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Iran hits cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, raising oil supply fears

Strait Of Hormuz

2 min read

A projectile hit a cargo ship in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire and forcing the crew to evacuate

Iran hits cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, raising oil supply fears

White House denies US Navy escorted tanker through Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz naval escort

3 min read

A Department of Energy spokesperson later said confusion stemmed from an incorrect caption on the video

White House denies US Navy escorted tanker through Strait of Hormuz

Blasts heard across Doha as Qatar issues high security alert

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Breaking

1 min read

Blasts heard across Doha as Qatar issues high security alert

Israel widens strikes on Lebanon as HRW reports white phosphorus over homes

Lebanon

5 min read

Israel widens strikes on Lebanon as HRW reports white phosphorus over homes

Trump threatens to destroy Iran 'as a nation' if Hormuz mines are not removed

Mines in Hormuz

4 min read

Trump threatens to destroy Iran 'as a nation' if Hormuz mines are not removed

Trump threatens military consequences against Iran after US intelligence detects mine-laying vessels in Hormuz, warning of "death, fire and fury"

US Energy Secretary deletes Hormuz escort claim as IRGC denies tanker transit

Hormuz naval escort

3 min read

US Energy Secretary claims first tanker escorted through Hormuz, oil prices fall 15%

Strait Of Hormuz

9 min read

US strikes on Iran expose deep divisions in Iranian diaspora

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

US strikes on Iran expose deep divisions in Iranian diaspora

Iranian Diaspora

4 min read

War in Iran: When Johnny doesn’t come marching home, hurrah, hurrah

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

War in Iran: When Johnny doesn’t come marching home, hurrah, hurrah

Opinion

5 min read

Galatasaray take 1-0 Champions League first-leg lead over Liverpool

Football

7 min read

Iran Under Attack

Ignore 'Türkiye is the next Iran' nonsense: Here are the facts

Ignore 'Türkiye is the next Iran' nonsense: Here are the facts

analysis

7 min read

How Kurds defied US and what it means for Türkiye’s peace process

How Kurds defied US and what it means for Türkiye’s peace process

analysis

2 min read

Why Türkiye and Azerbaijan are not joining the Iran war

Why Türkiye and Azerbaijan are not joining the Iran war

analysis

7 min read

How Türkiye turned Mossad’s strength into weakness

How Türkiye turned Mossad’s strength into weakness

featured

7 min read

War in Iran: Mom, dad, Uncle Bibi and the kids

War in Iran: Mom, dad, Uncle Bibi and the kids

A. Craig Copetas

Apocalyptic rhetoric behind attack on Iran

Apocalyptic rhetoric behind attack on Iran

US insults the Kurds—and some push back

US insults the Kurds—and some push back

Kosovo cannot afford a constitutional vacuum at a dangerous moment

Kosovo cannot afford a constitutional vacuum at a dangerous moment

War in Iran: Scrambling for supreme leaders and rotisserie chicken

War in Iran: Scrambling for supreme leaders and rotisserie chicken

A. Craig Copetas

Iran's closure of Hormuz puts pressure on Eurasian energy geopolitics

Iran's closure of Hormuz puts pressure on Eurasian energy geopolitics

Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar

Western media dusts off its civilization script after Khamenei’s death

Western media dusts off its civilization script after Khamenei’s death

Selin Hacialioglu

When the Middle East war echoes in the Balkans

When the Middle East war echoes in the Balkans

Mustafa Cuhadar

After Nakhchivan attack, will Azerbaijan’s balanced Iran policy hold?

After Nakhchivan attack, will Azerbaijan’s balanced Iran policy hold?

Enes Berna Kilic

War in Iran: Tehran’s salty solution for victory

War in Iran: Tehran’s salty solution for victory

A. Craig Copetas

How Russia views the Organization of Turkic States

How Russia views the Organization of Turkic States

Why changing the regime is impossible with Kurdish armed groups in Iran

Why changing the regime is impossible with Kurdish armed groups in Iran

The Gulf’s real test of resilience amid war in Iran

The Gulf’s real test of resilience amid war in Iran

Serhat Suha Cubukcuoglu

US sacrificed Arab security for Netanyahu

US sacrificed Arab security for Netanyahu

Omer Ozkizilcik

War on Iran might hurt Türkiye's never-ending fight with inflation

War on Iran might hurt Türkiye's never-ending fight with inflation

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Life in Dubai is not a box of chocolates

Conflicts

Life in Dubai is not a box of chocolates

Dubai influencers avoid discussing the Iran conflict online as strict UAE cyberc...

Working, striking, defying: Forgotten history of women’s labor in Türkiye

International Women's Day

Working, striking, defying: Forgotten history of women’s labor in Türkiye

History of Turkish women reveals long-standing economic presence that predates m...

