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25K Work and Travel students sidelined as US visa slots slashed for World Cup

Deets

Deets

7 min read

US embassies redirect consular capacity to World Cup tourist visas, cutting J-1 interview slots by up to 90% and stranding 25,000 exchange students

25K Work and Travel students sidelined as US visa slots slashed for World Cup

Xi pledges to ‘open up China’ to world after talks with Trump

Trump-Xi summit

5 min read

Chinese president says Beijing seeks broader market access for foreign firms as US executives praise summit as productive

Xi pledges to ‘open up China’ to world after talks with Trump

Türkiye condemns Israeli minister’s raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al-aqsa Mosque

1 min read

Türkiye condemns Israeli minister’s raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque

Turkish TV pundit Rasim Ozan Kutahyali among 200 detained in illegal betting bust

Crime

1 min read

Turkish TV pundit Rasim Ozan Kutahyali among 200 detained in illegal betting bust

Iran slams 'unforgivable' Netanyahu visit as Israel, UAE publicly rebuke each other

Iran War

2 min read

Iran slams 'unforgivable' Netanyahu visit as Israel, UAE publicly rebuke each other

Abu Dhabi rejects Israeli PM Office's statement on Netanyahu’s secret visit as Iran warns against cooperation with Israel

Iran sets 5 terms for new US talks, defends uranium enrichment

Iran War

2 min read

Quo vadis, Ankara-Washington relations?

Analysis

Analysis

6 min read

Madonna, Shakira, BTS to headline first-ever World Cup 2026 final halftime show

Madonna, Shakira, BTS to headline first-ever World Cup 2026 final halftime show

2026 Fifa World Cup

2 min read

Galata Tower lights up to raise awareness on protecting cultural heritage

Galata Tower lights up to raise awareness on protecting cultural heritage

History

1 min read

Emotional Vin Diesel honors Paul Walker as 'Fast & Furious' cast reunites in Cannes

Cannes Film Festival

3 min read

Spotlight

Türkiye discusses Gulf participation with NATO allies in Ankara summit

Türkiye discusses Gulf participation with NATO allies in Ankara summit

Exclusive

2 min read

World Decolonization Forum hit home—harder than I thought

World Decolonization Forum hit home—harder than I thought

Featured

8 min read

Turks cut overseas property purchases as Iran conflict rattles Gulf markets

Turks cut overseas property purchases as Iran conflict rattles Gulf markets

Diaspora

3 min read

Türkiye denies claims of interfering in Somalia’s internal politics

Türkiye denies claims of interfering in Somalia’s internal politics

Nation

1 min read

Xi's true victory: Getting Trump to the table in Beijing

Xi's true victory: Getting Trump to the table in Beijing

A looming divorce: Putin-Pashinyan meeting highlights deepening rift

A looming divorce: Putin-Pashinyan meeting highlights deepening rift

GCC states’ 5 fatal mistakes in US-Israel–Iran war

GCC states’ 5 fatal mistakes in US-Israel–Iran war

Why Ahmad al-Sharaa dismissed his brothers to please Sunni base

Why Ahmad al-Sharaa dismissed his brothers to please Sunni base

Omer Ozkizilcik

Bosnia, Europe face a dangerous vacuum after Christian Schmidt

Bosnia, Europe face a dangerous vacuum after Christian Schmidt

Turkish central bank holds firm even as prices rise

Turkish central bank holds firm even as prices rise

Omer Faruk Bingol

Will France's Charles de Gaulle still sail as US mission fails near Hormuz?

Will France's Charles de Gaulle still sail as US mission fails near Hormuz?

Türkiye’s defense rise: From dependent consumer to global powerhouse

Türkiye’s defense rise: From dependent consumer to global powerhouse

Bahceli’s bold gambit for a 'terror-free' Türkiye

Bahceli’s bold gambit for a 'terror-free' Türkiye

Is May 8 election the beginning of the end for Keir Starmer?

