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Tuvalu declares emergency as Middle East war threatens fuel supply to the microstate

World

3 min read

Tuvalu declares emergency on its main island of Funafuti after government warns that war in the Middle East poses credible risks to fuel supply

Tuvalu declares emergency as Middle East war threatens fuel supply to the microstate

Maldives, Malaysia slam attacks on UN peacekeepers and Israeli settlement push

World

2 min read

Malaysia and the Maldives issue separate condemnations Monday, with Kuala Lumpur denouncing the obstruction of UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon

Maldives, Malaysia slam attacks on UN peacekeepers and Israeli settlement push

Spanish PM's wife charged with bribery as Sanchez holds talks in China

Europe

2 min read

Spanish PM's wife charged with bribery as Sanchez holds talks in China

Hormuz shipping freeze threatens global harvests, UN food agency warns

Strait Of Hormuz

4 min read

Hormuz shipping freeze threatens global harvests, UN food agency warns

Trump warns any Iranian 'attack ship' breaching US blockade will be 'eliminated'

blockade

1 min read

Trump warns any Iranian 'attack ship' breaching US blockade will be 'eliminated'

Trump warns any Iranian ships approaching the blockade will be 'immediately eliminated' as naval operation sealing all Iranian ports came into force

'Israel may seek to make Türkiye its new enemy after Iran,' says Fidan

Israel-Türkiye

1 min read

Türkiye says Strait of Hormuz should open 'as soon as possible'

Hormuz

9 min read

Strategic logic of Türkiye’s missile transformation

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

Strategic logic of Türkiye’s missile transformation

Opinion

10 min read

Eiffel Tower staircase section heads to auction block in Paris

Eiffel Tower staircase section heads to auction block in Paris

Eiffel Tower

1 min read

'All-or-nothing' trap: Why US and Iran need interim deal

Analysis

Analysis

2 min read

Iran War

Will US buy Netanyahu's Türkiye narrative?

Will US buy Netanyahu's Türkiye narrative?

Op-Ed

7 min read

'Gulf ports are either for everyone or for no one,' Iran's military says

'Gulf ports are either for everyone or for no one,' Iran's military says

Strait Of Hormuz

2 min read

Iran's navy chief calls US Hormuz blockade 'ridiculous and laughable'

Iran's navy chief calls US Hormuz blockade 'ridiculous and laughable'

Middle East

2 min read

Trump 'doesn't care' if Iran returns to talks as US weighs new strikes

Trump 'doesn't care' if Iran returns to talks as US weighs new strikes

Iran talks

3 min read

'Cry Conscription' and let slip the dogs of war

'Cry Conscription' and let slip the dogs of war

A. Craig Copetas

Iran war does not spare Türkiye’s domestic politics

Iran war does not spare Türkiye’s domestic politics

Will Türkiye replace Gulf as the region’s investment hub?

Will Türkiye replace Gulf as the region’s investment hub?

Omer Faruk Bingol

Iran war shows dire need for modern-day Monuments Men

Iran war shows dire need for modern-day Monuments Men

Batu Kinayyigit

Iran no longer needs nukes: Strait of Hormuz is its ultimate deterrent

Iran no longer needs nukes: Strait of Hormuz is its ultimate deterrent

Operational success, strategic failure: Why did Israel’s Iran strategy fall short?

Operational success, strategic failure: Why did Israel’s Iran strategy fall short?

Hasan Mesut Onder

Suites, ties and sales tags: Domestic roots of America’s new commercial diplomacy

Suites, ties and sales tags: Domestic roots of America’s new commercial diplomacy

Enes Berna Kilic

Explosives and energy: A crisis at the right time?

Explosives and energy: A crisis at the right time?

Mustafa Cuhadar

Iran blackout exposes a strange reality as the signal dies

Iran blackout exposes a strange reality as the signal dies

Elif Erginyavuz

Waiting for Nemesis: Trump’s golden goose faces reckoning

Waiting for Nemesis: Trump’s golden goose faces reckoning

A. Craig Copetas

The ceasefire Iran shaped and Washington can't explain

The ceasefire Iran shaped and Washington can't explain

Zarif’s peace? Sources confirm it's the basis for the brink

Zarif’s peace? Sources confirm it's the basis for the brink

Corruption in Greece: What if Greek gods witnessed banana harvest on Olympus?

Corruption in Greece: What if Greek gods witnessed banana harvest on Olympus?

Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar

Istanbul's sidewalk residents face sudden eviction

Istanbul's sidewalk residents face sudden eviction

Selin Hacialioglu

Trump has different partners in Balkans, and his son wants you to accept it

Trump has different partners in Balkans, and his son wants you to accept it

US–Iran ceasefire: Who won, and will it hold?

US–Iran ceasefire: Who won, and will it hold?

