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Lifetime renewal guarantee becomes mandatory under Türkiye’s updated insurance framework

Health

2 min read

Türkiye its Private Health Insurance Regulation to enhance transparency, strengthen policyholder protections, introducing lifetime renewal guarantee

Lifetime renewal guarantee becomes mandatory under Türkiye’s updated insurance framework

Trump claims victory as Senate deal moves to end record government shutdown

Americas

2 min read

Trump claims victory over Democrats as a bipartisan Senate deal advances to end the longest government shutdown in US history

Trump claims victory as Senate deal moves to end record government shutdown

Google pledges $6.4 billion for German expansion as Europe races to close AI gap

Tech

3 min read

Google pledges $6.4 billion for German expansion as Europe races to close AI gap

Moscow offers to discuss US claims of secret underground nuclear tests

World

2 min read

Moscow offers to discuss US claims of secret underground nuclear tests

Turkish military cargo plane C-130 crashes in Georgia en route from Azerbaijan

Nation

4 min read

Turkish military cargo plane C-130 crashes in Georgia en route from Azerbaijan

The ministry says joint search and rescue operations have been launched in coordination with Georgian authorities

Erdogan discusses rescue efforts with Georgian leader after military plane crash

Nation

2 min read

Foreign missions in Türkiye offer condolences following military aircraft tragedy

Nation

4 min read

Legends of Anatolia: Blonde Girl, a hidden memory of Mount Ida

Legends of Anatolia: Blonde Girl, a hidden memory of Mount Ida

Legends of Anatolia

3 min read

Lamine Yamal withdrawn from Spain squad ahead of World Cup qualifier against Türkiye

Lamine Yamal withdrawn from Spain squad ahead of World Cup qualifier against Türkiye

Football

1 min read

UEFA in contact with Turkish Football Federation over betting scandal

betting scandal

3 min read

How Trump’s Syria bet redefined Ankara’s doctrine and gave Riyadh’s its moment

How Trump’s Syria bet redefined Ankara’s doctrine and gave Riyadh’s its moment

Op-Ed

7 min read

How Israeli intelligence circles see Türkiye as growing threat amid rising tensions

How Israeli intelligence circles see Türkiye as growing threat amid rising tensions

Op-Ed

11 min read

What to read from Turkish central bank’s inflation projection?

What to read from Turkish central bank’s inflation projection?

Op-Ed

2 min read

Why feminist foreign policy became cover for power politics?

Why feminist foreign policy became cover for power politics?

Op-Ed

9 min read

Grand Egyptian Museum caught between national branding hopes, economic strain

Grand Egyptian Museum

Grand Egyptian Museum caught between national branding hopes, economic strain

Grand Egyptian Museum links heritage and diplomacy, but also reflects Egypt’s ec...

New digital map redraws Roman Empire’s road network, spotlighting Anatolia’s key role

Roman history

New digital map redraws Roman Empire’s road network, spotlighting Anatolia’s key role

New Itiner-e dataset reveals the most detailed map of Roman roads to date, highl...

Bosnians deserve better than endless crisis, constant attacks

Op-Ed

Bosnians deserve better than endless crisis, constant attacks

Hope, once Bosnia’s most stubborn resource, is thinning out

Expats in Türkiye

Expats take note: Türkiye raises legal fees by 36% under new minimum attorney tariffs

Expats take note: Türkiye raises legal fees by 36% under new minimum attorney tariffs

Istanbul event guide for expats, tourists: What to see and hear this November

Istanbul event guide for expats, tourists: What to see and hear this November

Türkiye’s Touristic Eastern Express set to begin 2025–2026 winter season on Dec. 22

Türkiye’s Touristic Eastern Express set to begin 2025–2026 winter season on Dec. 22

Editor's Pick

How Türkiye’s Libya rise, US pressure force Greek reset in East Med

How Türkiye’s Libya rise, US pressure force Greek reset in East Med

Once focused on isolating Türkiye from regional equations, Greece now faces Türkiye’s growing influence in Libya and the broader region, as well as its close relations with the US and Italy

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Legends of Anatolia: Blonde Girl, a hidden memory of Mount Ida

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Moscow offers to discuss US claims of secret underground nuclear tests

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Egyptian FM Abdelatty to visit Türkiye on Nov. 12 for first Joint Planning Group meeting

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Sudan urges global action against RSF, plans westward advance on Darfur

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Why did Sharaa enter White House through side door, not main one?

