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Mecca pact: The quiet alarm spooking the region
Op-Ed
7 min read
Regional reactions have been notably restrained, varied, and often cautious
US becomes Türkiye’s largest oil supplier after Russia in June 2026
Money Talks
3 min read
Türkiye’s June energy data shows surge in US crude shipments, expansion in Iran's share of gas imports
Türkiye extradites wanted crime boss Serkan Kurtulus from Argentina
Extradition
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Türkiye quietly drops Syria’s deputy defense minister from terrorism list
Nation
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Americas
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Secret Service arrests Turkish visa fraudster posing as Trump adviser: WH official
Turkish fraud, who accessed White House grounds, posed as Trump adviser, sold fake visas, was arrested by Secret Service
Fake insider: ICE snares Turkish man who used AI Trump photos to fleece visa seekers
Deets
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AK Party at 25: A quarter-century at the center of Turkish politics
Politics
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Investors sue Selena Gomez over Wondermind startup claims
Business
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Fenerbahce confirms Romelu Lukaku transfer on 1+1 year deal
Football
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Spotlight
Egypt says it's reviewing possible membership in Mecca defense pact
Defense Pact
9 min read
China is watching Mecca agreement very closely—and staying very quiet
Op-Ed
7 min read
Jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas may be released soon, Turkish columnist says
Terror free Türkiye
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From litter to fine art, one artist's mission to turn trash into beauty
Lifestyle
Viewpoints
What Türkiye’s new PKK law actually does—and what it doesn't
Levent Kemal
When Istanbul becomes a stopover for new Turkish diaspora
Ussal Sahbaz
After the war: How 3 Middle Eastern powers are betting on each other
Michael Harari
The Taliban didn't just silence the media—they wrote the silence into law
Saima Afzal
Türkiye as defender of Christians in Levant
Batu Kinayyigit
How the Mecca Pact handed Syria an unexpected advantage
Omer Ozkizilcik
Kosovo is not Crimea and Ukraine should stop treating it like it is
Nafisa Latic
How the Evros settlement program became Athens' border policy Waterloo
Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar
Why Gaza’s future depends on political will, not weapons alone
Nourhan El-Bayaa
Eyes on central bank’s new inflation roadmap after July’s encouraging data
Omer Faruk Bingol
Mecca's new alliance: Reshaping Middle East, or repeating history?
Pinar Dost
Tired of the Abraham Accords? Meet the Mecca Agreement
Ilker Sezer
Serbia opens the door to Zelenskyy, but not away from Russia
Mustafa Cuhadar
This law might change Türkiye as we know it
Deniz Karakullukcu
Israeli angle everyone missed in Syria's military alert
Omer Ozkizilcik
Calculated suspicions: How French algorithms learned to distrust Türkiye
A. Craig Copetas
Three capitals, new security, one strategy—decoding the Mecca Pact
Saima Afzal
Why Ankara's first female air force general matters beyond Türkiye
Nafisa Latic
What happened in Syria was no coup—it was a test of state power
Levent Kemal
From Trump to Timbuktu: Hating foreigners is now a global trend
Mada Elfatih
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Hot nights cost Türkiye 35 hours of sleep a year
Warm nights cost people nearly 56 hours of sleep a year worldwide and about 35 h...
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Türkiye busts Israel-tied $2.1B money-laundering network
Massive operation against allleged crime syndicate led by Alihan Kuris uncovers ...
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Nolan's 'Odyssey' sends tourists to Greece, but Troy remains off the route
Greece is turning Nolan's 'The Odyssey' into bookings and alternative routes, wh...