Is May 8 election the beginning of the end for Keir Starmer?

Salih Mustafa Kazdal

Could UAE move to depeg early?

Could UAE move to depeg early?

What a single Uzbek fighter reveals about Syria’s foreign militia crisis

What a single Uzbek fighter reveals about Syria’s foreign militia crisis

Omer Ozkizilcik

How Israel-led military architecture aims at encircling Türkiye in Mediterranean

How Israel-led military architecture aims at encircling Türkiye in Mediterranean

Hell-hole hiccup—when Darvaza’s dragon finally ran out of smoke

Hell-hole hiccup—when Darvaza’s dragon finally ran out of smoke

A. Craig Copetas

A swarm of opportunity: Baykar's nationwide drone pivot

A swarm of opportunity: Baykar's nationwide drone pivot

Stop calling Türkiye a 'bridge'

Stop calling Türkiye a 'bridge'

End of the American umbrella: From 'ich bin ein Berliner' to 'you’re on your own'

End of the American umbrella: From 'ich bin ein Berliner' to 'you’re on your own'

Can Syria, Egypt overcome legacy of mutual suspicion

Can Syria, Egypt overcome legacy of mutual suspicion

Omer Ozkizilcik

Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Is this the pill to end hair loss once and for all?

Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Is this the pill to end hair loss once and for all?

A. Craig Copetas

New blocs, desert divorces and the Jeddah jolt

New blocs, desert divorces and the Jeddah jolt

Discover

'Through the chimney' to AK Party: CHP mayor defections shake opposition

Deets

'Through the chimney' to AK Party: CHP mayor defections shake opposition

Defections unfold amid mounting legal pressure on opposition-run municipalities ...

Financial hardship forcing many retirees back into work: Report

Deets

Financial hardship forcing many retirees back into work: Report

New study finds nearly 90% of retirees in Türkiye keep working due to financial ...

Hollywood studios pull back from Cannes as festival anxiety grows

Deets

Hollywood studios pull back from Cannes as festival anxiety grows

Major US studios skip Cannes 2026, citing critic-driven risk, shifting marketing...

Turkish Cuisine

Centuries-old Abdigor kofte keeps culinary tradition alive in eastern Türkiye

Food

2 min read

Centuries-old Abdigor kofte keeps culinary tradition alive in eastern Türkiye

Otto Eats: Imam bayildi, or how to love an aubergine properly

Otto Eats: Imam bayildi, or how to love an aubergine properly

Featured

Featured

7 min read

Rich holiday tradition: Türkiye’s iconic 'yuvalama' dish explained

Rich holiday tradition: Türkiye’s iconic 'yuvalama' dish explained

Food

2 min read

Expats in Türkiye

Where to stay in Bodrum: A guide for different travel styles

Where to stay in Bodrum: A guide for different travel styles

By Türkiye Today Staff

Curtains up, walls lit: Istanbul's art week is here

Curtains up, walls lit: Istanbul's art week is here

Can foreigners in Türkiye buy property using a housing loan?

Can foreigners in Türkiye buy property using a housing loan?

Editor's Pick

Exclusive—Texas firm that quietly turned Pakistan into key power broker in Iran war

Exclusive—Texas firm that quietly turned Pakistan into key power broker in Iran war

Through intensive lobbying efforts, Pakistan has pivoted from the sidelines to become the one mediator US and Iran can’t ignore

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Exclusive—Türkiye discusses Gulf participation with NATO allies in Ankara summit

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Turkish media mogul Acun Ilicali comments on Survivor Greece contestant’s boat accident

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NBA star Alperen Sengun's five-year relationship reportedly ends

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World Decolonization Forum hit home—harder than I thought

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Saudi Arabia secretly struck Iran in retaliation for attacks on the kingdom: Reuters

Turkish TV pundit Rasim Ozan Kutahyali among 200 detained in illegal betting bust