Enes Berna Kilic

Stargate tops Iran's target list amid new style of infrastructure destruction

Stargate tops Iran's target list amid new style of infrastructure destruction

Salih Mustafa Kazdal

Zoot Alors! Macron blows up in smoke as Trump burns NATO

Zoot Alors! Macron blows up in smoke as Trump burns NATO

A. Craig Copetas

$Ceasefire or mirage? Inside America’s fractured debate over Iran war$

Ceasefire or mirage? Inside America’s fractured debate over Iran war

Enes Berna Kilic

Ukrainian anti-drone systems to protect Gulf skies likely to be built in Syria

Ukrainian anti-drone systems to protect Gulf skies likely to be built in Syria

Omer Ozkizilcik

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Istanbul’s new Kadikoy mosque fuels modern vs. Ottoman debate

Kadikoy Mosque

Istanbul’s new Kadikoy mosque fuels modern vs. Ottoman debate

Planned Kadikoy waterfront mosque divides architects, with competing visions fav...

Barcelona weighs Osimhen move as Yamal pushes for transfer, five exits considered

Victor Osimhen

Barcelona weighs Osimhen move as Yamal pushes for transfer, five exits considered

Barcelona explores Osimhen transfer as Yamal pushes move, with five potential pl...

Super El Nino could bring record heat to Türkiye, experts say

Environment

Super El Nino could bring record heat to Türkiye, experts say

Latest climate models signal a stronger-than-expected super El Nino event that m...

Turkish Cuisine

Otto Eats: Paper-thin technology, one honest street borek at a time

Featured

Featured

9 min read

Otto Eats: Paper-thin technology, one honest street borek at a time

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

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

Food

2 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

Türkiye moves toward sweeping tobacco ban, targets full phase-out by 2040

Türkiye moves toward sweeping tobacco ban, targets full phase-out by 2040

Turkish Education Council targets diploma scams to stop degree fraud

Turkish Education Council targets diploma scams to stop degree fraud

'The Art of Photography' Istanbul exhibition debuts at historic building

'The Art of Photography' Istanbul exhibition debuts at historic building

Editor's Pick

Quo vadis, Ankara-Washington relations?

Quo vadis, Ankara-Washington relations?

Turkish-American relations gain positive momentum in Trump's second term, but many critical questions remain unanswered

Most Read

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Tayfun, Hisar and Siper: Strategic logic of Türkiye’s missile transformation

2

Will US buy Netanyahu's Türkiye narrative?

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Osimhen boost? Galatasaray develops high-tech protection for derby

4

Trump depicts himself as Jesus Christ, calls Pope ‘weak’ after Iran peace plea

5

Inside Türkiye's new kamikaze UAV developer Skydagger

Turkish official slams Uganda general's $1B demand, Turkish bride request

Turkish official slams Uganda general's $1B demand, Turkish bride request

Diplomacy

4 min read

AK Party spokesperson dismisses Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Kainerugaba's social media demands for $1 billion and a Turkish bride as 'baseless'

Deadline nears: New regulation ends dual SIM loophole in Türkiye

Expats

3 min read

New mobile phone regulations end the practice of switching SIM slots to extend usage as registration fees rise to ₺54,258

Deadline nears: New regulation ends dual SIM loophole in Türkiye

Türkiye captures 525 suspects in raids across 56 provinces

Crime

3 min read

88 of the captured transferred to deportation centers, interior ministry says

Türkiye captures 525 suspects in raids across 56 provinces

Türkiye says Strait of Hormuz should open 'as soon as possible'

Hormuz

13 min read

The strategic Strait of Hormuz trade route should open 'as soon as possible,' Turkish foreign minister says

Türkiye says Strait of Hormuz should open 'as soon as possible'

OPEC oil output drops 7M barrels per day in March amid Hormuz crisis

OPEC oil output drops 7M barrels per day in March amid Hormuz crisis

crude

6 min read

TPAO seals Black Sea gas exploration pact with TotalEnergies

TPAO seals Black Sea gas exploration pact with TotalEnergies

Black Sea gas

4 min read

Iran war pushes pistachio prices to highest level since 2018

Iran war pushes pistachio prices to highest level since 2018

pistachio prices

5 min read

Spanish PM's wife charged with bribery as Sanchez holds talks in China

Spanish PM's wife charged with bribery as Sanchez holds talks in China

Europe

5 min read

A Spanish judge has charged Begona Gomez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with influence peddling and bribery, sending the case to trial

Hormuz shipping freeze threatens global harvests, UN food agency warns

Hormuz shipping freeze threatens global harvests, UN food agency warns

Strait Of Hormuz

8 min read

UN warns that a paralysis of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is threatening global food security by blocking critical flows of oil

Hungary premier-elect vows regime change, urges parliament convened without delay

Hungary premier-elect vows regime change, urges parliament convened without delay

Europe

5 min read

Hungary's prime minister-elect Peter Magyar vows sweeping anti-corruption reforms and the rapid restoration of EU ties

