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UAE ‘braced for the worst’ as Iran-US talks seek breakthrough

Middle East

1 min read

The UAE says it hopes for an Iran-US diplomatic breakthrough but is preparing for renewed conflict as tensions and strike threats persist

UAE ‘braced for the worst’ as Iran-US talks seek breakthrough

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

Türkiye-S. Korea

3 min read

Erdogan to discuss strategic partnership, regional and global issues with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

EU Commission backs Tusk in Poland's escalating constitutional crisis

Poland

6 min read

EU Commission backs Tusk in Poland's escalating constitutional crisis

Netanyahu could use Iran war to stay in power: Israeli opposition leader

Middle East

2 min read

Netanyahu could use Iran war to stay in power: Israeli opposition leader

Arab parties win record 19 seats. Why are they still shut out?

Analysis

Israel Election

14 min read

Arab parties win record 19 seats. Why are they still shut out?

Arab-led parties win a record 19 seats in the Israeli election as Netanyahu's camp fell short, analysts tell Türkiye Today why they are still shut out

Israel prepares for renewed Iran strikes as Trump points to Pickaxe Mountain

Iran War

5 min read

Protesters at Eisenkot’s home urge Arab-backed government to oust Netanyahu

on radar

2 min read VIDEO

Mossad joins Israel election interference probe beyond Qatar

Israel Elections

3 min read

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

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

Environment

10 min read

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

Explainer

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

Nation

6 min read

Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old shrine maiden in Japan

Archaeology

2 min read

Tethered hot air balloon offers aerial views of Dalyan in Türkiye

Travel

2 min read

Spotlight

Israeli demands stand in way of peace agreement, Syria says

Israeli demands stand in way of peace agreement, Syria says

Middle East

3 min read

Istanbul Marathon shuts major bridges, Eurasia Tunnel as thousands take to streets

Istanbul Marathon shuts major bridges, Eurasia Tunnel as thousands take to streets

48th Istanbul Marathon

6 min read

'What Remains' team reflects on life, loss, and rebuilding in exclusive talk

'What Remains' team reflects on life, loss, and rebuilding in exclusive talk

6 min read

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

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

5 min read

Missing G20 photo is the most honest picture of broken multilateralism

Missing G20 photo is the most honest picture of broken multilateralism

6 min read

Türkiye announces former FM Sinirlioglu as UN secretary-general candidate

Türkiye announces former FM Sinirlioglu as UN secretary-general candidate

United Nations

3 min read

Polish president turns plane around as top court cries 'coup d'etat'

Polish president turns plane around as top court cries 'coup d'etat'

Poland

4 min read

Kyrgyz president hails Ihlas Holding energy project as regional model

Kyrgyz president hails Ihlas Holding energy project as regional model

4 min read

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

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

Israel’s reckoning: Eisenkot, Abbas and the fight to bring Netanyahu down

Israel’s reckoning: Eisenkot, Abbas and the fight to bring Netanyahu down

Is Europe ready for a Türkiye with little left to lose?

Is Europe ready for a Türkiye with little left to lose?

Central bank cuts rates but Turkish market has a lot on its plate

Central bank cuts rates but Turkish market has a lot on its plate

Omer Faruk Bingol

'Eventually Germans': Merz praised the result, not the law behind it

'Eventually Germans': Merz praised the result, not the law behind it

Shorts

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

Not the next COVID

Istanbul's ticking time bombs

Is America's reputation lost in the Middle East?

Married against the odds

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Bullying turns Türkiye’s schools into places to fight, not learn

Bullying turns Türkiye’s schools into places to fight, not learn

Nearly 40% of students in Türkiye face insults at school monthly, a new survey f...

How far can Türkiye’s cannabis exception go?

How far can Türkiye’s cannabis exception go?

Türkiye permits prescription cannabis products under strict controls while offic...

'How do you live with Zionists?' One Palestinian 48er turns to physics for answers

'How do you live with Zionists?' One Palestinian 48er turns to physics for answers

The real danger of the third body isn’t erasing Palestinian identity overnight—i...