Turkish TV pundit Rasim Ozan Kutahyali among 200 detained in illegal betting bust

Crime

3 min read

Security forces detained 200 suspects in a illegal betting probe, taking TV commentator Rasim Ozan Kutahyali into custody at his Istanbul home

Turks cut overseas property purchases as Iran conflict rattles Gulf markets

Diaspora

5 min read

Dubai slowdown, regional tensions cited among key factors behind decline

Turks cut overseas property purchases as Iran conflict rattles Gulf markets

Erdogan lands in Astana for Kazakhstan summit and Turkic states meeting

Diplomacy

4 min read

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Astana to attend the Türkiye-Kazakhstan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting

Erdogan lands in Astana for Kazakhstan summit and Turkic states meeting

Turkish State Railways to auction unclaimed items left on trains

Nation

4 min read

Unclaimed belongings left on high-speed and regional trains will be auctioned in Ankara following the expiration of the legal storage period

Turkish State Railways to auction unclaimed items left on trains

Senate confirms Warsh as Fed chair with inflation at three-year high

Senate confirms Warsh as Fed chair with inflation at three-year high

Economy

7 min read

OPEC holds 2026 oil demand forecast amid Iran war-driven output slump

OPEC holds 2026 oil demand forecast amid Iran war-driven output slump

OPEC

4 min read

Germany's Enercon moves rotor blade production to Türkiye with €50M plant

Germany's Enercon moves rotor blade production to Türkiye with €50M plant

Wind Energy

4 min read

Türkiye condemns Israeli minister’s raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque

Türkiye condemns Israeli minister’s raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al-aqsa Mosque

3 min read

Türkiye condemns an Israeli minister’s Al-Aqsa Mosque raid with settlers, saying it violates the holy site’s status and could deepen regional tensions

Iran slams 'unforgivable' Netanyahu visit as Israel, UAE publicly rebuke each other

Iran slams 'unforgivable' Netanyahu visit as Israel, UAE publicly rebuke each other

Iran War

4 min read

Abu Dhabi rejects Israeli PM Office's statement on Netanyahu’s secret visit as Iran warns against cooperation with Israel

Israel's coalition files Knesset dissolution bill to preempt opposition move

Israel's coalition files Knesset dissolution bill to preempt opposition move

Knesset

6 min read

Israel's ruling coalition, opposition parties file competing bills to dissolve Knesset after Netanyahu acknowledges he lacks a majority

Netanyahu made secret visit to UAE, office confirms 'historic' breakthrough: Report

Netanyahu made secret visit to UAE, office confirms 'historic' breakthrough: Report

Middle East

5 min read

Netanyahu's office confirms a secret visit to the UAE that it says produced a 'historic breakthrough' in bilateral relations

25,000 students sidelined; J-1 visa slots slashed to 90% as US pivots to World Cup

Deets

Deets

25,000 students sidelined; J-1 visa slots slashed to 90% as US pivots to World Cup

Americas

8 min read

Xi pledges to ‘open up China’ to world after talks with Trump

Xi pledges to ‘open up China’ to world after talks with Trump

Trump-Xi summit

6 min read

War would have ended quickly without UAE support for RSF: Sudan envoy

War would have ended quickly without UAE support for RSF: Sudan envoy

Sudan

7 min read

Experts warn record wildfires in 2026 could signal climate-driven disaster year

Experts warn record wildfires in 2026 could signal climate-driven disaster year

Environment

5 min read

Turkish media mogul Acun Ilicali comments on Survivor Greece contestant’s boat accident

Turkish media mogul Acun Ilicali comments on Survivor Greece contestant’s boat accident

Lifestyle

2 min read

France confines 1,700 on cruise ship amid norovirus fears; 1 fatality reported

France confines 1,700 on cruise ship amid norovirus fears; 1 fatality reported

Health

3 min read

Galata Tower lights up to raise awareness on protecting cultural heritage

Galata Tower lights up to raise awareness on protecting cultural heritage

History

3 min read

Galata Tower hosted a light show in Istanbul to raise awareness about protecting cultural heritage and preventing artifact trafficking.

