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Venezuela: A different kind of special military operation

analysis

analysis

8 min read

Operation Absolute Resolve marks a new era in military intervention, with cyber warfare, precision strikes neutralizing Venezuelan defenses

Venezuela: A different kind of special military operation

Turkish banks sell record $1.5B in bad loans in 2025 as household debt pressures mount

Turkish banking

2 min read

Defaulted consumer credit card debt surges 127.5% in Türkiye, prompting record loan sales to clean up bank balance sheets

Turkish banks sell record $1.5B in bad loans in 2025 as household debt pressures mount

How the SDF risks derailing historic moment for Türkiye’s Kurds

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

3 min read

How the SDF risks derailing historic moment for Türkiye’s Kurds

Chery nears finalizing pledged deal to build EV plant in Türkiye: Official

chery

1 min read

Chery nears finalizing pledged deal to build EV plant in Türkiye: Official

Türkiye's return to F-35 program key to NATO security: President Erdogan

F-35

5 min read

Türkiye's return to F-35 program key to NATO security: President Erdogan

Turkish president calls F-35 reintegration 'important and necessary' for US ties and NATO defense, 'opportunity has emerged' with Trump's return

Ankara’s window: Why Trump-Netanyahu dynamic favors Türkiye

analysis

analysis

4 min read

Trump administration seeking solutions to 'all pending issues' with Türkiye: State Department

Exclusive

Exclusive

3 min read

Istanbul Akvaryum: Where marine science, cultural memory and conservation meet

Istanbul Akvaryum: Where marine science, cultural memory and conservation meet

Istanbul Akvaryum

13 min read

Why goat meat deserves a second look when cooked right

Why goat meat deserves a second look when cooked right

Food

6 min read

Rare winter visitor arrives at Karacabey Longoz: Giant spider-hunting bird

Lifestyle

Spotlight

Israel’s SDF gamble in post-Assad Syria

Israel’s SDF gamble in post-Assad Syria

analysis

10 min read

SDF's unrealistic demands threaten Syria stability agreement

SDF's unrealistic demands threaten Syria stability agreement

Middle East

2 min read

The Maduro precedent: How America's Venezuela operation erodes rules of international order

The Maduro precedent: How America's Venezuela operation erodes rules of international order

analysis

8 min read

How may Maduro's capture affect oil market as Venezuela's vast reserves remain untapped

How may Maduro's capture affect oil market as Venezuela's vast reserves remain untapped

Venezuelan oil

3 min read

Venezuela: A different kind of special military operation

Venezuela: A different kind of special military operation

Arda Mevlutoglu

Kosovo breaks deadlock as 2026 becomes 'defining' year for Balkans

Kosovo breaks deadlock as 2026 becomes 'defining' year for Balkans

Mustafa Cuhadar

SDF's unrealistic demands threaten Syria stability agreement

SDF's unrealistic demands threaten Syria stability agreement

Omer Ozkizilcik

Ankara’s window: Why Trump-Netanyahu dynamic favors Türkiye

Ankara’s window: Why Trump-Netanyahu dynamic favors Türkiye

Why Washington’s Venezuela policy is not about oil but mainly political

Why Washington’s Venezuela policy is not about oil but mainly political

Enes Berna Kilic

Why excluding Türkiye weakens European defense and empowers America's adversaries?

Why excluding Türkiye weakens European defense and empowers America's adversaries?

Netanyahu fails to sway Trump on Syria and F-35s in critical US visit

Netanyahu fails to sway Trump on Syria and F-35s in critical US visit

Omer Ozkizilcik

How Türkiye can help unclog world’s launch bottlenecks

How Türkiye can help unclog world’s launch bottlenecks

Nazmelis Zengin

In the making: A new regional order in Yemen?

In the making: A new regional order in Yemen?