Drought in Türkiye’s Iznik Lake reveals possible second submerged basilica

Archaeology

Drought in Türkiye’s Iznik Lake reveals possible second submerged basilica

Falling water levels in Lake Iznik reveal ruins that experts believe could belon...

Turkish Cuisine

Pepecura dessert carries scent of Black Sea grapes to tables in Türkiye

Food

3 min read

Pepecura dessert carries scent of Black Sea grapes to tables in Türkiye

Ancient Anatolian recipe lives on in Bitlis’ famed liver dish

Ancient Anatolian recipe lives on in Bitlis’ famed liver dish

Food

3 min read

Why 'Sinop mantisi' is unlike any other dumpling in Türkiye

Why 'Sinop mantisi' is unlike any other dumpling in Türkiye

Food

3 min read

Expats in Türkiye

All you need to know about Türkiye’s new traffic rules and heavy fines

All you need to know about Türkiye’s new traffic rules and heavy fines

Istanbul announces free festivals in 2026 cultural calendar

Istanbul announces free festivals in 2026 cultural calendar

By Selin Hacialioglu

The Cuban grandmothers who dream of Istanbul: Turkish dizis and their transatlantic reach

The Cuban grandmothers who dream of Istanbul: Turkish dizis and their transatlantic reach

By Baran Atilmis

Editor's Pick

War in Iran: Breaking up is hard to do

War in Iran: Breaking up is hard to do

Trump wants Iranian civilians to take over their state from the 'mullahs', who have spent their entire lives trying to prevent this

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Iran begins mining Strait of Hormuz as Washington's tanker escort claim collapses

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US Energy Secretary claims first tanker escorted through Hormuz, oil prices fall 15%

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Ignore 'Türkiye is the next Iran' nonsense: Here are the facts

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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain F1 Grand Prix cancelled, drivers' private chat reveals

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Iranian drone strike sparks fire at ADNOC oil hub in Abu Dhabi

Erdogan calls for Ukraine reconstruction and lasting security in talk with Zelenskiy

Erdogan calls for Ukraine reconstruction and lasting security in talk with Zelenskiy

Diplomacy

4 min read

Erdogan tells Zelenskyy that the Iran conflict must not disrupt Ukraine peace efforts and calls for the immediate resumption of negotiations

Majority of Turks prefer to remain neutral in Iran war: Poll

Nation

5 min read

Polls reveal most people in Türkiye want Ankara to stay neutral or mediate the Iran crisis

Majority of Turks prefer to remain neutral in Iran war: Poll

Turkish weightlifter detained over school assault linked to sister's bullying

Crime

2 min read

Police detain Turkish national weightlifter after he allegedly punched students during confrontation over claims that classmates mocked his sister

Turkish weightlifter detained over school assault linked to sister's bullying

Kurds are not for sale or rent, says nationalist leader Bahceli on Iran war

Nation

4 min read

Bahceli condemns Trump's call to Kurds in Iran, stating they are not mercenaries, and warns against missile violations in Türkiye's airspace

Kurds are not for sale or rent, says nationalist leader Bahceli on Iran war

Volkswagen tightens belt with 50,000 job cuts by 2030 amid profit crunch

Volkswagen tightens belt with 50,000 job cuts by 2030 amid profit crunch

German auto industry

5 min read

BioNTech’s Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci leave to launch new mRNA venture

BioNTech’s Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci leave to launch new mRNA venture

biotech

5 min read

Türkiye-Iran border trade continues normally, trade minister says

Türkiye-Iran border trade continues normally, trade minister says

foreign trade

3 min read

Iran hits cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, raising oil supply fears

Iran hits cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, raising oil supply fears

Strait Of Hormuz

2 min read

A projectile hit a cargo ship in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire and forcing the crew to evacuate

Blasts heard across Doha as Qatar issues high security alert

Blasts heard across Doha as Qatar issues high security alert

Breaking

Breaking

1 min read

'The security threat level is high,' Qatar's Interior Ministry warns

White House denies US Navy escorted tanker through Strait of Hormuz

White House denies US Navy escorted tanker through Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz naval escort

6 min read

A Department of Energy spokesperson later said confusion stemmed from an incorrect caption on the video

Israel widens strikes on Lebanon as HRW reports white phosphorus over homes

Israel widens strikes on Lebanon as HRW reports white phosphorus over homes

Lebanon

10 min read

Israel expands air strikes to southern Lebanese cities of Tyre and Sidon as death toll in Lebanon surpasses 486, nearly 700,000 people are displaced