Trump says 34 ships crossed Hormuz on Sunday, most since blockade began

Trump says 34 ships crossed Hormuz on Sunday, most since blockade began

Strait Of Hormuz

5 min read

Trump says US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is succeeding in its goal of forcing Iran to the negotiating table

Maldives, Malaysia slam attacks on UN peacekeepers and Israeli settlement push

Maldives, Malaysia slam attacks on UN peacekeepers and Israeli settlement push

World

5 min read

Trump deletes image depicting him as Jesus as conservative Christians cry blasphemy

Trump deletes image depicting him as Jesus as conservative Christians cry blasphemy

Americas

5 min read

US Federal judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against WSJ

US Federal judge dismisses Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against WSJ

Americas

5 min read

Super El Nino could bring record heat to Türkiye, experts say

Super El Nino could bring record heat to Türkiye, experts say

Environment

7 min read

‘Speed 2’ ship Star Legend docks at Bodrum

‘Speed 2’ ship Star Legend docks at Bodrum

Lifestyle

2 min read

Heart disease causes 36% of all deaths across Türkiye today

Heart disease causes 36% of all deaths across Türkiye today

Health

4 min read

Eiffel Tower staircase section heads to auction block in Paris

Eiffel Tower staircase section heads to auction block in Paris

Eiffel Tower

2 min read

14-step piece from 1889 construction expected to fetch up to $165,000

Britney Spears checks into rehab following DUI arrest

Britney Spears

3 min read

Pop star voluntarily enters treatment facility weeks before scheduled court appearance in California

Britney Spears checks into rehab following DUI arrest

Istanbul’s new Kadikoy mosque fuels modern vs. Ottoman debate

Kadikoy Mosque

6 min read

Planned Kadikoy waterfront mosque divides architects, with competing visions favoring modern design, Ottoman tradition, or a hybrid approach

Istanbul’s new Kadikoy mosque fuels modern vs. Ottoman debate

Violinist Daniel Hope cancels performance with Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra

Music

5 min read

Health issues force Daniel Hope to cancel his April 16 performance with conductor Carlo Tenan and Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra

Violinist Daniel Hope cancels performance with Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra

Argentine footballer detained over 'bomb' shout before Buenos Aires flight

Argentine footballer detained over 'bomb' shout before Buenos Aires flight

Football

1 min read

Barcelona weighs Osimhen move as Yamal pushes for transfer, five exits considered

Barcelona weighs Osimhen move as Yamal pushes for transfer, five exits considered

Victor Osimhen

4 min read

Turkish actor Baris Arduc wins gold at jiu-jitsu championship in Milan

Turkish actor Baris Arduc wins gold at jiu-jitsu championship in Milan

Baris Arduc

2 min read

Club

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P

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

29

68

2

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

29

66

3

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

29

64

4

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

29

55

5

RAMS BAŞAKŞEHİR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

29

47

6

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

29

47

7

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

29

39

8

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RIZESPOR

29

36

9

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

29

35

10

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

29

34

11

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

29

34

12

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

29

33

13

HESAP.COM ANTALYASPOR

ANTALYASPOR

29

28

14

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

29

28

15

NATURA DÜNYASI GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

29

25

16

ZECORNER KAYSERİSPOR

KAYSERİSPOR

29

23

17

İKAS EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

29

22

18

MISIRLI.COM.TR FATİH KARAGÜMRÜK

KARAGÜMRÜK

29

20

Sightseeing Around Türkiye

Trade chaos for calm: Best quick escapes from Istanbul

Travel

4 min read

Trade chaos for calm: Best quick escapes from Istanbul

World’s first coins on exhibit at Türkiye’s Manisa Museum

World’s first coins on exhibit at Türkiye’s Manisa Museum

manisa museum

4 min read

Cunda Island’s colorful doors open onto a little-known Aegean past

Cunda Island’s colorful doors open onto a little-known Aegean past

Travel

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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Tuvalu declares emergency as Middle East war threatens fuel supply to the microstate

Tuvalu declares emergency as Middle East war threatens fuel supply to the microstate

Apr 14 2026

Maldives, Malaysia slam attacks on UN peacekeepers and Israeli settlement push

Maldives, Malaysia slam attacks on UN peacekeepers and Israeli settlement push

Apr 14 2026

Spanish PM's wife charged with bribery as Sanchez holds talks in China

Spanish PM's wife charged with bribery as Sanchez holds talks in China

Apr 13 2026

Hormuz shipping freeze threatens global harvests, UN food agency warns

Hormuz shipping freeze threatens global harvests, UN food agency warns

Apr 13 2026

Trump deletes image depicting him as Jesus as conservative Christians cry blasphemy

Trump deletes image depicting him as Jesus as conservative Christians cry blasphemy

Apr 13 2026

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