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China is watching Mecca agreement very closely—and staying very quiet
Op-Ed
7 min read
Chinese analysts view the Mecca Pact as a cautious shift toward regional autonomy questioning US reliability without assuming its withdrawal
Iran adviser warns war could turn offensive if conditions unmet
Middle East
2 min read
Senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader warns war could enter offensive phase if Tehran's conditions are not met, as Iran disputes US claims
Lavrov warns EU of retaliation over Russian tanker seizures
Region
3 min read
CENTCOM launches multinational attack drone task force
World
2 min read
Middle East
3 min read
Türkiye, Qatar, Egypt may take radical steps if US does not pressure Israel: Fidan
Fidan warns that Türkiye, Qatar, Egypt may take radical joint action if US fails to pressure Israel over stalled implementation of the Gaza peace plan
Ankara, Islamabad, Riyadh to form political, military mechanisms under defense pact
Defense Pact
6 min read
Cairo avoided Mecca agreement over Saudi-led bloc concerns: Egyptian media
Mecca defense pact
3 min read
Bayraktar brothers lead Türkiye’s taxpayers in 2025 for 5th year, paying $139M
Turkish taxpayers
Perseid meteor shower 2026: Meteors light up Türkiye’s landmarks
Perseid meteor shower
Besiktas secures European football with 1-0 playoff win over Hradec Kralove
Football
2 min read
Spotlight
Jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas may be released soon, Turkish columnist says
Terror free Türkiye
3 min read
Türkiye busts Israel-tied $2.1B money-laundering network
Deets
3 min read
What Türkiye’s new PKK law actually does—and what it doesn't
Deets
8 min read
Hot nights cost Türkiye 35 hours of sleep a year
Featured
5 min read
Viewpoints
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
Turkic states are quietly building a shield and it's not made of tanks
Dogukan Tuncal
Whirlybirds: A tale of multimillionaires and Trump for sale
A. Craig Copetas
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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...
Featured
Microplastic crisis grips Türkiye’s tourist coasts amid record plastic imports
Mediterranean coast faces rising microplastic contamination as researchers trace...
Op-Ed
When Istanbul becomes a stopover for new Turkish diaspora
Istanbul has become an intermediate stop between provincial Türkiye and global c...
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
By Newsroom
Editor's Pick
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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China is watching Mecca agreement very closely—and staying very quiet
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Turkish Airlines sets longest nonstop flight record with Juventus charter
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Japan issues first-ever top-level rain warning as floods hit Chiba region
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Colombia denies ideology behind limits on earthquake aid
Nation
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
Türkiye fines Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, HBO Max over content violations
Nation
7 min read
Türkiye's media regulator fines Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video and HBO Max, ordering titles removed over content violations found in four productions
1.5M Syrians have returned home in 10 years, Turkish minister says
Nation
4 min read
Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci says 1.5 million Syrians have returned home in last ten years, with 723,000 returning since Assad's fall
Jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas may be released soon, Turkish columnist says
Terror free Türkiye
7 min read
Turkish columnist did not provide specific timetable for possible release or cite judicial decision ordering Demirtas’ release
Business
Türkiye wants to develop its own nuclear technology, says energy minister
Nuclear energy
4 min read
Turkish central bank piles up purchases as reserves jump $13.9B
CBRT reserves
4 min read
Bayraktar brothers lead Türkiye’s taxpayers in 2025 for 5th year, paying $139M
Turkish taxpayers
Region
Iran adviser warns war could turn offensive if conditions unmet
Middle East
4 min read
Senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader warns war could enter offensive phase if Tehran's conditions are not met, as Iran disputes US claims
Türkiye, Qatar, Egypt may take radical steps if US does not pressure Israel: Fidan
Middle East
6 min read
Fidan warns that Türkiye, Qatar, Egypt may take radical joint action if US fails to pressure Israel over stalled implementation of the Gaza peace plan
Lavrov warns EU of retaliation over Russian tanker seizures
Region
5 min read
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accuses the EU of 'piracy' over its seizure of vessels carrying Russian energy cargoes, warns retaliation
Türkiye, Egypt pledge to hit $15 billion trade target, deepen regional coordination
Region
5 min read
Türkiye and Egypt's foreign ministers pledge to reach a $15 billion trade target and announce closer coordination on Gaza, Syria, Libya and Sudan
World
CENTCOM launches multinational attack drone task force
World
4 min read
Japan issues first-ever top-level rain warning as floods hit Chiba region
Asia & Pacific
5 min read
No formal Turkish proposal received on Black Sea moratorium, Russia says
Black Sea
9 min read
Life
Norway fines tourist thousands of dollars for waking sleeping polar bear
Environment
4 min read
Volunteers clean 10 hectares of forest in Konya to prevent wildfires
Environment
6 min read
With sunrise, sunset, and stone giants, Mount Nemrut draws summer crowds
Travel
5 min read
Culture
Kosovo National Ballet performs in Bodrum Festival
Events
5 min read
The ensemble performs 'Bolero' and 'Correr o Fado,' blending classical music, Portuguese Fado tradition, and contemporary dance
Istanbul Festival hosts pop stars Levent Yuksel and Hande Yener
Events
4 min read
Hande Yener performs Sezen Aksu classics with 50-member symphony orchestra
New discovery at Gobeklitepe sheds light on where people may have lived
Heritage
9 min read
New rectangular buildings uncovered at Gobeklitepe may have served as homes, offering fresh evidence of residential life at the ancient settlement
Eurovision to block winners from hosting if war or instability threatens safety
Music
6 min read
Eurovision to bar winning broadcasters from hosting if war, geopolitical tensions or instability put safety at risk in 2027
Sports
Besiktas secures European football with 1-0 playoff win over Hradec Kralove
Football
4 min read
Turkish teen Parla Kabasakal claims under-17 windsurfing world title in Spain
Sports
7 min read
Galatasaray rejects €130M Al Hilal bid for Victor Osimhen, rule out summer sale
Osimhen
5 min read
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AMEDSPOR
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GALATASARAY
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The Rumpelstiltskin Report
Beating Argentina 'an antisemitic act,' claims Israeli embassy's third secretary
The Rumpelstiltskin Report
3 min read
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
2 min read
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
1 min read
IN PICTURES
Wildfire ravages forested land across Türkiye’s Canakkale
Eastern Thrace faces severe drought as reservoirs and ponds dry
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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With sunrise, sunset, and stone giants, Mount Nemrut draws summer crowds
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