Insight

The Berlin Process sidestep: How London’s migration push puts Western Balkans in difficult bind

The Berlin Process sidestep: How London’s migration push puts Western Balkans in difficult bind

Mustafa Cuhadar

Israeli fierce opposition to Turkish deployment puts Washington in a bind over Gaza

Israeli fierce opposition to Turkish deployment puts Washington in a bind over Gaza

Omer Ozkizilcik

Building future from past: How Eurasia's traditions can power a circular economy

Building future from past: How Eurasia's traditions can power a circular economy

Steliana Nedera

Lifetime renewal guarantee becomes mandatory under Türkiye’s updated insurance framework

Lifetime renewal guarantee becomes mandatory under Türkiye’s updated insurance framework

Health

5 min read

Türkiye its Private Health Insurance Regulation to enhance transparency, strengthen policyholder protections, introducing lifetime renewal guarantee

Foreign missions in Türkiye offer condolences following military aircraft tragedy

Nation

6 min read

Foreign diplomatic missions in Türkiye issue condolence messages following a C-130 military cargo plane crash near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border

Foreign missions in Türkiye offer condolences following military aircraft tragedy

Erdogan discusses rescue efforts with Georgian leader after military plane crash

Nation

3 min read

Erdogan speaks with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to discuss rescue efforts after a Turkish C-130 military cargo plane carrying 20

Erdogan discusses rescue efforts with Georgian leader after military plane crash

Turkish military cargo plane C-130 crashes in Georgia en route from Azerbaijan

Nation

4 min read

The ministry says joint search and rescue operations have been launched in coordination with Georgian authorities

Turkish military cargo plane C-130 crashes in Georgia en route from Azerbaijan

Google pledges $6.4 billion for German expansion as Europe races to close AI gap

Google pledges $6.4 billion for German expansion as Europe races to close AI gap

Tech

6 min read

Türkiye set to double jail terms, fines for market manipulation on Istanbul exchange: Report

Türkiye set to double jail terms, fines for market manipulation on Istanbul exchange: Report

market manipulation

5 min read

Inflation is like diabetes—deviation from rational policies could be dangerous: QNB Türkiye GM

Inflation is like diabetes—deviation from rational policies could be dangerous: QNB Türkiye GM

inflation

7 min read

EU to set up new intelligence unit to strengthen security capabilities

EU to set up new intelligence unit to strengthen security capabilities

Europe

4 min read

The Commission’s chief spokesperson, emphasized that the planned unit would be “very small,”

Bulgaria warns fuel reserves may run short as US sanctions threaten major refinery

Bulgaria warns fuel reserves may run short as US sanctions threaten major refinery

Region

4 min read

Bulgaria's energy minister warns the country's fuel reserves may not last long if US sanctions force its largest refinery to halt operations

Türkiye urges restraint in Iraq as Kirkuk election violence claims lives

Türkiye urges restraint in Iraq as Kirkuk election violence claims lives

Region

4 min read

Türkiye calls on all parties in Iraq to exercise restraint after attacks on Iraqi Turkmen Front election posters in Kirkuk spark violence

Artificial Intelligence becomes new weapon in Sudan’s war

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Artificial Intelligence becomes new weapon in Sudan’s war

Middle East

7 min read

Studies show how Sudan’s digital space has turned into a battleground for political and informational warfare

Trump claims victory as Senate deal moves to end record government shutdown

Trump claims victory as Senate deal moves to end record government shutdown

Americas

5 min read

Moscow offers to discuss US claims of secret underground nuclear tests

Moscow offers to discuss US claims of secret underground nuclear tests

World

5 min read

Italian president Mattarella condemns nuclear weapon allusions as global tensions rise

Italian president Mattarella condemns nuclear weapon allusions as global tensions rise

World

4 min read

Türkiye emerges as regional reference center in robotic urological surgery

Türkiye emerges as regional reference center in robotic urological surgery

robotic urological surgery

4 min read

Türkiye produced 120M tonnes of waste in 2024, including 42.2M tonnes of hazardous material

Türkiye produced 120M tonnes of waste in 2024, including 42.2M tonnes of hazardous material