Mehmet Rakipoglu

Turkish-Egyptian poet Abdulrahman Yusuf’s journey exposes modern Arab state’s lie

Turkish-Egyptian poet Abdulrahman Yusuf’s journey exposes modern Arab state’s lie

Ahmed Samih Farag

Kosovo chooses Kurti and dares the West to deal with it

Kosovo chooses Kurti and dares the West to deal with it

A community in denial: The dangerous path ahead of Syria’s Alawites

A community in denial: The dangerous path ahead of Syria’s Alawites

Omer Ozkizilcik

Toward COP31: An opportunity for accelerated climate action

Toward COP31: An opportunity for accelerated climate action

Limits of analogy: Why labeling Türkiye 'Lebanon’s new Iran' does not hold

Limits of analogy: Why labeling Türkiye 'Lebanon’s new Iran' does not hold

Deniz Karakullukcu

Türkiye’s SDF threat perception could reach a tipping point soon

Türkiye’s SDF threat perception could reach a tipping point soon

Discover

How Türkiye can help unclog world’s launch bottlenecks

Op-Ed

How Türkiye can help unclog world’s launch bottlenecks

Türkiye is building an equatorial spaceport in Somalia to ease global launch bot...

Sufi Trail: 801 km journey retraces spiritual road from Istanbul to Rumi’s Konya

Sufi Trail

Sufi Trail: 801 km journey retraces spiritual road from Istanbul to Rumi’s Konya

An 801-km Sufi Trail links Istanbul to Konya, guiding walkers and cyclists along...

Historic Ottoman bridge in Iraq remains unharmed amid regional flooding

History

Historic Ottoman bridge in Iraq remains unharmed amid regional flooding

The 19th-century bridge in Kirkuk’s Dakuk district remains in use and intact, st...

Turkish Cuisine

Just outside Istanbul lies Sakarya, a hidden culinary region

Food

5 min read

Just outside Istanbul lies Sakarya, a hidden culinary region

Mediterranean way: How olive oil can transform your health

Mediterranean way: How olive oil can transform your health

Food

5 min read

Most unexpected 'doner kebab' types made by Turks worldwide

Most unexpected 'doner kebab' types made by Turks worldwide

Food

3 min read

Expats in Türkiye

Turkish authorities warn Iceland-origin cold wave will grip Istanbul for 6-8 days

Turkish authorities warn Iceland-origin cold wave will grip Istanbul for 6-8 days

Türkiye’s 'most dangerous' Antalya–Mersin coastal road gives way to new route

Türkiye’s 'most dangerous' Antalya–Mersin coastal road gives way to new route

Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2025 in Istanbul and across Türkiye

Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2025 in Istanbul and across Türkiye

By Selin Hacialioglu

Editor's Pick

Drone incursions and new escalation risks in Black Sea

Drone incursions and new escalation risks in Black Sea

Three drone incursions into Turkish airspace raise escalation risks in Black Sea, as low-cost unmanned systems pose strategic challenges

Most Read

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Turkish teen identified among 47 killed in Swiss ski resort fire

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Türkiye developing ‘own Tomahawk’ with GEZGIN cruise missile, says Greek media

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US Senator Graham on Maduro: ‘He could be in Türkiye today, but he’s in New York’

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Türkiye's Steel Dome strengthens with delivery of additional SIPER long-range system

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Syrian government and SDF fail to reach agreement on military merger

Türkiye to stress 'strategic priority' of Black Sea security at Ukraine summit in Paris

Türkiye to stress 'strategic priority' of Black Sea security at Ukraine summit in Paris

Black Sea

6 min read

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to attend Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris. Ankara views Black Sea security as a 'strategic priority'

Kazakhstan plans production of Tulpar-based light tank with Leonardo 120mm turret

Defense

7 min read

Kazakhstan to produce Tulpar-based light tank with Leonardo 120mm HITFACT MkII turret. Besqaru plant: 200 vehicles annually

Kazakhstan plans production of Tulpar-based light tank with Leonardo 120mm turret

Turkish customs seize 51 rifles, 41 magazines smuggled in fuel tank of truck from Syria

Crime

1 min read

The seizure of weapons was made at the Akcakale border crossing, which serves as a major transit point between Syria and Türkiye

Turkish customs seize 51 rifles, 41 magazines smuggled in fuel tank of truck from Syria

