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Beyond blocs: How Türkiye is hedging its bets in a polycentric world

Op-Ed

7 min read

The Mecca Agreement is not a new global bloc, but a sophisticated model of strategic hedging driven by Türkiye's agile diplomatic statecraft

Beyond blocs: How Türkiye is hedging its bets in a polycentric world

Trump says Russia's Putin wants to make Ukraine war deal

World

1 min read

Trump says Putin wants to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, a day after Kremlin describes a call between Trump and Putin as 'extremely frank'

Trump says Russia's Putin wants to make Ukraine war deal

Israel opens first resident embassy in Slovenia as protesters demand its closure

World

3 min read

Israel opens first resident embassy in Slovenia as protesters demand its closure

Israel names new envoy to Türkiye amid tensions over Gaza and Syria

Nation

1 min read

Israel names new envoy to Türkiye amid tensions over Gaza and Syria

Pakistan considers hitting Yemen's Houthis under Mecca pact upon Saudi request

Exclusive

Middle East

5 min read

Pakistan considers hitting Yemen's Houthis under Mecca pact upon Saudi request

According to multiple sources who spoke to Türkiye Today, Pakistan is seriously considering hitting Houthis in Yemen, activating the Mecca pact

Iran attacks tankers, US ships near Hormuz and F-35 facilities in Jordan

Iran War

3 min read VIDEO

Achilles Shield: Strategic network Türkiye can't look away from

Analysis

9 min read

Why Türkiye's nuclear push is really an AI strategy

Analysis

8 min read

Why Türkiye’s president refuses to call Daesh 'ISIS'

Op-Ed

Why Türkiye’s president refuses to call Daesh 'ISIS'

Opinion

4 min read

British tourist arrested in Antalya after spitting on Turkish flag

British tourist arrested in Antalya after spitting on Turkish flag

Nation

1 min read

Sporting CP overturns early deficit to beat Galatasaray 3-1

Football

2 min read

Earthquake volunteers now battling Antalya's blazes

unsung heroes

3 min read

Spotlight

US accuses Turkish firm of helping transfer 3 Boeing aircraft to Iran's Mahan Air

US accuses Turkish firm of helping transfer 3 Boeing aircraft to Iran's Mahan Air

4 min read

Türkiye battles southern wildfires as Antalya, Mersin blazes weaken

Türkiye battles southern wildfires as Antalya, Mersin blazes weaken

Nation

2 min read

Run, young Ivan, run: The Russian art of getting out alive

Run, young Ivan, run: The Russian art of getting out alive

6 min read

From work permit to residence permit? This error might be a killer

From work permit to residence permit? This error might be a killer

5 min read

Could Israel’s battle-hardened Eisenkot thaw icy ties with Türkiye?

Could Israel’s battle-hardened Eisenkot thaw icy ties with Türkiye?

9/11 to now: The alliance that keeps surviving its own funeral

9/11 to now: The alliance that keeps surviving its own funeral

A. Craig Copetas

Landslide, no landing: Germany's far-right AfD just won big, but it still can't govern

Landslide, no landing: Germany's far-right AfD just won big, but it still can't govern

Inflation comes in as expected, rising oil clouds Turkish central bank meeting

Inflation comes in as expected, rising oil clouds Turkish central bank meeting

Omer Faruk Bingol

Reaching out, falling short: Assessing Mazloum Abdi’s failed pitch to Turkish public

Reaching out, falling short: Assessing Mazloum Abdi’s failed pitch to Turkish public

Omer Ozkizilcik

Türkiye-Russia ties: Fraying on one end, strengthening on the other?

Türkiye-Russia ties: Fraying on one end, strengthening on the other?

