies US-Türkiye proposal on Hezbollah

Washington denies US-Türkiye proposal on Hezbollah

Lebanon

10 min read

US State Department says there is no US-Türkiye proposal on Hezbollah, denying any US-backed plan to change Lebanese politics set by the Taif Accords

'We may do it a little bit further': Trump hints at more Iran strikes

'We may do it a little bit further': Trump hints at more Iran strikes

Iran War

10 min read

US President Donald Trump hints at further strikes on Iran, saying US has 'knocked the hell out of them,' as blockade hits 100 days

UAE detects tanker oil spill near Hormuz, closes Umm Al Quwain beaches

UAE detects tanker oil spill near Hormuz, closes Umm Al Quwain beaches

Oil Spill

4 min read

Spill adds to series of oil pollution incidents across Gulf in 2026, with similar slicks reaching coastlines in Oman and Iran

Romania rescues 9 from Black Sea ship after drone attack

Romania rescues 9 from Black Sea ship after drone attack

Black Sea

5 min read

Featured

AIPAC’s logo is leaving the flyer—but is its influence leaving the race?

Americas

9 min read

Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes Tibet, at least 16 dead

Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes Tibet, at least 16 dead

Tibet earthquake

2 min read

Nobel laureate Sancar's childhood home opens as museum in Türkiye's Mardin

Nobel laureate Sancar's childhood home opens as museum in Türkiye's Mardin

Science

6 min read

South Korea guides shark out of Busan canal after 3 attempts

South Korea guides shark out of Busan canal after 3 attempts

Environment

1 min read

The fashion edit: Romee Strijd's Victoria's Secret controversy, Harry Styles, and 2026 CFDA winners

The fashion edit: Romee Strijd's Victoria's Secret controversy, Harry Styles, and 2026 CFDA winners

Lifestyle

5 min read

Salvador Dali’s mind opens to visitors through VR and AR

Salvador Dali’s mind opens to visitors through VR and AR

Events

5 min read

Exhibition reinterprets Salvador Dali’s works through projections, augmented and virtual reality at a municipal center in Istanbul

Country music Hall of Famer John Anderson dies at 71

Music

2 min read

Country singer and songwriter John Anderson, inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024, dies at 71

Country music Hall of Famer John Anderson dies at 71

Lost Ottoman mosque to return to Istanbul's skyline after 70 years

History

5 min read

An Ottoman-era mosque demolished during Istanbul's coastal road expansion is being rebuilt near Topkapi Palace after nearly 70 years of absence

Lost Ottoman mosque to return to Istanbul's skyline after 70 years

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival to kick off with traditional parade on Oct. 24

Cinema

3 min read

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival opens Oct. 24 with traditional parade, celebrity appearances and awards ceremony honoring Turkish cinema

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival to kick off with traditional parade on Oct. 24

Trump demands apology from LeBron James over pregame anthem routine

Trump demands apology from LeBron James over pregame anthem routine

Basketball

3 min read

Maradona trial closes with a daughter’s plea and doctor’s denial

Maradona trial closes with a daughter’s plea and doctor’s denial

Football

5 min read

10-man Besiktas holds Crystal Palace to 2-2 in Europa League

10-man Besiktas holds Crystal Palace to 2-2 in Europa League

Football

3 min read

Club

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

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19

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AMED SPORTİF FAALİYETLER

AMEDSPOR

8

17

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FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

8

16

4

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

8

16

5

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

8

15

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KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

8

13

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ARCA ÇORUM FK

ÇORUM FK

8

13

8

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

8

12

9

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

8

12

10

ERZURUMSPOR FK

ERZURUMSPOR

8

11

11

İSTANBUL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

8

11

12

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RIZESPOR

8

10

13

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

8

9

14

GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

8

8

15

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

8

8

16

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

8

5

17

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

8

4

18

EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

8

3

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

Turks are barbaric Mongolians, says Greek MEP Fragkos hours before checking DNA results

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

5 min read

Turks are barbaric Mongolians, says Greek MEP Fragkos hours before checking DNA results

Hair Force One: American diplomacy gets a blowout

Hair Force One: American diplomacy gets a blowout

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

5 min read

Inside Türkiye's secret plan that alarmed German authorities

Inside Türkiye's secret plan that alarmed German authorities

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

3 min read

Beyond The Map

Thousands of migratory birds flock to Türkiye's Kizilirmak Delta

Environment

Thousands of migratory birds flock to Türkiye's Kizilirmak Delta

Bayam Redness rock formations in Türkiye's Kars resemble Arizona canyons

Bayam Redness rock formations in Türkiye's Kars resemble Arizona canyons

Travel

Divers document return of rare species off Princes' Islands

Divers document return of rare species off Princes' Islands

Beyond the Map

IN PICTURES

Violence erupts at second Guadalajara water protest in Mexico

Violence erupts at second Guadalajara water protest in Mexico

Albanian police fire rubber bullets as Tirana protests enter 5th day

Albanian police fire rubber bullets as Tirana protests enter 5th day

Luxury Istanbul neighborhood hit by historic flood, worst in the last 84 years

Luxury Istanbul neighborhood hit by historic flood, worst in the last 84 years

Century of Jerusalem life captured in newly accessible photo archive

Century of Jerusalem life captured in newly accessible photo archive

Featured Videos

Netanyahu says Israel preparing 'full closure' of West Bank in response to attack

Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes Tibet, at least 16 dead

'We may do it a little bit further': Trump hints at more Iran strikes

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Education minister says Türkiye preparing legal action against Meta

Education minister says Türkiye preparing legal action against Meta

Oct 23 2026

Zorlu seeks to defer $60.5M as it struggles to meet bond payments

Zorlu seeks to defer $60.5M as it struggles to meet bond payments

Oct 23 2026

Cost of living tops Türkiye's agenda at 71.3%, poll finds

Cost of living tops Türkiye's agenda at 71.3%, poll finds

Oct 23 2026

Romania rescues 9 from Black Sea ship after drone attack

Romania rescues 9 from Black Sea ship after drone attack

Oct 23 2026

Salvador Dali’s mind opens to visitors through VR and AR

Salvador Dali’s mind opens to visitors through VR and AR

Oct 23 2026

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