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Explosions rattle Riyadh as coalition intercepts Houthi missile

Middle East

1 min read

Powerful explosions heard across Saudi capital after residents receive aerial threat warning

Explosions rattle Riyadh as coalition intercepts Houthi missile

Czech intelligence chief warns Russia may carry out riskier operations in Europe

Europe

2 min read

Moscow could target Czech Republic or another democratic country in coming months, Michal Koudelka says

Czech intelligence chief warns Russia may carry out riskier operations in Europe

Germany detains 2 Turkish citizens over Starlink station fire in Poland

Germany

2 min read

Germany detains 2 Turkish citizens over Starlink station fire in Poland

Türkiye's fund relief plan aims to cut payout waitlist below 100,000, VP says

Fund Turmoil

3 min read

Türkiye's fund relief plan aims to cut payout waitlist below 100,000, VP says

Erdogan says Türkiye stands with Saudi Arabia after deadly Riyadh airport attacks

Houthi Attacks

2 min read

Erdogan says Türkiye stands with Saudi Arabia after deadly Riyadh airport attacks

Erdogan expresses solidarity with Saudi Arabia after attacks kill 12, injure hundreds, also reiterates commitment to regional peace, stability

Mecca alliance, Egypt condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi airports that killed 19

Yemen

3 min read

Saudi Arabia vows to maintain energy supplies under all circumstances

Energy

2 min read

Turkish contractors maintain Riyadh airport bids despite Houthi attacks

Turkish Contractors

3 min read

In America, the grift is always greener

Op-Ed

In America, the grift is always greener

Opinion

7 min read

Duanju: The short dramas that hook you in 3 seconds and bill you in 3 episodes

Featured

Duanju: The short dramas that hook you in 3 seconds and bill you in 3 episodes

Cinema

6 min read

Stolen Renoir paintings recovered in France, both damaged

Europe

2 min read

Rare Ottoman banner draws attention at Ankara antique fair

History

2 min read

Spotlight

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

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

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

5 min read

Fuel tax cuts feel like relief. The bill just shows up later

Fuel tax cuts feel like relief. The bill just shows up later

5 min read

Türkiye inflation falls below 30% after 58 months; rate cuts back in play

Türkiye inflation falls below 30% after 58 months; rate cuts back in play

5 min read

World condemns deadly Riyadh airport attack as Saudi coalition vows response

World condemns deadly Riyadh airport attack as Saudi coalition vows response

3 min read

Battle-tested in Ukraine: Is Saudi Arabia next for Türkiye’s Korkut anti-drone systems?

Battle-tested in Ukraine: Is Saudi Arabia next for Türkiye’s Korkut anti-drone systems?

Trump’s obsession with Syrian army is a reckless gamble

Trump’s obsession with Syrian army is a reckless gamble

Belgrade needs Kosovo to be Muslim. Türkiye should ask why

Belgrade needs Kosovo to be Muslim. Türkiye should ask why

Albatros Rexhaj

The apocalypse is coming. Please observe the safety instructions

The apocalypse is coming. Please observe the safety instructions

A. Craig Copetas

Uncertainty is the new surcharge: Türkiye’s Black Sea test

Uncertainty is the new surcharge: Türkiye’s Black Sea test

Deniz Karakullukcu

Trauma, fear, and Bibi: What is driving Israeli voters?

Trauma, fear, and Bibi: What is driving Israeli voters?