Why Türkiye's nuclear push is really an AI strategy

Why Türkiye's nuclear push is really an AI strategy

Turkish power, Sudanese wars, and a blueprint replayed

Turkish power, Sudanese wars, and a blueprint replayed

Umut Cagri Sari

Something is fishy in the Black Sea

Something is fishy in the Black Sea

America's next warships, three countries fighting for the contract—Türkiye's in the mix

America's next warships, three countries fighting for the contract—Türkiye's in the mix

Enes Berna Kilic

Russia's big Asia bet has a timing problem: Power

Russia's big Asia bet has a timing problem: Power

Deniz Karakullukcu

Achilles Shield: Strategic network Türkiye can't look away from

Achilles Shield: Strategic network Türkiye can't look away from

Arda Mevlutoglu

The cloaked Tel Aviv trip that melted Swiss pretense

The cloaked Tel Aviv trip that melted Swiss pretense

Golden Dome, the $1.2 trillion Death Star nobody can describe

Golden Dome, the $1.2 trillion Death Star nobody can describe

Enes Berna Kilic

White wizards, black mambas and battle for soul of African football

White wizards, black mambas and battle for soul of African football

Andreas Evagora

Do Israelis want a new enemy or a new prime minister?

Do Israelis want a new enemy or a new prime minister?

Salih Mustafa Kazdal

Israel, synergy, and strategy: Why Egypt skipped the Mecca Pact

Israel, synergy, and strategy: Why Egypt skipped the Mecca Pact

The long game: Ankara's bet against Washington's chaos

The long game: Ankara's bet against Washington's chaos

A new era in Caracas, or the same old dependence, rebranded?

A new era in Caracas, or the same old dependence, rebranded?

Melike Hocaoglu Caglioz

Turkish central bank normalizes funding as market awaits August inflation

Turkish central bank normalizes funding as market awaits August inflation

Omer Faruk Bingol

Shorts

Champions' secrets

Inside Hasidic Brooklyn

Should Türkiye join the EU?

Pirates of the Caribbean: Istanbul connection

Drones take over Istanbul policing

The only church in Istanbul that broke the rule

The next Mamdani?

Netanyahu's survival plan

Istanbul’s most unhinged neighbor dispute

Operation Ahmadinejad: Abort!

Why signing a defense deal in Mecca?

Lebanon's kingmaker speaks

The bloody history of Cyprus

5 Western habits sending a Turk into a coma

An Anatolian woman on a coin

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The only church in Istanbul that broke the rule

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The next Mamdani?

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Netanyahu's survival plan

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Istanbul’s most unhinged neighbor dispute

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Operation Ahmadinejad: Abort!

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Why signing a defense deal in Mecca?

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Lebanon's kingmaker speaks

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Ukraine wants technical proof, not speculation on Black Sea attacks, envoy tells Türkiye Today

Ukraine wants technical proof, not speculation on Black Sea attacks, envoy tells Türkiye Today

Speaking to Türkiye Today, Ukraine's Ankara ambassador says civilian vessels are...

At 63, Turkish actress Seda Sayan turns YouTube into a $4M cash machine. How?

At 63, Turkish actress Seda Sayan turns YouTube into a $4M cash machine. How?

At 63, Turkish star Seda Sayan is turning her YouTube push into business, report...

500-year-old Ottoman palace prayer rugs prepared for display

Ottoman

500-year-old Ottoman palace prayer rugs prepared for display

Conservation work finishes on six 16th-century Topkapi Palace prayer rugs, inclu...

Turkish Cuisine

Otto Eats: Lakerda, or how to fail an Istanbul fish exam

Recipe

7 min read

Otto Eats: Lakerda, or how to fail an Istanbul fish exam

Otto Eats: Pilaf—the dish that tells you when to leave

Otto Eats: Pilaf—the dish that tells you when to leave

Recipe

8 min read

Otto Eats: Kolokasi—the root nobody wanted badly enough to ruin

Otto Eats: Kolokasi—the root nobody wanted badly enough to ruin

Recipe

8 min read

Expats in Türkiye

Your Turkish partner is criminal or unemployed—what now?

Your Turkish partner is criminal or unemployed—what now?

Istanbul State Opera, Ballet unveils new season lineup

Istanbul State Opera, Ballet unveils new season lineup

By Newsroom with AA

Istanbul Modern to host Italy-backed art project

Istanbul Modern to host Italy-backed art project

By Newsroom with AA

Editor's Pick

'We are all Turkish': An Afro-Turk community that breaks the race script

'We are all Turkish': An Afro-Turk community that breaks the race script

In a Turkish farming village, an Afro-Turk community that never made race the point—until an American showed up looking for one

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Exclusive—Pakistan considers hitting Yemen's Houthis under Mecca pact upon Saudi request

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British tourist arrested in Antalya after spitting on Turkish flag

