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How much can US midterms actually change for Middle East?

Analysis

5 min read

The midterms could halt the war by cutting Trump’s budget, or internal gridlock might leave his executive power unchecked, rendering the vote a Middle...

How much can US midterms actually change for Middle East?

Türkiye arrests ex-Borsa Istanbul chief in fund scandal, custody toll hits 112

Fund Scandal

3 min read

Probe reaches 433 suspects, with 186 under judicial control, and authorities freezing assets linked to hundreds of individuals and companies

Türkiye arrests ex-Borsa Istanbul chief in fund scandal, custody toll hits 112

Aselsan lands $1.1B air defense export deal with unnamed customer

Defense Industry

2 min read VIDEO

Aselsan lands $1.1B air defense export deal with unnamed customer

Türkiye's inflation accelerates in October on renewed energy, food pressures

inflation

2 min read

Türkiye's inflation accelerates in October on renewed energy, food pressures

Iran says US deal 'far' off, rejects 'excessive demands' as talks intensify

Iran Talks

3 min read

Iran says US deal 'far' off, rejects 'excessive demands' as talks intensify

Iran and US reportedly remain far from peace deal, as Tehran says it won’t accept 'excessive demands'

US renews strikes on Iran's Qeshm as Vance signals progress in talks

Iran War

3 min read

Trump says Iran deal could happen as he reopens Reflecting Pool on eve of midterms

World

3 min read

Iranian team leaves Doha talks as draft US deal circulates

Iran talks

5 min read

Swipe right, lose it all: Police bust Tinder date phone-theft ring in Türkiye

Swipe right, lose it all: Police bust Tinder date phone-theft ring in Türkiye

Crime

1 min read VIDEO

Possible red blood cells found in 115-million-year-old dinosaur bone

Possible red blood cells found in 115-million-year-old dinosaur bone

Science

3 min read

Philippines' Mayon Volcano spews ash as 13 earthquakes raise eruption concerns

Asia & Pacific

1 min read

International Saffron Festival brings global flavors to Türkiye's Safranbolu

Food

1 min read

Spotlight

The midnight option: How a third Iran war could break the nuclear taboo

The midnight option: How a third Iran war could break the nuclear taboo

8 min read

Erdogan ally Bahceli pushes plan to expand Türkiye to 100 provinces, 1,000 districts

Erdogan ally Bahceli pushes plan to expand Türkiye to 100 provinces, 1,000 districts

The Ankara Line

3 min read

Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, chairman of Zorlu Holding, dies at 82

Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, chairman of Zorlu Holding, dies at 82

Business

1 min read

Who is Iliana Yotova, Bulgaria's Russia-friendly first elected woman president?

Who is Iliana Yotova, Bulgaria's Russia-friendly first elected woman president?

2 min read

How the Badr agreement complements the Mecca pact

How the Badr agreement complements the Mecca pact

8 min read

Eisenkot set for 67 recommendations as Arab lists lean toward backing him

Eisenkot set for 67 recommendations as Arab lists lean toward backing him

Israel Election

2 min read

Heavy rain floods Türkiye's Bodrum, sweeps car into sea as 8 provinces face warnings

Heavy rain floods Türkiye's Bodrum, sweeps car into sea as 8 provinces face warnings

Nation

3 min read

Europe’s plastic waste casts long shadow over Türkiye’s Mediterranean ahead of COP31

Europe’s plastic waste casts long shadow over Türkiye’s Mediterranean ahead of COP31

10 min read

Time is on Tyla's ankle. Trump isn't so lucky

Time is on Tyla's ankle. Trump isn't so lucky

A. Craig Copetas

Netanyahu’s best hope may be Iran saying no to diplomacy

Netanyahu’s best hope may be Iran saying no to diplomacy

Nov. 3: A rough ride for Turkish markets, with more challenges ahead

Nov. 3: A rough ride for Turkish markets, with more challenges ahead

Omer Faruk Bingol

Start-up Nation's latest invention: Calling Arab turnout foreign interference

Start-up Nation's latest invention: Calling Arab turnout foreign interference

Iran war's political bill comes due

Iran war's political bill comes due

Egypt and the Mecca alliance: A natural partner that isn’t ready

Egypt and the Mecca alliance: A natural partner that isn’t ready

Serbia after Vucic: A new chapter or the same balancing act?

