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US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in central Baghdad by pro-Iran militias

Middle East

2 min read

Kataib Hezbollah kidnaps American Al-Monitor journalist Shelly Kittleson in central Baghdad, with unconfirmed reports alleging she was later rescued

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in central Baghdad by pro-Iran militias

UAE reportedly bars all Iranian passport holders from entry and transit through Dubai

Middle East

2 min read

UAE allegedly bans all Iranian passport holders from entering or transiting through Dubai, cancels the residency status of those abroad

UAE reportedly bars all Iranian passport holders from entry and transit through Dubai

Iran's Pezeshkian warns dangerous fallout from any foreign intervention in conflict

Middle East

3 min read

Iran's Pezeshkian warns dangerous fallout from any foreign intervention in conflict

Ankara calls B-1B Lancer base claims a deliberate perception operation

Nation

1 min read

Ankara calls B-1B Lancer base claims a deliberate perception operation

Iran denies firing missiles at Türkiye, again proposes joint investigation

Iran War

2 min read

Iran denies firing missiles at Türkiye, again proposes joint investigation

During a phone call with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Araghchi warns against what he described as 'false-flag operations by enemies'

Trump ready to 'wind down' Iran war even if Hormuz remains closed

Middle East

2 min read

UAE pushes for invasion as Gulf urges Trump to bomb until leadership change in Iran

Middle East

1 min read

Putin’s jackpot: Ukraine fades in Iran’s shadow

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

Putin’s jackpot: Ukraine fades in Iran’s shadow

Russia Ukraine

7 min read

Quo vadis, Ankara-Washington relations?

Analysis

Analysis

Quo vadis, Ankara-Washington relations?

Turkish American relations

6 min read

Fenerbahce president Saran injured in traffic crash on way to stadium

Fenerbahce

1 min read

Iran Under Attack

Bahceli calls for regime change in Israel 'if any should occur' in Middle East

Bahceli calls for regime change in Israel 'if any should occur' in Middle East

Politics

3 min read

Türkiye may draw Dubai property investors, sector head says

Türkiye may draw Dubai property investors, sector head says

Real estate

2 min read

'De facto' third bloc forms in Islamabad talks amid Iran war

'De facto' third bloc forms in Islamabad talks amid Iran war

Analysis

5 min read

Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah clash in southern Lebanon

Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah clash in southern Lebanon

southern Lebanon

3 min read

Gulf war: Looking for a vacation that’s lit?

Gulf war: Looking for a vacation that’s lit?

A. Craig Copetas

Hitting old US bases in Syria: Outdated intelligence or flat-out hostility?

Hitting old US bases in Syria: Outdated intelligence or flat-out hostility?

Omer Ozkizilcik

Trump’s oil war is being measured with the wrong thermometer

Trump’s oil war is being measured with the wrong thermometer

Henry Hopwood-Phillips

Iran war creates accidental opportunities for South Caucasus

Iran war creates accidental opportunities for South Caucasus

Batu Kinayyigit

Kremlin’s Budapest blueprint: How Russia is engineering Orban’s reelection

Kremlin’s Budapest blueprint: How Russia is engineering Orban’s reelection

Goldwater Rule: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Donald Trump

Goldwater Rule: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Donald Trump

A. Craig Copetas

Türkiye’s role in the remaking of Gulf security

Türkiye’s role in the remaking of Gulf security

NATO will certainly outlast Trump & Co.

NATO will certainly outlast Trump & Co.

Iraq wants to be Switzerland, but US-Israel-Iran may turn it into Lebanon

Iraq wants to be Switzerland, but US-Israel-Iran may turn it into Lebanon

Beijing will decide India’s harvest

Beijing will decide India’s harvest

Henry Hopwood-Phillips

No bases, no case? Debunking Iran's Gulf attack narrative

No bases, no case? Debunking Iran's Gulf attack narrative

Painful pressure on Turkish economy and ways to prevent capital flight amid Gulf war

Painful pressure on Turkish economy and ways to prevent capital flight amid Gulf war

Operation Epic Flight: For many, Trump’s fury triggers patriotic freefall

Operation Epic Flight: For many, Trump’s fury triggers patriotic freefall

A. Craig Copetas

Syria’s silent rebuilding while watching the Iran war from afar

Syria’s silent rebuilding while watching the Iran war from afar

Enes Berna Kilic

What Xi didn’t say: Strategic power of China’s silence on Iran

What Xi didn’t say: Strategic power of China’s silence on Iran

My reality vs Bennett's: Tracing faith across Türkiye’s Christian landscape

My reality vs Bennett's: Tracing faith across Türkiye’s Christian landscape

Sophie Fullerton

Iran's war opens a window for Türkiye and PUK to recalibrate ties

Iran's war opens a window for Türkiye and PUK to recalibrate ties

Trumpian way: Buy more time and hit harder?

Trumpian way: Buy more time and hit harder?