Türkiye's return to F-35 program key to NATO security: President Erdogan

F-35

11 min read

Turkish president calls F-35 reintegration 'important and necessary' for US ties and NATO defense, 'opportunity has emerged' with Trump's return

Türkiye's return to F-35 program key to NATO security: President Erdogan

Turkish banks sell record $1.5B in bad loans in 2025 as household debt pressures mount

Turkish banks sell record $1.5B in bad loans in 2025 as household debt pressures mount

Turkish banking

3 min read

Chery nears finalizing pledged deal to build EV plant in Türkiye: Official

Chery nears finalizing pledged deal to build EV plant in Türkiye: Official

chery

3 min read

Istanbul's BIST 100 hits new record high as cooler inflation lifts stocks on rate cut bets

Istanbul's BIST 100 hits new record high as cooler inflation lifts stocks on rate cut bets

Borsa IStanbul

4 min read

Iran blames Israel as protests spread nationwide, hundreds arrested

Iran blames Israel as protests spread nationwide, hundreds arrested

Middle East

8 min read

Iran accuses Israel of inciting unrest as nationwide economic protests entered day 8, leaving nearly 1,000 detained across dozens of cities

Palestinian deputy president in Cairo to discuss Gaza ceasefire phase two

Palestinian deputy president in Cairo to discuss Gaza ceasefire phase two

Middle East

5 min read

The meeting addresses ways to push forward transition to the second phase of Trump’s plan

Unauthorized arms transfers in Aden threaten security, Yemeni minister warns

Unauthorized arms transfers in Aden threaten security, Yemeni minister warns

Middle East

5 min read

Yemen’s interior minister warns Aden officials against unauthorized arms transfers, ordering weapons to remain strictly under state control

'We should cut ties with Türkiye, it's an enemy state': Israeli Minister Chikli

'We should cut ties with Türkiye, it's an enemy state': Israeli Minister Chikli

Israel-Türkiye

6 min read

Israeli officials oppose Turkish troops in Gaza, Diaspora Minister: 'Cut ties with Türkiye,' Retired General: 'First Turkish soldier would be a great mistake'

Uncertainty persists over cause of 'unprecedented' Greek airspace technical failure

Uncertainty persists over cause of 'unprecedented' Greek airspace technical failure

Europe

7 min read

North Korea defends hypersonic missile tests as response to global tensions

North Korea defends hypersonic missile tests as response to global tensions

Asia & Pacific

5 min read

Trump says US needs Greenland for security, island’s leaders reject claim

Trump says US needs Greenland for security, island’s leaders reject claim

Americas

5 min read

Rare winter visitor arrives at Karacabey Longoz: Giant spider-hunting bird

Rare winter visitor arrives at Karacabey Longoz: Giant spider-hunting bird

Lifestyle

Istanbul Akvaryum: Where marine science, cultural memory and conservation meet

Istanbul Akvaryum: Where marine science, cultural memory and conservation meet

Istanbul Akvaryum

24 min read

Wetlands hosting birds in Igdir freeze as temperatures drop

Wetlands hosting birds in Igdir freeze as temperatures drop

Lifestyle

Reading an empire in color: How Ottoman miniatures recorded history

Reading an empire in color: How Ottoman miniatures recorded history

Ottoman miniature

6 min read

Art historian Rana Demiriz explains how Ottoman miniature paintings set down a vivid record of empire, from campaigns to ceremonies, inside books today

Genetic research at Türkiye's Cayonu Hill reshapes the story of early settled life

Archaeology

11 min read

Genetic and archaeological studies at Cayonu Hill reveal how early settlers in Türkiye lived, worked, and built long-distance connections 12,000 years ago

Genetic research at Türkiye's Cayonu Hill reshapes the story of early settled life

Protective Solomon's Knot mosaic unearthed in Türkiye's ancient city of Smyrna

Archaeology

8 min read

Archaeologists in Izmir uncover a Late Roman mosaic room in ancient Smyrna, highlighting the Solomon's Knot as a symbol of protection against evil