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US accuses Turkish firm of helping transfer 3 Boeing aircraft to Iran's Mahan Air

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Türkiye battles southern wildfires as Antalya, Mersin blazes weaken

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Turkish Airlines warns travelers as UK air traffic glitch cancels flights

Israel names new envoy to Türkiye amid tensions over Gaza and Syria

Israel names new envoy to Türkiye amid tensions over Gaza and Syria

Nation

3 min read

Israel appoints Joel Lion as its new charge d'affaires to Türkiye, marking the first senior Israeli visit to Ankara since 2023

From work permit to residence permit? This error might be a killer

Deets

8 min read

An administrative error while switching from a work permit to a residence permit might create difficulties for expats living in Türkiye

From work permit to residence permit? This error might be a killer

British tourist arrested in Antalya after spitting on Turkish flag

Nation

4 min read

British tourist Stephen Kerr was arrested in Antalya after spitting on a Turkish flag following an argument with hotel staff

British tourist arrested in Antalya after spitting on Turkish flag

Türkiye battles southern wildfires as Antalya, Mersin blazes weaken

Nation

6 min read

Fire crews battle blazes across southern Türkiye as Antalya and Mersin fires weaken, while the Adana wildfire remains active and evacuations continue

Türkiye battles southern wildfires as Antalya, Mersin blazes weaken

OpenAI, Anthropic researcher quits AI industry over 'gambling with our lives' warning

OpenAI, Anthropic researcher quits AI industry over 'gambling with our lives' warning

Tech

6 min read

Keban dam generated 294 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 52 years

Keban dam generated 294 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 52 years

Energy

3 min read

Türkiye urges backing for Qatar-Europe gas pipeline to bypass Hormuz

Money Talks

Türkiye urges backing for Qatar-Europe gas pipeline to bypass Hormuz

Qatari Gas Pipeline

9 min read

Iran says war with US could end if Washington drops threats, meets its demands

Iran says war with US could end if Washington drops threats, meets its demands

Middle East

4 min read

IRGC says war with US can end if Washington stops its threats and meets Tehran's demands, including the release of $24 billion in frozen assets

US-Israeli firm Covenant to build cruise missile factory in Germany

US-Israeli firm Covenant to build cruise missile factory in Germany

Europe

5 min read

US-Israeli defense company Covenant is building a factory near Leipzig to produce long-range Anthem cruise missiles at under $1 million per unit

Israel will not ‘expel or deport’ anyone from Gaza, FM says

Israel will not ‘expel or deport’ anyone from Gaza, FM says

Middle East

3 min read

Israel’s foreign minister says Gaza residents would not be expelled or deported, but could leave voluntarily if another country accepts them

UN nuclear watchdog closes long-running Syria probe

UN nuclear watchdog closes long-running Syria probe

Syria

5 min read

IAEA board terminates 2011 noncompliance resolution as inspectors gain access to key nuclear sites

Trump says Russia's Putin wants to make Ukraine war deal

Trump says Russia's Putin wants to make Ukraine war deal

World

4 min read

Israel opens first resident embassy in Slovenia as protesters demand its closure

Israel opens first resident embassy in Slovenia as protesters demand its closure

World

7 min read

UK settlement import ban draws praise from eight-nation Muslim bloc

UK settlement import ban draws praise from eight-nation Muslim bloc

World

6 min read

Earthquake volunteers now battling Antalya's blazes

unsung heroes

Earthquake volunteers now battling Antalya's blazes

Lifestyle

8 min read

Izmir International Fair hosts glowing fox puppet street show

Izmir International Fair hosts glowing fox puppet street show

Lifestyle

Azerbaijan vows continued support for Türkiye ahead of COP31

Azerbaijan vows continued support for Türkiye ahead of COP31

Environment

2 min read

Documentary traces Strabo's 'burned land' across western Türkiye

Archaeology

Documentary traces Strabo's 'burned land' across western Türkiye

History

6 min read

New documentary follows Strabo's Katakekaumene across western Türkiye, exploring its volcanic landscape, archaeology and human history

Contemporary Istanbul returns for 21st edition with 70 galleries, Asia focus

Contemporary Istanbul

4 min read

Contemporary Istanbul returns to Tersane Istanbul on Sept. 23-27 with 70 galleries, an Asia-focused program and major international artworks