Serbia after Vucic: A new chapter or the same balancing act?

Mustafa Cuhadar

Make America insurable again

Make America insurable again

A. Craig Copetas

Beginning of the end for Trump? Don’t count on the midterms

Beginning of the end for Trump? Don’t count on the midterms

22 ancient artifacts, 2 allies and politics of Achilles' shield

22 ancient artifacts, 2 allies and politics of Achilles' shield

Israel gets a chance to start over as Likud slides and Arab parties surge

Israel gets a chance to start over as Likud slides and Arab parties surge

Volkswagen already treats China as a tech equal. Berlin must catch up

Volkswagen already treats China as a tech equal. Berlin must catch up

MBS has three bad options in the Iran war and may need all of them

MBS has three bad options in the Iran war and may need all of them

Babel in binary: Do our digital habits affect literacy?

Babel in binary: Do our digital habits affect literacy?

The November men who would rather not know

The November men who would rather not know

A. Craig Copetas

Stablecoins are changing global finance: Is Türkiye ready?

Stablecoins are changing global finance: Is Türkiye ready?

Lula’s comeback: Bolsonarism isn’t going anywhere

Lula’s comeback: Bolsonarism isn’t going anywhere

Melike Hocaoglu Caglioz

Would Israel’s opposition change its policy toward Türkiye?

Would Israel’s opposition change its policy toward Türkiye?

Deniz Karakullukcu

Send sanctions, bots and dummies: The midterms hit the fan

Send sanctions, bots and dummies: The midterms hit the fan

A. Craig Copetas

How regional patrons keep Sudan’s RSF on life support

How regional patrons keep Sudan’s RSF on life support

Umut Cagri Sari

Shorts

Foreign wars, local votes

48th Istanbul Marathon

Istanbul’s forgotten wall

Guess these 5 Istanbul icons

Trump found a villain for France’s protests

Middle Eastern or Mediterranean?

Grabbing Russia by the tomatoes?

Istanbul's mystery mace

Flavors of Türkiye hit DC

The sunken mosque emerges

Istanbul underwater

Greek MEP crosses red line

Traces of Islam in the founding of US

The baklava joke that stuck

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Turkish-origin migrants feel safe in Amsterdam despite discrimination, study finds

Europe

Turkish-origin migrants feel safe in Amsterdam despite discrimination, study finds

Study finds Turkish-origin migrants view Amsterdam as safe, women citing greater...

Fenerbahce out of Kadikoy? Türkiye eyes 75K Istanbul stadium for EURO 2032 final

Fenerbahce out of Kadikoy? Türkiye eyes 75K Istanbul stadium for EURO 2032 final

EURO 2032 final bid could help Fenerbahce turn its fortunes around after a lost ...

Detective who isn’t: Türkiye’s live TV host who finds the missing

Detective who isn’t: Türkiye’s live TV host who finds the missing

A Turkish TV host finds missing people live and questions suspects on air. There...

Turkish Cuisine

Otto Eats: Kelle paca, because therapy is closed at 3 am

Recipe

8 min read

Otto Eats: Kelle paca, because therapy is closed at 3 am

Otto Eats: Coban Kavurma, the lamb dish that never needed a sauce or a sultan

Otto Eats: Coban Kavurma, the lamb dish that never needed a sauce or a sultan

Recipe

8 min read

Not a proverb? Study links Byzantine fish carvings to the devil

Not a proverb? Study links Byzantine fish carvings to the devil

In-Depth

5 min read

Expats in Türkiye

Istanbul trades routine for stages and galleries, Nov. 3-8

Istanbul trades routine for stages and galleries, Nov. 3-8

Türkiye clarifies €430 customs exemption for travelers: What is excluded?

Türkiye clarifies €430 customs exemption for travelers: What is excluded?