Protective Solomon's Knot mosaic unearthed in Türkiye's ancient city of Smyrna

Pera Museum to host international conference on monetary change in ancient Anatolia

Events

6 min read

Pera Museum will host an Oxford-ERC backed conference on ancient Anatolia’s monetary change on Jan. 8-9, free, in English, no booking required

Pera Museum to host international conference on monetary change in ancient Anatolia

Galatasaray eyes Frattesi with lucrative offer as Inter Milan sets €35M price tag

Galatasaray eyes Frattesi with lucrative offer as Inter Milan sets €35M price tag

Galatasaray

4 min read

Fenerbahce goes all to sign Lookman, Sorloth, Nkunku, Guendouzi

Fenerbahce goes all to sign Lookman, Sorloth, Nkunku, Guendouzi

Fenerbahce

6 min read

Turkish racer Toprak Razgatlioglu sets sights on MotoGP after historic Superbike run

Turkish racer Toprak Razgatlioglu sets sights on MotoGP after historic Superbike run

Motorsports

6 min read

Club

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

17

42

2

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

17

39

3

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

17

35

4

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

17

32

5

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

17

29

6

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

17

25

7

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

17

23

8

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

17

23

9

RAMS BAŞAKŞEHİR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

17

23

10

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

17

21

11

GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

17

18

12

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RİZESPOR

17

18

13

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

17

17

14

ZECORNER KAYSERİSPOR

KAYSERİSPOR

17

15

15

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

17

15

16

HESAP.COM ANTALYASPOR

ANTALYASPOR

17

15

17

İKAS EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

17

13

18

MISIRLI.COM.TR FATİH KARAGÜMRÜK

KARAGÜMRÜK

17

9

19

SİPAY BODRUM FK

BODRUM FK

0

0

20

NET GLOBAL SİVASSPOR

SİVASSPOR

0

0

21

ADANA DEMİRSPOR A.Ş.

ADANA DEMİRSPOR

0

0

22

ATAKAŞ HATAYSPOR

HATAYSPOR

0

0

Sightseeing Around Türkiye

Giresun Island moves toward tourism opening as Eastern Black Sea’s only habitable isle

trave

1 min read

Giresun Island moves toward tourism opening as Eastern Black Sea’s only habitable isle

Tourists discover sunken city, hidden bays on blue cruises in Türkiye's Kekova

Tourists discover sunken city, hidden bays on blue cruises in Türkiye's Kekova

Travel

2 min read

Explore Balat: Your guide to Istanbul’s multicultural quarter on the Golden Horn

Explore Balat: Your guide to Istanbul’s multicultural quarter on the Golden Horn

Travel

5 min read

IN PICTURES

Wildfire ravages forested land across Türkiye’s Canakkale

Wildfire ravages forested land across Türkiye’s Canakkale

Eastern Thrace faces severe drought as reservoirs and ponds dry

Eastern Thrace faces severe drought as reservoirs and ponds dry

Looted Roman columns and Ottoman relics found in Antalya shop priced up to $980

Looted Roman columns and Ottoman relics found in Antalya shop priced up to $980

Türkiye's private sector foreign debt hits $195.4B, highest in 67 months

Türkiye's private sector foreign debt hits $195.4B, highest in 67 months

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Why goat meat deserves a second look when cooked right

Why goat meat deserves a second look when cooked right

Jan 05 2026

Turkish banks sell record $1.5B in bad loans in 2025 as household debt pressures mount

Turkish banks sell record $1.5B in bad loans in 2025 as household debt pressures mount

Jan 05 2026

Rare winter visitor arrives at Karacabey Longoz: Giant spider-hunting bird

Rare winter visitor arrives at Karacabey Longoz: Giant spider-hunting bird

Jan 05 2026

Reading an empire in color: How Ottoman miniatures recorded history

Reading an empire in color: How Ottoman miniatures recorded history

Jan 05 2026

Iran blames Israel as protests spread nationwide, hundreds arrested

Iran blames Israel as protests spread nationwide, hundreds arrested

Jan 05 2026

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