Omer Ozkizilcik

The 95% problem: Why Türkiye’s streets belong to male rage

The 95% problem: Why Türkiye’s streets belong to male rage

Selin Hacialioglu

$A fractured alliance: Europe’s uneasy distance from US wars$

A fractured alliance: Europe’s uneasy distance from US wars

Discover

12 years, 4 countries, final capture: Pursuit of former Turkish spy

Deets

12 years, 4 countries, final capture: Pursuit of former Turkish spy

Former MIT operative Onder Sigircikoglu, wanted for espionage against Türkiye, w...

'The red whisperer': Tracing back 1919 'honey trap' operations in Ottoman Istanbul

Ottoman History

'The red whisperer': Tracing back 1919 'honey trap' operations in Ottoman Istanbul

A 1919 Kazim Karabekir report alleged that a Bolshevik network in Istanbul used ...

Turkish actor Haluk Bilginer highlights Angelina Jolie’s sincerity after 'Maria' film collaboration

Haluk Bilginer

Turkish actor Haluk Bilginer highlights Angelina Jolie’s sincerity after 'Maria' film collaboration

Haluk Bilginer calls Angelina Jolie sincere and grounded, while reflecting on ac...

Turkish Cuisine

Rich holiday tradition: Türkiye’s iconic 'yuvalama' dish explained

Food

2 min read

Rich holiday tradition: Türkiye’s iconic 'yuvalama' dish explained

Tiny stuffed vine leaves hide centuries-old Turkish tradition

Tiny stuffed vine leaves hide centuries-old Turkish tradition

Food

3 min read

Turkish delight sweetens global markets as exports top $150M in 5 years

Turkish delight sweetens global markets as exports top $150M in 5 years

Turkish Delight

5 min read

Expats in Türkiye

When spring is here, can hay fever be far behind? Doctors share tips

When spring is here, can hay fever be far behind? Doctors share tips

Officials warn against unnecessary travel as heavy rain soaks Istanbul

Officials warn against unnecessary travel as heavy rain soaks Istanbul

Safer food costs up to 73% more in Türkiye as pesticide concerns grow

Safer food costs up to 73% more in Türkiye as pesticide concerns grow

Editor's Pick

Ankara-Islamabad axis aims to prevent Saudi Arabia from entering Iran war alongside US-Israel

Ankara-Islamabad axis aims to prevent Saudi Arabia from entering Iran war alongside US-Israel

Türkiye and Pakistan stepped in at the precise moment when Saudi Arabia was nearing the threshold of entering the war alongside the United States

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'Get oil by yourselves,' Trump tells UK, refusing any help

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Russia expels UK diplomat over spying allegations

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Israel targeted desalination plant in Kuwait, Iran alleges

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Iranian missile intercepted in Turkish airspace, fourth incident in a month

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Iran's parliament passes Hormuz toll law in defiance of international maritime rules

Ankara calls B-1B Lancer base claims a deliberate perception operation

Ankara calls B-1B Lancer base claims a deliberate perception operation

Nation

3 min read

Türkiye says social media claims that U.S. B-1B Lancer bombers are actively operating out of Incirlik Air Base are false

No NATO unit under foreign command to be established in Türkiye, security sources say

NATO

4 min read

Sources reject claims of a NATO base under foreign command, saying all Black Sea activities follow Montreux Convention principles, regional ownership

No NATO unit under foreign command to be established in Türkiye, security sources say

12 years, 4 countries, final capture: Turkish intelligence's pursuit of former Turkish spy

Deets

Deets

8 min read

Former MIT operative Onder Sigircikoglu, wanted for espionage against Türkiye, was caught at the Syrian-Lebanese border after 12 years on the run

12 years, 4 countries, final capture: Turkish intelligence's pursuit of former Turkish spy

Turkish nationalist leader calls for regime change in Israel 'if any should occur' in Middle East

Politics

6 min read

Bahceli criticized what he calls the restructuring of the Middle East by the international community

Turkish nationalist leader calls for regime change in Israel 'if any should occur' in Middle East

Türkiye’s central bank offloads $44B from reserves since Iran war began

Türkiye’s central bank offloads $44B from reserves since Iran war began

CBRT reserves

4 min read

Türkiye may draw Dubai property investors, sector head says

Türkiye may draw Dubai property investors, sector head says

Real estate

4 min read

Surviving cost keeps climbing in Türkiye, hitting $737 in February

Surviving cost keeps climbing in Türkiye, hitting $737 in February

Cost of living

4 min read

UAE reportedly bars all Iranian passport holders from entry and transit through Dubai

UAE reportedly bars all Iranian passport holders from entry and transit through Dubai

Middle East

2 min read

UAE allegedly bans all Iranian passport holders from entering or transiting through Dubai, cancels the residency status of those abroad

Iran's Pezeshkian warns dangerous fallout from any foreign intervention in conflict

Iran's Pezeshkian warns dangerous fallout from any foreign intervention in conflict

Middle East

6 min read

Iranian President Pezeshkian presses European Council President Antonio Costa to condemn the strikes and align European policy with international law.