Heavy rain, thunderstorms to hit Türkiye as temperatures drop from Nov.5

Heavy rain, thunderstorms to hit Türkiye as temperatures drop from Nov.5

Editor's Pick

Exclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman'

Exclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman'

The phantom writer communicated exclusively via email and rarely phoned Canadian publications, who were oblivious until Türkiye Today unraveled the matter

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Tucker Carlson claims Netanyahu pushing Trump toward nuclear strike on Iran

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Eisenkot set for 67 recommendations as Arab lists lean toward backing him

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Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel's condition worsens after cardiac arrest on pitch

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The midnight option: How a third Iran war could break the nuclear taboo

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Pilot's mayday call revealed as Learjet crash kills 9 near Trump's Mar-a-Lago

Türkiye arrests ex-Borsa Istanbul chief in fund scandal, custody toll hits 112

Türkiye arrests ex-Borsa Istanbul chief in fund scandal, custody toll hits 112

Fund Scandal

5 min read

Probe reaches 433 suspects, with 186 under judicial control, and authorities freezing assets linked to hundreds of individuals and companies

Aselsan lands $1.1B air defense export deal with unnamed customer

Defense Industry

5 min read

Aselsan signed a $1.1 billion export contract for air defense systems with an unnamed foreign customer as its order backlog tops $30 billion

Aselsan lands $1.1B air defense export deal with unnamed customer

Swipe right, lose it all: Police bust Tinder date phone-theft ring in Türkiye

Crime

1 min read

Police in Ankara detained 8 suspects accused of stealing phones from people they met on Tinder and draining their bank accounts in 5 provinces

Swipe right, lose it all: Police bust Tinder date phone-theft ring in Türkiye

EU must overcome 'strategic blindness' toward Türkiye: Turkish official

EU-Türkiye

6 min read

Turkish parliamentary foreign affairs chief Fuat Oktay tells Berlin meeting EU must overcome its 'strategic blindness' toward Türkiye

EU must overcome 'strategic blindness' toward Türkiye: Turkish official

Alberta data center to emit heat of 23 Hiroshima bombs daily

Alberta data center to emit heat of 23 Hiroshima bombs daily

Tech

5 min read

Türkiye's inflation accelerates in October on renewed energy, food pressures

Türkiye's inflation accelerates in October on renewed energy, food pressures

inflation

4 min read

OpenAI hires former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for new national security role

OpenAI hires former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for new national security role

Tech

4 min read

2,800 troops to join first Ukraine support force exercise in Poland

2,800 troops to join first Ukraine support force exercise in Poland

Europe

6 min read

Britain and France will lead 2,800 troops from 11 nations in Poland to test a force designed to support Ukraine after fighting ends

Yemen’s army hits Houthis 951 times across multiple fronts in one day

Yemen’s army hits Houthis 951 times across multiple fronts in one day

Middle East

6 min read

Yemen’s army targets Houthi positions on several fronts, claims killing hundreds of fighters and destroying dozens of vehicles

Eisenkot won't serve under Netanyahu even if Trump asks: Report

Eisenkot won't serve under Netanyahu even if Trump asks: Report

Israel Election

7 min read

Eisenkot says privately he will not join Netanyahu-led government even if Trump asks, as Netanyahu insists on leading broad coalition

Ex-Israeli soldier says army labeled innocent Palestinians ‘terrorists’

Ex-Israeli soldier says army labeled innocent Palestinians ‘terrorists’

Middle East

3 min read

A former Israeli soldier said the army manipulated Gaza and West Bank messaging, including labeling innocent Palestinians as “terrorists”

Philippines' Mayon Volcano spews ash as 13 earthquakes raise eruption concerns

Philippines' Mayon Volcano spews ash as 13 earthquakes raise eruption concerns

Asia & Pacific

5 min read

Court rejects Trump bid for Harvard admissions records

Court rejects Trump bid for Harvard admissions records

Americas

5 min read

Abdul El-Sayed fires up Detroit crowd with free health care pledge

Abdul El-Sayed fires up Detroit crowd with free health care pledge

Americas

7 min read

International Saffron Festival brings global flavors to Türkiye's Safranbolu

International Saffron Festival brings global flavors to Türkiye's Safranbolu

Food

5 min read

Hong Kong logs its warmest October since records began in 1884

Hong Kong logs its warmest October since records began in 1884

Environment

5 min read

Corum moves to join UNESCO Creative Cities Network for gastronomy

Corum moves to join UNESCO Creative Cities Network for gastronomy

Food

8 min read

Istanbul trades routine for stages and galleries, Nov. 3-8

Istanbul trades routine for stages and galleries, Nov. 3-8

things to do in Istanbul

7 min read

Theater, concerts and exhibitions fill Istanbul venues from Nov. 3 to Nov. 8, with several gallery shows running into 2027

Once closed by French occupation, Türkiye's historic school still thrives

History

9 min read

Founded in 1909, Mersin's historic school continues teaching in its protected stone building after surviving French occupation