Defense-as-a-Service: How Türkiye reshapes Gulf security through Mecca pact

Defense-as-a-Service: How Türkiye reshapes Gulf security through Mecca pact

Arda Mevlutoglu

Bosnia counts votes faster, but fewer voters turn out

Bosnia counts votes faster, but fewer voters turn out

Mustafa Cuhadar

Ground Control to Major Tom: The new space race is lifting off

Ground Control to Major Tom: The new space race is lifting off

Palestine, fall 2026: Democracy returns to the catwalk

Palestine, fall 2026: Democracy returns to the catwalk

A. Craig Copetas

The death penalty is putting America at odds with its allies

The death penalty is putting America at odds with its allies

Sophie Fullerton

Socrates died for this? Rubio uses Acropolis to sell MAGA

Socrates died for this? Rubio uses Acropolis to sell MAGA

Enes Berna Kilic

How to counter China? Jamie Dimon calls for revival in the West

How to counter China? Jamie Dimon calls for revival in the West

Melting ice and shifting power: Why the Arctic is the next global flashpoint

Melting ice and shifting power: Why the Arctic is the next global flashpoint

Israel braces for floods, fires and Moby Bibi

Israel braces for floods, fires and Moby Bibi

A. Craig Copetas

Egypt's calm has a catch. Don't try to fact-check it

Egypt's calm has a catch. Don't try to fact-check it

Ahmed Samih Farag

Trump's embrace is now a kiss of death for European populists

Trump's embrace is now a kiss of death for European populists

Brexit at 10: Britain slammed the door, now it's ringing the bell

Brexit at 10: Britain slammed the door, now it's ringing the bell

Salih Mustafa Kazdal

Is Flavio Bolsonaro riding a right-wing wave to the presidential palace?

Is Flavio Bolsonaro riding a right-wing wave to the presidential palace?

Melike Hocaoglu Caglioz

America needs handball players—Denmark ships them duty free

America needs handball players—Denmark ships them duty free

Andreas Evagora

Shorts

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

Fake columnist targets dissidents

Turkish dishes that take courage to try

No planes to Iran—Here's what's left

European trash ends up in Adana

Ottoman trace in Cape Town

Johnny Depp's 'Bunnyman' in Istanbul

Why Turks are sailing to Greece?

Options for a Jewish homeland

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Borrowed hulls, bruised pride: America outsources its shipbuilding comeback

Borrowed hulls, bruised pride: America outsources its shipbuilding comeback

Detroit’s collapse made headlines. America’s dockyards vanished in silence, unti...

Türkiye just doubled its AI use. How does it stack up globally?

Türkiye just doubled its AI use. How does it stack up globally?

Generative AI use hit 37.6% in Türkiye, up from 19.2%, versus 33% in the EU in 2...

Indiana Jones or James Bond? When archeologists doubled as spies in Türkiye

Indiana Jones or James Bond? When archeologists doubled as spies in Türkiye

From Lawrence of Arabia to the archaeologist of Türkiye's founder, foreign schol...

Turkish Cuisine

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

Recipe

8 min read

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

Otto Eats: Cevizli Sucuk—The sweet in sausage's clothing

Otto Eats: Cevizli Sucuk—The sweet in sausage's clothing

Recipe

8 min read

Otto Eats: Cerkez tavugu—gatekept, canceled, and still tastes like a flex

Otto Eats: Cerkez tavugu—gatekept, canceled, and still tastes like a flex

Recipe

8 min read

Expats in Türkiye

AJet offers 100,000 international connecting seats from €39 plus taxes

AJet offers 100,000 international connecting seats from €39 plus taxes

Türkiye introduces hybrid work option as remote-work rules change

Türkiye introduces hybrid work option as remote-work rules change

Expats beware: Türkiye's new property rules target foreign buyers and sellers

Expats beware: Türkiye's new property rules target foreign buyers and sellers

By Türkiye Today Staff

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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Projectile hits Terminal 4 at Riyadh airport a day after deadly attack

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US working with Türkiye, Pakistan to seal Iran's land routes

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Prince Harry and Meghan to carry out first joint engagement since UK return

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Panama cleans up after 7.7-magnitude quake

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Iran reportedly test-fires missiles as officials say it can rebuild arsenal