Contemporary Istanbul returns for 21st edition with 70 galleries, Asia focus

Venice documentary asks what game Musk is playing

Cinema

4 min read

Alex Gibney's nearly four-hour Musk documentary premiered in Venice, examining the billionaire's business and political rise

Venice documentary asks what game Musk is playing

16th-century sailors’ hospital uncovered in Peru's Lima

Archaeology

6 min read

Archaeologists in Lima uncover 16th-century hospital that treated sick sailors during Peru's colonial era

16th-century sailors’ hospital uncovered in Peru's Lima

Sporting CP overturns early deficit to beat Galatasaray 3-1

Sporting CP overturns early deficit to beat Galatasaray 3-1

Football

5 min read

Fenerbahce unveils €50M plan to raise Chobani Stadium capacity to 64,000

Fenerbahce unveils €50M plan to raise Chobani Stadium capacity to 64,000

Fenerbahce

5 min read

Lionel Messi reportedly agrees to buy majority stake in LaLiga2 club Eldense

Lionel Messi reportedly agrees to buy majority stake in LaLiga2 club Eldense

Lionel Messi

2 min read

Club

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

4

10

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BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

4

9

3

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

4

9

4

AMED SPORTİF FAALİYETLER

AMEDSPOR

4

7

5

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

4

7

6

GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

4

7

7

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

4

7

8

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

4

7

9

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

4

6

10

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

4

6

11

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RIZESPOR

4

6

12

ERZURUMSPOR FK

ERZURUMSPOR

4

4

13

ARCA ÇORUM FK

ÇORUM FK

4

4

14

İSTANBUL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

4

4

15

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

4

4

16

EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

4

3

17

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

4

1

18

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

4

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The Rumpelstiltskin Report

Beating Argentina 'an antisemitic act,' claims Israeli embassy's third secretary

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

3 min read

Beating Argentina 'an antisemitic act,' claims Israeli embassy's third secretary

Turkish national team declares 2026 World Cup historic triumph in content strategy

Turkish national team declares 2026 World Cup historic triumph in content strategy

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

4 min read

Rome freaks out as Harvard-trained Turkish researcher threatens to bring academic work to Italy

Rome freaks out as Harvard-trained Turkish researcher threatens to bring academic work to Italy

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

2 min read

Beyond The Map

Pamukkale's white terraces pull in over 1M visitors

Beyond the Map

Pamukkale's white terraces pull in over 1M visitors

Türkiye's Lake Tuz turns striking shade of pink this summer

Türkiye's Lake Tuz turns striking shade of pink this summer

Beyond the Map

Divers document return of rare species off Princes' Islands

Divers document return of rare species off Princes' Islands

Beyond the Map

IN PICTURES

Izmir International Fair hosts glowing fox puppet street show

Izmir International Fair hosts glowing fox puppet street show

Burundians flee Kenya after Ruto orders foreign traders to shut down

Burundians flee Kenya after Ruto orders foreign traders to shut down

Hundreds of families displaced as Yemen fighting death toll tops 300

Hundreds of families displaced as Yemen fighting death toll tops 300

Forest fire forces mass evacuations in Antalya, Turkiye

Forest fire forces mass evacuations in Antalya, Turkiye

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Keban dam generated 294 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 52 years

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Iran attacks tankers, US ships near Hormuz and F-35 facilities in Jordan

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Sporting CP overturns early deficit to beat Galatasaray 3-1

Sporting CP overturns early deficit to beat Galatasaray 3-1

Sep 10 2026

Trump says Russia's Putin wants to make Ukraine war deal

Trump says Russia's Putin wants to make Ukraine war deal

Sep 09 2026

OpenAI, Anthropic researcher quits AI industry over 'gambling with our lives' warning

OpenAI, Anthropic researcher quits AI industry over 'gambling with our lives' warning

Sep 09 2026

Israel opens first resident embassy in Slovenia as protesters demand its closure

Israel opens first resident embassy in Slovenia as protesters demand its closure

Sep 09 2026

Israel names new envoy to Türkiye amid tensions over Gaza and Syria

Israel names new envoy to Türkiye amid tensions over Gaza and Syria

Sep 09 2026

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