Once closed by French occupation, Türkiye's historic school still thrives

Türkiye recovers 100 looted antiquities from US, unveils them in Istanbul show

Archaeology

13 min read

Türkiye recovers 100 ancient artifacts from US, including Bronze Age treasures and Roman statues, and unveils them in major Istanbul exhibition

Türkiye recovers 100 looted antiquities from US, unveils them in Istanbul show

Swiss cellist Jodok Vuille performs Tarkan hit at first major solo concert in Türkiye

Music

2 min read

Swiss cellist Jodok Vuille performs Tarkan's hit 'Simarik,' film soundtracks and classical works at his first major solo concert in Türkiye

Swiss cellist Jodok Vuille performs Tarkan hit at first major solo concert in Türkiye

AFC postpones 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia to December amid security concerns

AFC postpones 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia to December amid security concerns

Afc Asian Cup

6 min read

Sergio Conceicao agrees to lead Fenerbahce ahead of Liverpool clash: Report

Sergio Conceicao agrees to lead Fenerbahce ahead of Liverpool clash: Report

Football

2 min read

Fenerbahce's Mason Greenwood expected to return for Liverpool clash

Fenerbahce's Mason Greenwood expected to return for Liverpool clash

Football

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Club

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

10

25

2

AMED SPORTİF FAALİYETLER

AMEDSPOR

10

23

3

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

10

22

4

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

10

19

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KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

10

17

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ARCA ÇORUM FK

ÇORUM FK

10

16

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KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

10

16

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FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

10

16

9

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

10

15

10

ERZURUMSPOR FK

ERZURUMSPOR

10

14

11

İSTANBUL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

10

14

12

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

10

12

13

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RIZESPOR

10

11

14

GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

10

11

15

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

10

8

16

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

10

8

17

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

10

4

18

EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

10

3

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

Turks are barbaric Mongolians, says Greek MEP Fragkos hours before checking DNA results

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

5 min read

Turks are barbaric Mongolians, says Greek MEP Fragkos hours before checking DNA results

Hair Force One: American diplomacy gets a blowout

Hair Force One: American diplomacy gets a blowout

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

5 min read

Inside Türkiye's secret plan that alarmed German authorities

Inside Türkiye's secret plan that alarmed German authorities

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

3 min read

Beyond The Map

Thousands of migratory birds flock to Türkiye's Kizilirmak Delta

Environment

Thousands of migratory birds flock to Türkiye's Kizilirmak Delta

Bayam Redness rock formations in Türkiye's Kars resemble Arizona canyons

Bayam Redness rock formations in Türkiye's Kars resemble Arizona canyons

Travel

Divers document return of rare species off Princes' Islands

Divers document return of rare species off Princes' Islands

Beyond the Map

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French high schoolers block schools, weigh continuing protests

French high schoolers block schools, weigh continuing protests

French high school students blockade schools after autumn break, voting on whether to continue protests despite government concessions

Serbia remembers 16 killed in Novi Sad canopy collapse 2 years on

Serbia remembers 16 killed in Novi Sad canopy collapse 2 years on

Bulgaria’s Iotova set to become country’s first elected woman president

Bulgaria’s Iotova set to become country’s first elected woman president

Runners race through history between two ancient cities in Aydin

Runners race through history between two ancient cities in Aydin

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Iran says US deal 'far' off, rejects 'excessive demands' as talks intensify

Iran says US deal 'far' off, rejects 'excessive demands' as talks intensify

Iran Talks

Nov 03 2026

Nvidia tells cloud clients to sell 51% of services outside China: Report

Nvidia tells cloud clients to sell 51% of services outside China: Report

Tech

Nov 03 2026

Lufthansa sees 2026 fuel bill jump €2B as Iran war drives costs higher

Lufthansa sees 2026 fuel bill jump €2B as Iran war drives costs higher

Travel

Nov 03 2026

Possible red blood cells found in 115-million-year-old dinosaur bone

Possible red blood cells found in 115-million-year-old dinosaur bone

Science

Nov 03 2026

Türkiye arrests ex-Borsa Istanbul chief in fund scandal, custody toll hits 112

Türkiye arrests ex-Borsa Istanbul chief in fund scandal, custody toll hits 112

Fund Scandal

Nov 03 2026

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