Environment

5 min read

Tailored vitamin D plan cuts repeat heart attack risk by half

Tailored vitamin D plan cuts repeat heart attack risk by half

Health

2 min read

Egypt arrests man over viral video reciting Quran inside Grand Egyptian Museum

Egypt arrests man over viral video reciting Quran inside Grand Egyptian Museum

Grand Egyptian Museum

1 min read

Ahmed al-Smalous was reciting verses from the Quran, which tell part of the story of Pharaoh and the Prophet Moses, in the hall of the museum

Historic Askeran Fortress reopens to visitors after restoration in Karabakh, Azerbaijan

Culture

3 min read

The 274-year-old 'Eastern Gate of the Karabakh Mountains' has been fully restored after years of neglect

Historic Askeran Fortress reopens to visitors after restoration in Karabakh, Azerbaijan

Legends of Anatolia: Blonde Girl, a hidden memory of Mount Ida

Legends of Anatolia

6 min read

Kafkas University study traces six Blonde Girl variants on Mount Ida, showing how faith, place, and oral transmission keep an Anatolian legend alive

Legends of Anatolia: Blonde Girl, a hidden memory of Mount Ida

Gobeklitepe continues to reveal new layers of prehistoric life after 30 years of excavation

Archaeology

4 min read

Gobeklitepe, one of the earliest known monumental ritual sites, continues to reshape global understanding of prehistoric communities and shared cultural life

Gobeklitepe continues to reveal new layers of prehistoric life after 30 years of excavation

Lamine Yamal withdrawn from Spain squad ahead of World Cup qualifier against Türkiye

Lamine Yamal withdrawn from Spain squad ahead of World Cup qualifier against Türkiye

Football

2 min read

UEFA in contact with Turkish Football Federation over betting scandal

UEFA in contact with Turkish Football Federation over betting scandal

betting scandal

4 min read

Elmali removed from Türkiye squad as 1,024 players face betting investigation

Elmali removed from Türkiye squad as 1,024 players face betting investigation

Football

5 min read

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

12

29

2

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

12

28

3

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

12

25

4

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

12

23

5

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

12

22

6

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

12

20

7

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

12

19

8

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

12

15

9

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

12

14

10

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RİZESPOR

12

14

11

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

12

14

12

HESAP.COM ANTALYASPOR

ANTALYASPOR

12

13

13

RAMS BAŞAKŞEHİR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

12

13

14

GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

12

11

15

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

12

10

16

ZECORNER KAYSERİSPOR

KAYSERİSPOR

12

9

17

İKAS EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

12

8

18

MISIRLI.COM.TR FATİH KARAGÜMRÜK

KARAGÜMRÜK

12

7

19

SİPAY BODRUM FK

BODRUM FK

0

0

20

NET GLOBAL SİVASSPOR

SİVASSPOR

0

0

21

ADANA DEMİRSPOR A.Ş.

ADANA DEMİRSPOR

0

0

22

ATAKAŞ HATAYSPOR

HATAYSPOR

0

0

Sightseeing Around Türkiye

Giresun Island moves toward tourism opening as Eastern Black Sea’s only habitable isle

trave

1 min read

Giresun Island moves toward tourism opening as Eastern Black Sea’s only habitable isle

Tourists discover sunken city, hidden bays on blue cruises in Türkiye's Kekova

Tourists discover sunken city, hidden bays on blue cruises in Türkiye's Kekova

Travel

2 min read

Explore Balat: Your guide to Istanbul’s multicultural quarter on the Golden Horn

Explore Balat: Your guide to Istanbul’s multicultural quarter on the Golden Horn

Travel

5 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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At least 6 killed in blaze at warehouse in Kocaeli’s major industrial hub

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Gas buildup triggers explosion at Social Sciences University of Ankara; 6 hospitalized

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Lifetime renewal guarantee becomes mandatory under Türkiye’s updated insurance framework

Lifetime renewal guarantee becomes mandatory under Türkiye’s updated insurance framework

Nov 12 2025

Foreign missions in Türkiye offer condolences following military aircraft tragedy

Foreign missions in Türkiye offer condolences following military aircraft tragedy

Nov 12 2025

Trump claims victory as Senate deal moves to end record government shutdown

Trump claims victory as Senate deal moves to end record government shutdown

Nov 11 2025

Erdogan discusses rescue efforts with Georgian leader after military plane crash

Erdogan discusses rescue efforts with Georgian leader after military plane crash

Nov 11 2025

Google pledges $6.4 billion for German expansion as Europe races to close AI gap

Google pledges $6.4 billion for German expansion as Europe races to close AI gap

Nov 11 2025

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