PKK clears 4 shelters in Iraq's Metina as Terror-Free Türkiye push advances

PKK clears 4 shelters in Iraq's Metina as Terror-Free Türkiye push advances

terror-free Türkiye

4 min read

Terrorist group PKK evacuates four shelters in northern Iraq's Metina under 'Terror-Free Türkiye' process, Turkish security sources say

Turkish police raid ticket scalpers ahead of Galatasaray-Barcelona clash

ticket scalping

5 min read

Nine suspects detained in Istanbul over alleged black-market ticket sales ahead of Galatasaray’s Champions League clash with Barcelona

Turkish police raid ticket scalpers ahead of Galatasaray-Barcelona clash

Battle-tested in Ukraine: Is Saudi Arabia next for Türkiye’s Korkut anti-drone systems?

on radar

18 min read

Türkiye’s Korkut anti-drone system could next be headed to Saudi Arabia as Riyadh seeks to bolster its low-altitude defense capabilities

Battle-tested in Ukraine: Is Saudi Arabia next for Türkiye’s Korkut anti-drone systems?

Bosphorus traffic resumes after near-miss involving chemical tanker

Nation

4 min read

Ship traffic in Bosphorus resumes after rescue tugs tow chemical tanker that lost engine power, anchored near Kanlica’s historic waterfront mansions

Bosphorus traffic resumes after near-miss involving chemical tanker

Türkiye's fund relief plan aims to cut payout waitlist below 100,000, VP says

Türkiye's fund relief plan aims to cut payout waitlist below 100,000, VP says

Fund Turmoil

5 min read

Türkiye must be part of EU's push against China's 'aggression,' auto chief says

Türkiye must be part of EU's push against China's 'aggression,' auto chief says

Turkish auto

6 min read

Turkish contractors maintain Riyadh airport bids despite Houthi attacks

Turkish contractors maintain Riyadh airport bids despite Houthi attacks

Turkish Contractors

5 min read

Explosions rattle Riyadh as coalition intercepts Houthi missile

Explosions rattle Riyadh as coalition intercepts Houthi missile

Middle East

1 min read

Powerful explosions heard across Saudi capital after residents receive aerial threat warning

Germany detains 2 Turkish citizens over Starlink station fire in Poland

Germany detains 2 Turkish citizens over Starlink station fire in Poland

Germany

5 min read

Warsaw says blaze was sabotage aimed at disrupting internet services, including for Ukraine’s military

Bosnia FM dismisses Dodik’s separatist remarks as ‘not noteworthy'

Bosnia FM dismisses Dodik’s separatist remarks as ‘not noteworthy'

Balkans

5 min read

Elmedin Konakovic says Dodik’s remarks cannot damage Bosnia-Herzegovina’s relations with Saudi Arabia

Czech intelligence chief warns Russia may carry out riskier operations in Europe

Czech intelligence chief warns Russia may carry out riskier operations in Europe

Europe

4 min read

Moscow could target Czech Republic or another democratic country in coming months, Michal Koudelka says

NATO commander warns any attack on alliance would be 'utterly futile'

NATO commander warns any attack on alliance would be 'utterly futile'

World

7 min read

Chinese gang storms Turkish businessman's luxury home in Thailand, escapes with $1.3M

Chinese gang storms Turkish businessman's luxury home in Thailand, escapes with $1.3M

Asia & Pacific

5 min read

Moscow rebuffs Zelenskyy’s 60-day ceasefire offer to hold elections

Moscow rebuffs Zelenskyy’s 60-day ceasefire offer to hold elections

Ukraine war

6 min read

Elusive red sprites light up sky over southern France storms

Elusive red sprites light up sky over southern France storms

Lifestyle

2 min read

Turkish star Kivanc Tatlitug quits social media, buys 24 books instead

Turkish star Kivanc Tatlitug quits social media, buys 24 books instead

Lifestyle

3 min read

Türkiye's first watch festival brings together over 20 brands in Istanbul

Türkiye's first watch festival brings together over 20 brands in Istanbul

Lifestyle

6 min read

Andrew Garfield says curiosity and fear drove him to play OpenAI’s CEO

Andrew Garfield says curiosity and fear drove him to play OpenAI’s CEO

Cinema

4 min read

Andrew Garfield says curiosity and fear drove him to play Sam Altman in OpenAI film 'Artificial'