Turkish Cuisine
Otto Eats: Kolokasi—the root nobody wanted badly enough to ruin
Recipe
8 min read
Otto Eats: 41 herbs, one Sufi healer, and the sweet, sticky legacy of macun
Recipe
7 min read
Otto Eats: Cig Kofte, a dish that thrives on losing things
Recipe
8 min read
Expats in Türkiye
Türkiye opens new residency path for international graduates
By Kagan Orhan
Türkiye strips 6,134 foreigners of citizenship as property fraud unfolds
By Newsroom
Tourists spend nearly $6B on food, drink in Türkiye in first half of 2026
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Walid Jumblatt on Ottoman ghosts, possible Israel-Türkiye collision, regional traps
Lebanon’s warlord-turned-kingmaker views a collision between Israel and Türkiye as a distinct reality
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Tourists jump into sea as tour boat catches fire off Türkiye's Fethiye
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Italy says Schengen suspension with Spain to remain until security risks disappear
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China is watching Mecca agreement very closely—and staying very quiet
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Japan issues first-ever top-level rain warning as floods hit Chiba region
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Turkish Airlines sets longest nonstop flight record with Juventus charter
Nation
Türkiye quietly drops Syria’s deputy defense minister from terrorism list
Nation
3 min read
Türkiye quietly removes Syria's Deputy Defense Minister Sipan Hemo from its terrorism 'Red List'
UAE talks to offload Türkiye's S-400 haven't advanced: Report
F-35
9 min read
Türkiye's talks with UAE to transfer its S-400 haven't advanced, sources tell Semafor, leaving its F-35 purchase 'at standstill'
AK Party at 25: A quarter-century at the center of Turkish politics
Featured
18 min read
AK Party went from political newcomer to Türkiye's longest-serving governing party of multiparty era
Erdogan hails passage of Terror-Free Türkiye Bill as 'historic step'
Middle East
5 min read
Erdogan hails parliament's passage of the Terror-Free Türkiye Bill as a historic step toward ending the PKK/KCK conflict
Business
Money Talks
US becomes Türkiye’s largest oil supplier after Russia in June 2026
Oil
5 min read
Investors sue Selena Gomez over Wondermind startup claims
Business
6 min read
Romania seeks to restore water supply to restart Cernavoda nuclear plant
Nuclear energy
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Region
Turkish, Italian jets shoot down UAV over Latvian airspace: NATO
Europe
4 min read
Authorities briefly issue air threat warning for 4 municipalities, urge residents to seek shelter indoors
Turkish-flagged ship rescues 48 Sudanese migrants off Crete
Migration
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Cargo ship rescues 48 Sudanese migrants south of Crete as migrant arrivals continue to rise along route
Netanyahu calls UK first nuclear-armed 'Islamic Republic'
Middle East
3 min read
'We are ensuring that Iran does not become another one,' Netanyahu says
US military reportedly loses 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war
Iran War
9 min read
U.S. military loses at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones during its war with Iran—roughly 25% of its fleet
World
Russia rejects Türkiye's Black Sea moratorium push
Ukraine war
10 min read
Zelenskyy says Ukraine can destroy Russian missiles with 10% of US Patriots
World
5 min read
US intel officials found Trump threat not credible before plane switch in Ankara
Air Force One
11 min read
Life
From litter to fine art, one artist's mission to turn trash into beauty
Lifestyle
Lava tourism booms as Mount Etna erupts in Sicily
Environment
Norway fines tourist thousands of dollars for waking sleeping polar bear
Environment
4 min read
Culture
Gaziantep archaeology museum reopens after quake repairs
Events
3 min read
Gaziantep Archaeology Museum reopens following extensive earthquake reinforcement and restoration work
Hatay’s 441-year-old church to regain original dome after earthquake restoration
History
5 min read
Hatay's 441-year-old St George Greek Orthodox Church being restored to its original domed form using old photographs
Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival to open with Verdi's 'Attila' in September
Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival
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Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival returns to Antalya from Sept 12-26 with Attila, Anna Karenina, Carmina Burana and Spartacus
Kosovo National Ballet performs in Bodrum Festival
Events
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The ensemble performs 'Bolero' and 'Correr o Fado,' blending classical music, Portuguese Fado tradition, and contemporary dance
Sports
Fenerbahce confirms Romelu Lukaku transfer on 1+1 year deal
Football
7 min read
Besiktas seals 3-year deal with Dusan Vlahovic
Dusan Vlahovic
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Besiktas secures European football with 1-0 playoff win over Hradec Kralove
Football
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The Rumpelstiltskin Report
Beating Argentina 'an antisemitic act,' claims Israeli embassy's third secretary
The Rumpelstiltskin Report
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Turkish national team declares 2026 World Cup historic triumph in content strategy
The Rumpelstiltskin Report
4 min read
Rome freaks out as Harvard-trained Turkish researcher threatens to bring academic work to Italy
The Rumpelstiltskin Report
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Sightseeing Around Türkiye
Special Bursa mosque where dome opens at touch of button
Lifestyle
Discover Cakil Island, Lake Van’s hidden turquoise paradise
Travel
Igdir residents find relief in Mount Agri's cool waters
Travel
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IN PICTURES
Wildfire ravages forested land across Türkiye’s Canakkale
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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
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