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 theater, music and exhibitions for week of Oct. 26

Istanbul theater, music and exhibitions for week of Oct. 26

Gaziantep Wildlife Park opens new Predator Island

Gaziantep Wildlife Park opens new Predator Island

Türkiye targets $70B tourism revenue in 2027, eyes spot among world's top 5

Türkiye targets $70B tourism revenue in 2027, eyes spot among world's top 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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Iran’s army says Su-35 jets are bought but will arrive only after the war

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Russia-Ukraine war ‘no longer sustainable’: Turkish foreign minister

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US delegation to join Iran for direct talks in Doha after breakthrough: Report

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Morocco declares 35-year MINURSO chapter closed after Russia veto

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Nawrocki says 'forcible takeover' of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, calls crisis talks

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

Türkiye-S. Korea

8 min read

Erdogan to discuss strategic partnership, regional and global issues with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday

Istanbul Marathon shuts major bridges, Eurasia Tunnel as thousands take to streets

48th Istanbul Marathon

14 min read

Traffic restrictions affect key crossings and roads on both sides of Istanbul as participants join the city's 48th intercontinental marathon

Istanbul Marathon shuts major bridges, Eurasia Tunnel as thousands take to streets

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

Explainer

12 min read

A Turkish TV host finds missing people live and questions suspects on air. There is no judge, yet the studio runs like a court

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

Spoiled chicken seized at restaurant in Türkiye's Hatay during inspection

Nation

3 min read

Municipal inspectors seized about 15 kilograms of spoiled raw and cooked chicken from a restaurant in Hatay, Türkiye, and launched legal proceedings

Spoiled chicken seized at restaurant in Türkiye's Hatay during inspection

Türkiye appoints new chief market regulator as fund scandal deepens

Türkiye appoints new chief market regulator as fund scandal deepens

Fund Scandal

6 min read

Alibaba’s Qwen AI to power Apple Intelligence features in China

Alibaba’s Qwen AI to power Apple Intelligence features in China

Tech

3 min read

Binance scrambles to cover $6.3B crypto heist as FBI blames North Korea

Binance scrambles to cover $6.3B crypto heist as FBI blames North Korea

crypto heist

6 min read

EU Commission backs Tusk in Poland's escalating constitutional crisis

EU Commission backs Tusk in Poland's escalating constitutional crisis

Poland

12 min read

Prime Minister Donald Tusk accuses President Karol Nawrocki and conservative opposition of undermining rule of law

Netanyahu could use Iran war to stay in power: Israeli opposition leader

Netanyahu could use Iran war to stay in power: Israeli opposition leader

Middle East

5 min read

Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan warned Netanyahu could use a new Iran conflict for political survival amid Israel’s election deadlock

Riot police clear tent camps in Lisbon, Porto amid housing crisis

Riot police clear tent camps in Lisbon, Porto amid housing crisis

Europe

Police in Lisbon and Porto tear down housing protest camps, detaining 13 as demonstrators oppose government plans to ease evictions

New war with US could ‘last longer than previous conflict,’ Iran warns

New war with US could ‘last longer than previous conflict,’ Iran warns

Middle East

4 min read

Iran warned any new war with the US could last longer, while the IRGC said future operations would face no geographical limits

Bangladesh sets up wage board amid textile worker protests in Dhaka

Bangladesh sets up wage board amid textile worker protests in Dhaka

Asia & Pacific

Salvadoran president denies troops bombed civilians in Haiti

Salvadoran president denies troops bombed civilians in Haiti

Americas

6 min read

Bolsonaro can stay in US as long as he wants: Trump

Bolsonaro can stay in US as long as he wants: Trump

Americas

5 min read

Tethered hot air balloon offers aerial views of Dalyan in Türkiye

Tethered hot air balloon offers aerial views of Dalyan in Türkiye

Travel

4 min read

ASELSAN wins TUSEB prestige award for heart-lung machine

ASELSAN wins TUSEB prestige award for heart-lung machine

Science

3 min read

Giant skeletons take over Mexico City as the Day of the Dead goes big

Giant skeletons take over Mexico City as the Day of the Dead goes big

Lifestyle

Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old shrine maiden in Japan

Archaeology

Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old shrine maiden in Japan

History

3 min read

Archaeologists in Gunma Prefecture recover a 40-centimeter clay figure of a female shaman from the moat of a fifth-century burial mound