Rare 130-year-old Ottoman banner draws attention at antique fair in Ankara

History

7 min read

Rare Ottoman velvet banner dating back to 1890s drew attention at Ankara antique fair, where collectors displayed historical artifacts

Rare 130-year-old Ottoman banner draws attention at antique fair in Ankara

New Dionysos cult areas uncovered at 2,300-year-old castle in Türkiye's Ordu

Archaeology

8 min read

New areas linked to Dionysos worship emerge at Türkiye's 2,300-year-old Kurul Castle, where excavations have now reached 40% completion in Ordu

New Dionysos cult areas uncovered at 2,300-year-old castle in Türkiye's Ordu

Quentin Tarantino to make theater debut in London with Sacha Baron Cohen comedy

Culture

4 min read

Sacha Baron Cohen makes his West End debut in Quentin Tarantino’s first play, opening March 18

Quentin Tarantino to make theater debut in London with Sacha Baron Cohen comedy

Lionel Messi picks Türkiye's Can Uzun among football's rising stars in Adidas video

Lionel Messi picks Türkiye's Can Uzun among football's rising stars in Adidas video

Football

3 min read

Besiktas striker Vlahovic credits Orkun Kokcu for record-breaking scoring run

Besiktas striker Vlahovic credits Orkun Kokcu for record-breaking scoring run

Football

3 min read

Turkish-owned Hull draws 2-2 with Everton, winless run extends to 4 games

Turkish-owned Hull draws 2-2 with Everton, winless run extends to 4 games

Football

3 min read

Club

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

7

16

2

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

7

15

3

AMED SPORTİF FAALİYETLER

AMEDSPOR

7

14

4

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

7

13

5

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

7

13

6

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

7

12

7

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

7

12

8

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

7

10

9

ARCA ÇORUM FK

ÇORUM FK

7

10

10

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RIZESPOR

7

10

11

ERZURUMSPOR FK

ERZURUMSPOR

7

8

12

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

7

8

13

İSTANBUL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

7

8

14

GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

7

8

15

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

7

6

16

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

7

5

17

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

7

4

18

EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

7

3

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

Hair Force One: American diplomacy gets a blowout

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

5 min read

Hair Force One: American diplomacy gets a blowout

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

Beating Argentina 'an antisemitic act,' claims Israeli embassy's third secretary

Beating Argentina 'an antisemitic act,' claims Israeli embassy's third secretary

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

Runners take over Ankara for Presidential Half Marathon

Runners take over Ankara for Presidential Half Marathon

Panama cleans up after 7.7-magnitude quake

Panama cleans up after 7.7-magnitude quake

Cleanup continues in Santiago after floods and mudslides injure 6

Cleanup continues in Santiago after floods and mudslides injure 6

Pink wings take over shores of Lake Van

Pink wings take over shores of Lake Van

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Greek minister’s post praising anti-Turkish revolt figure removed by X

Greek minister’s post praising anti-Turkish revolt figure removed by X

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Explosions rattle Riyadh as coalition intercepts Houthi missile

Explosions rattle Riyadh as coalition intercepts Houthi missile

Oct 12 2026

Germany detains 2 Turkish citizens over Starlink station fire in Poland

Germany detains 2 Turkish citizens over Starlink station fire in Poland

Oct 12 2026

Bosnia FM dismisses Dodik’s separatist remarks as ‘not noteworthy'

Bosnia FM dismisses Dodik’s separatist remarks as ‘not noteworthy'

Oct 12 2026

Czech intelligence chief warns Russia may carry out riskier operations in Europe

Czech intelligence chief warns Russia may carry out riskier operations in Europe

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