Pentagon confirms about 140 US troops wounded in Iran conflict

Pentagon confirms about 140 US troops wounded in Iran conflict

World

3 min read

US Energy Secretary deletes Hormuz escort claim as IRGC denies tanker transit

US Energy Secretary deletes Hormuz escort claim as IRGC denies tanker transit

Hormuz naval escort

7 min read

Pakistan goes dark: Schools shut, offices emptied as Iran war chokes energy supply

Pakistan goes dark: Schools shut, offices emptied as Iran war chokes energy supply

Pakistan goes dark

3 min read

10-year-old Turkish student Lina Saka wins world math title in STEM Olympiad

10-year-old Turkish student Lina Saka wins world math title in STEM Olympiad

Education

2 min read

New feature on Turkish digital health system e-Nabiz helps patients locate medicine

New feature on Turkish digital health system e-Nabiz helps patients locate medicine

Health

2 min read

Türkiye sets 2 world records ahead of International Astronautical Congress in Antalya

Türkiye sets 2 world records ahead of International Astronautical Congress in Antalya

Science

1 min read

Restoration and preservation work begins at rare pyramid-style tomb in Marmaris

Restoration and preservation work begins at rare pyramid-style tomb in Marmaris

Archaeology

3 min read

Conservation work begins at a rare pyramid-style Hellenistic tomb in Marmaris, aiming to preserve the monument and improve visitor access

Rare Renaissance medallion of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II to go up for auction in Dubai

Cultural heritage

4 min read

A rare 1481 Renaissance medallion of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II by Constanzo da Ferrara will be auctioned in Dubai next month

Rare Renaissance medallion of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II to go up for auction in Dubai

Roman ruins in Türkiye ravaged by illegal treasure hunters despite protection

Cultural heritage

7 min read

A protected Roman-era site in Kastamonu is being damaged by illegal digging, as locals and academics call for urgent excavation and protection

Roman ruins in Türkiye ravaged by illegal treasure hunters despite protection

The Weeknd responds after Turkish singer reveals royalty income

Music

3 min read

Turkish singer Nukhet Duru says she continues to receive royalties from The Weeknd’s hit 'Often,' prompting the Canadian star to reply, 'My pleasure'

The Weeknd responds after Turkish singer reveals royalty income

Galatasaray take 1-0 Champions League first-leg lead over Liverpool

Galatasaray take 1-0 Champions League first-leg lead over Liverpool

Football

12 min read

Seven Iranian women footballers seek asylum in Australia after anthem protest

Seven Iranian women footballers seek asylum in Australia after anthem protest

Afc Women's Asian Cup

7 min read

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain F1 Grand Prix cancelled, drivers' private chat reveals

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain F1 Grand Prix cancelled, drivers' private chat reveals

Formula 1

5 min read

Club

G

P

1

GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

25

61

2

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

25

57

3

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

25

54

4

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

25

46

5

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

25

42

6

RAMS BAŞAKŞEHİR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

25

42

7

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

25

33

8

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

25

32

9

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RİZESPOR

25

30

10

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

25

30

11

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

25

27

12

NATURA DÜNYASI GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

25

25

13

HESAP.COM ANTALYASPOR

ANTALYASPOR

25

24

14

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

25

24

15

İKAS EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

25

22

16

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

25

21

17

ZECORNER KAYSERİSPOR

KAYSERİSPOR

25

20

18

MISIRLI.COM.TR FATİH KARAGÜMRÜK

KARAGÜMRÜK

25

14

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

Goreme Open Air Museum ranks among Türkiye’s top 3 museums in 2025

Goreme Open Air Museum

2 min read

Goreme Open Air Museum ranks among Türkiye’s top 3 museums in 2025

Türkiye's coastal village of Ucmakdere hosts nearly 35,000 paragliding flights

Türkiye's coastal village of Ucmakdere hosts nearly 35,000 paragliding flights

Travel

1 min read

Türkiye’s most visited museums, ancient wonders in 2025

Türkiye’s most visited museums, ancient wonders in 2025

Culture

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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US strikes on Iran expose deep divisions in Iranian diaspora

US strikes on Iran expose deep divisions in Iranian diaspora

Mar 11 2026

Iran hits cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, raising oil supply fears

Iran hits cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, raising oil supply fears

Mar 11 2026

Blasts heard across Doha as Qatar issues high security alert

Blasts heard across Doha as Qatar issues high security alert

Mar 11 2026

White House denies US Navy escorted tanker through Strait of Hormuz

White House denies US Navy escorted tanker through Strait of Hormuz

Mar 11 2026

Restoration and preservation work begins at rare pyramid-style tomb in Marmaris

Restoration and preservation work begins at rare pyramid-style tomb in Marmaris

Mar 11 2026

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