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in central Baghdad by pro-Iran militias

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in central Baghdad by pro-Iran militias

Middle East

3 min read

Kataib Hezbollah kidnaps American Al-Monitor journalist Shelly Kittleson in central Baghdad, with unconfirmed reports alleging she was later rescued

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to destroy Apple, Google and Meta facilities

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to destroy Apple, Google and Meta facilities

Middle East

5 min read

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps warns that 18 American technology companies, including Apple, Google and Meta, face destruction of their facilities

Hegseth warns Iran to ‘cut a deal,’ says coming days ‘decisive’

Hegseth warns Iran to ‘cut a deal,’ says coming days ‘decisive’

Iran War

7 min read

Pentagon denies Hegseth's broker sought defense ETF investment before Iran attack

Pentagon denies Hegseth's broker sought defense ETF investment before Iran attack

Americas

4 min read

Russia expels UK diplomat over spying allegations

Russia expels UK diplomat over spying allegations

World

4 min read

Greece to allow Turkish travelers on Aegean islands with express visa for another year

Greece to allow Turkish travelers on Aegean islands with express visa for another year

Travel

1 min read

When spring is here, can hay fever be far behind? Doctors share tips

When spring is here, can hay fever be far behind? Doctors share tips

Health

5 min read

Türkiye recovers 90M tons of waste as Erdogan marks 'International Zero Waste Day'

Türkiye recovers 90M tons of waste as Erdogan marks 'International Zero Waste Day'

Zero Waste

2 min read

Celine Dion announces comeback after years-long battle with rare neurological disease

Celine Dion announces comeback after years-long battle with rare neurological disease

Music

6 min read

Canadian singer says she is 'so ready' to return to the stage with a 10-night show spread across September and October

Applications open for Türkiye Pavilion at 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale

Venice Architecture Biennale

3 min read

Türkiye opens call for 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale Pavilion, inviting interdisciplinary teams to submit proposals by June 10

Applications open for Türkiye Pavilion at 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale

Istanbul hosts packed cultural week with exhibitions, concerts, theater from April 1

cultural events in Istanbul

5 min read

Full week of concerts, theater performances, exhibitions across major venues, including AKM Zorlu PSM, Istanbul Modern from April 1 to April 5

Istanbul hosts packed cultural week with exhibitions, concerts, theater from April 1

'The red whisperer': Tracing back 1919 'honey trap' operations in Ottoman Istanbul

Ottoman History

5 min read

A 1919 Kazim Karabekir report alleged that a Bolshevik network in Istanbul used women and propaganda to influence French soldiers

'The red whisperer': Tracing back 1919 'honey trap' operations in Ottoman Istanbul

Fenerbahce president Saran injured in traffic crash on way to stadium

Fenerbahce president Saran injured in traffic crash on way to stadium

Fenerbahce

3 min read

Last 2 World Cup spots up for grabs at intercontinental playoff finals

Last 2 World Cup spots up for grabs at intercontinental playoff finals

2026 Fifa World Cup

6 min read

Galatasaray among clubs tracking Bernardo Silva as exit from Manchester City looms

Galatasaray among clubs tracking Bernardo Silva as exit from Manchester City looms

Galatasaray

2 min read

Club

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P

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

26

64

2

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

27

60

3

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

27

60

4

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

27

52

5

RAMS BAŞAKŞEHİR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

27

43

6

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

26

43

7

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

26

35

8

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

27

33

9

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

27

33

10

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

27

31

11

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

27

30

12

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

26

30

13

NATURA DÜNYASI GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

27

25

14

HESAP.COM ANTALYASPOR

ANTALYASPOR

27

25

15

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

27

24

16

ZECORNER KAYSERİSPOR

KAYSERİSPOR

27

23

17

İKAS EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

27

22

18

MISIRLI.COM.TR FATİH KARAGÜMRÜK

KARAGÜMRÜK

27

17

19

SİPAY BODRUM FK

BODRUM FK

0

0

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

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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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UAE reportedly bars all Iranian passport holders from entry and transit through Dubai

UAE reportedly bars all Iranian passport holders from entry and transit through Dubai

Mar 31 2026

Iran's Pezeshkian warns dangerous fallout from any foreign intervention in conflict

Iran's Pezeshkian warns dangerous fallout from any foreign intervention in conflict

Mar 31 2026

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in central Baghdad by pro-Iran militias

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in central Baghdad by pro-Iran militias

Mar 31 2026

Ankara calls B-1B Lancer base claims a deliberate perception operation

Ankara calls B-1B Lancer base claims a deliberate perception operation

Mar 31 2026

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to destroy Apple, Google and Meta facilities

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to destroy Apple, Google and Meta facilities

Mar 31 2026

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