Emotional Vin Diesel honors Paul Walker as 'Fast & Furious' cast reunites in Cannes

Cannes Film Festival

5 min read

Vin Diesel paid tribute to Paul Walker as the original 'Fast & Furious' cast reunited in Cannes for the film’s 25th anniversary.

Emotional Vin Diesel honors Paul Walker as 'Fast & Furious' cast reunites in Cannes

Sami Yusuf to perform in Istanbul, Ankara for 'Live in Türkiye' tour

Music

3 min read

International artist to perform in two-city concert series across Türkiye

Sami Yusuf to perform in Istanbul, Ankara for 'Live in Türkiye' tour

World Decolonization Forum hit home—harder than I thought

Featured

Featured

10 min read

Decolonization doesn’t necessarily have to be an intellectual process, say the speakers at the forum

World Decolonization Forum hit home—harder than I thought

A quarter of FIFA 2026 World Cup matches face extreme heat risk, scientists warn

A quarter of FIFA 2026 World Cup matches face extreme heat risk, scientists warn

FIFA 2026 World Cup

4 min read

Bernardo Silva cool on Galatasaray move as Juventus steps up: Italian media

Bernardo Silva cool on Galatasaray move as Juventus steps up: Italian media

Galatasaray

4 min read

NBA star Alperen Sengun's five-year relationship reportedly ends

NBA star Alperen Sengun's five-year relationship reportedly ends

Basketball

4 min read

Club

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

33

77

2

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

33

73

3

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

33

69

4

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

33

59

5

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

33

55

6

RAMS BAŞAKŞEHİR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

33

54

7

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

33

48

8

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

33

40

9

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RIZESPOR

33

40

10

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

33

37

11

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

33

37

12

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

33

37

13

İKAS EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

33

32

14

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

33

32

15

NATURA DÜNYASI GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

33

31

16

HESAP.COM ANTALYASPOR

ANTALYASPOR

33

29

17

MISIRLI.COM.TR FATİH KARAGÜMRÜK

KARAGÜMRÜK

33

27

18

ZECORNER KAYSERİSPOR

KAYSERİSPOR

33

27

Sightseeing Around Türkiye

Istanbul antique markets: Where to shop and what to know

Istanbul antique markets

6 min read

Istanbul antique markets: Where to shop and what to know

Turkish resort town Cesme sees booking surge after 9-day Eid holiday extension

Turkish resort town Cesme sees booking surge after 9-day Eid holiday extension

Travel

1 min read

F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda shares Istanbul visit with ‘Istan-beautiful’ post

F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda shares Istanbul visit with ‘Istan-beautiful’ post

Lifestyle

2 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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Trump lands in China for first US presidential visit in 9 years

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Israeli forces cross Litani River north of Yellow Line in southern Lebanon

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Madonna, Shakira, BTS to headline first-ever World Cup 2026 final halftime show

Madonna, Shakira, BTS to headline first-ever World Cup 2026 final halftime show

May 14 2026

Türkiye condemns Israeli minister’s raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque

Türkiye condemns Israeli minister’s raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque

May 14 2026

Turkish TV pundit Rasim Ozan Kutahyali among 200 detained in illegal betting bust

Turkish TV pundit Rasim Ozan Kutahyali among 200 detained in illegal betting bust

May 14 2026

25,000 students sidelined; J-1 visa slots slashed to 90% as US pivots to World Cup

25,000 students sidelined; J-1 visa slots slashed to 90% as US pivots to World Cup

May 14 2026

Iran slams 'unforgivable' Netanyahu visit as Israel, UAE publicly rebuke each other

Iran slams 'unforgivable' Netanyahu visit as Israel, UAE publicly rebuke each other

May 14 2026

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