Folk artist Sumer Ezgu to represent Türkiye at ABU Music Festival in Sri Lanka

Culture

5 min read

The festival will bring together the musical cultures of different countries in the Asia-Pacific region, TRT’s partner broadcaster

Folk artist Sumer Ezgu to represent Türkiye at ABU Music Festival in Sri Lanka

Antalya Golden Orange awards honor Turkish and global cinema

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

9 min read

Yesim Ustaoglu wins best director for ‘What Remains’ as the festival names winners across national and international competitions

Antalya Golden Orange awards honor Turkish and global cinema

Istanbul's historic Sadabad Police Station reopens as book cafe after restoration

History

6 min read

Istanbul's historic Sadabad Police Station reopens as Vefa Konagi, a book cafe and social facility, following restoration of its Ottoman architecture

Istanbul's historic Sadabad Police Station reopens as book cafe after restoration

Yamaha cites travel policy to skip Qatar MotoGP

Yamaha cites travel policy to skip Qatar MotoGP

Motorsports

2 min read

13-year-old Habib Omer Balaban wins Türkiye boxing title after returning to thering

13-year-old Habib Omer Balaban wins Türkiye boxing title after returning to thering

Sports

5 min read

Kenya’s Kipchumba breaks men’s course record at Istanbul Marathon

Kenya’s Kipchumba breaks men’s course record at Istanbul Marathon

Sports

5 min read

Club

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

10

25

2

AMED SPORTİF FAALİYETLER

AMEDSPOR

10

23

3

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

9

19

4

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

9

18

5

ARCA ÇORUM FK

ÇORUM FK

10

16

6

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

10

16

7

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

9

16

8

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

10

16

9

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

10

15

10

ERZURUMSPOR FK

ERZURUMSPOR

10

14

11

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

9

12

12

İSTANBUL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

9

11

13

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RIZESPOR

10

11

14

GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

9

8

15

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

9

8

16

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

10

8

17

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

9

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

IN PICTURES

Bangladesh sets up wage board amid textile worker protests in Dhaka

Bangladesh sets up wage board amid textile worker protests in Dhaka

Bangladesh sets up a wage board as textile workers in Dhaka protest for a higher monthly minimum pay amid rising living costs

Riot police clear tent camps in Lisbon, Porto amid housing crisis

Riot police clear tent camps in Lisbon, Porto amid housing crisis

Giant skeletons take over Mexico City as the Day of the Dead goes big

Giant skeletons take over Mexico City as the Day of the Dead goes big

CNN picks 23 Turkish dishes that go beyond the kebab

CNN picks 23 Turkish dishes that go beyond the kebab

Featured Videos

Bulgaria votes in presidential runoff as Black Sea attacks sharpen divide over Russia

ASELSAN wins TUSEB prestige award for heart-lung machine

Istanbul Marathon shuts major bridges, Eurasia Tunnel as thousands take to streets

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UAE ‘braced for the worst’ as Iran-US talks seek breakthrough

UAE ‘braced for the worst’ as Iran-US talks seek breakthrough

Middle East

Nov 01 2026

Bangladesh sets up wage board amid textile worker protests in Dhaka

Bangladesh sets up wage board amid textile worker protests in Dhaka

Asia & Pacific

Nov 01 2026

Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old shrine maiden in Japan

Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old shrine maiden in Japan

Archaeology

Nov 01 2026

Tethered hot air balloon offers aerial views of Dalyan in Türkiye

Tethered hot air balloon offers aerial views of Dalyan in Türkiye

Tourism

Nov 01 2026

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

Türkiye-S. Korea

Nov 01 2026

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