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World's most hated man gives everyone more reason for hatred

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

5 min read

Israel’s leadership and its network of apologists are miscalculating

World's most hated man gives everyone more reason for hatred

Yemeni forces disable Houthi naval mine in Bab al-Mandab

Middle East

1 min read

Yemeni government-aligned forces disable a Houthi-planted naval mine in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a critical global shipping corridor

Yemeni forces disable Houthi naval mine in Bab al-Mandab

Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs after US trade talks collapse

Americas

4 min read

Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs after US trade talks collapse

Israeli military strike southern Lebanon with phosphorus shells, airstrikes

Middle East

3 min read

Israeli military strike southern Lebanon with phosphorus shells, airstrikes

Israel claims US envoy Barrack’s comments on Syria strikes 'full of inaccuracies'

US-Israel

3 min read

Israel claims US envoy Barrack’s comments on Syria strikes 'full of inaccuracies'

US envoy Tom Barrack says neither Washington nor Ankara was notified before Israeli attack on abandoned Abu al-Duhur Military Air Base

Israel was 'baiting' Türkiye with Syria strike, US envoy suggests

Syria

6 min read

Netanyahu risks 'unnecessary' escalation with Türkiye, Israeli officials warn

Israel

3 min read

Sarajevo Film Festival: Where the silenced find a stage

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

Sarajevo Film Festival: Where the silenced find a stage

Opinion

7 min read

Türkiye's ancient Lycian city now glows under solar-powered lights

Türkiye's ancient Lycian city now glows under solar-powered lights

Travel

The man who gives cameras a second life

unsung heroes

Spotlight

Italy's film tourism generates €600M a year as 'Nolan effect' puts Favignana

Italy's film tourism generates €600M a year as 'Nolan effect' puts Favignana

Featured

4 min read

UAV possibly carrying ammo found on Istanbul beach

UAV possibly carrying ammo found on Istanbul beach

War Debris

3 min read

SDF announce completion of integration with Damascus

SDF announce completion of integration with Damascus

Syria

2 min read

Netanyahu’s Abu al-Duhur strike in Syria: A letter sent to the wrong mailbox

Netanyahu’s Abu al-Duhur strike in Syria: A letter sent to the wrong mailbox

Op-Ed

8 min read

Europe and Türkiye don't need a breakthrough—just a better deal

Europe and Türkiye don't need a breakthrough—just a better deal

Deniz Karakullukcu

The Mecca agreement: Middle East’s new counterweight to Abraham Accords

The Mecca agreement: Middle East’s new counterweight to Abraham Accords

Arda Mevlutoglu

Ethiopia's Sudan gamble: A fortress rotting from within, encircled from without

Ethiopia's Sudan gamble: A fortress rotting from within, encircled from without

Umut Cagri Sari

Washington's Libya plan was fragile before the bullets started flying

Washington's Libya plan was fragile before the bullets started flying

Türkiye's Blue Homeland goes green—and Athens has a legal argument to answer

Türkiye's Blue Homeland goes green—and Athens has a legal argument to answer

Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar

The Acid Age: AI’s ultimate reality check

The Acid Age: AI’s ultimate reality check

Henry Hopwood-Phillips

Broken truces, risky chokepoints, and joint defense shape new regional fault lines

Broken truces, risky chokepoints, and joint defense shape new regional fault lines

Turkish central bank gives first signal of rate cut in inflation report

Turkish central bank gives first signal of rate cut in inflation report

Omer Faruk Bingol

More than a nationalist gamble—the unexpected figures shaping Türkiye’s new peace framework

More than a nationalist gamble—the unexpected figures shaping Türkiye’s new peace framework

Mecca pact: The quiet alarm spooking the region

Mecca pact: The quiet alarm spooking the region

China is watching Mecca agreement very closely—and staying very quiet

China is watching Mecca agreement very closely—and staying very quiet

Deniz Karakullukcu

What Türkiye’s new PKK law actually does—and what it doesn't

What Türkiye’s new PKK law actually does—and what it doesn't

When Istanbul becomes a stopover for new Turkish diaspora

When Istanbul becomes a stopover for new Turkish diaspora

After the war: How 3 Middle Eastern powers are betting on each other

After the war: How 3 Middle Eastern powers are betting on each other

The Taliban didn't just silence the media—they wrote the silence into law

The Taliban didn't just silence the media—they wrote the silence into law

Türkiye as defender of Christians in Levant

Türkiye as defender of Christians in Levant

Batu Kinayyigit

How the Mecca Pact handed Syria an unexpected advantage

How the Mecca Pact handed Syria an unexpected advantage

Omer Ozkizilcik

Kosovo is not Crimea and Ukraine should stop treating it like it is

Kosovo is not Crimea and Ukraine should stop treating it like it is

How the Evros settlement program became Athens' border policy Waterloo

How the Evros settlement program became Athens' border policy Waterloo

Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar

Why Gaza’s future depends on political will, not weapons alone

Why Gaza’s future depends on political will, not weapons alone

Nourhan El-Bayaa

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25 ancient turtle figurines found in cave in Türkiye's Bilecik

cave archaeology

25 ancient turtle figurines found in cave in Türkiye's Bilecik

Archaeologists in Bilecik found 25 turtle figurines dating to 14,500-11,200 BC, ...

Nolan's 'The Odyssey' gives Homer a 'second life' and new tourism map

Featured

Nolan's 'The Odyssey' gives Homer a 'second life' and new tourism map

Greek scholars and Italy's Tourism Ministry assess how Nolan's 'The Odyssey' is ...

1,600-year-old monumental church emerges at ancient Antandros in Türkiye

Archaeology

1,600-year-old monumental church emerges at ancient Antandros in Türkiye

1,600-year-old church at Antandros in western Türkiye is being uncovered, reveal...

Turkish Cuisine

Otto Eats: Pilaf—the dish that tells you when to leave

Recipe

Recipe

8 min read

Otto Eats: Pilaf—the dish that tells you when to leave

Otto Eats: Kolokasi—the root nobody wanted badly enough to ruin

Otto Eats: Kolokasi—the root nobody wanted badly enough to ruin

Recipe

Recipe

8 min read

Otto Eats: 41 herbs, one Sufi healer, and the sweet, sticky legacy of macun

Otto Eats: 41 herbs, one Sufi healer, and the sweet, sticky legacy of macun

Recipe

Recipe

7 min read

Expats in Türkiye

3 Turkish cities rank among Europe's best-value breaks under €100

3 Turkish cities rank among Europe's best-value breaks under €100

Istanbul temperatures set to climb as high as 36°C

Istanbul temperatures set to climb as high as 36°C

By Newsroom with AA

Turkish Airlines sets longest nonstop flight record with Juventus charter

Turkish Airlines sets longest nonstop flight record with Juventus charter

Editor's Pick

Walid Jumblatt on Ottoman ghosts, possible Israel-Türkiye collision, regional traps

Walid Jumblatt on Ottoman ghosts, possible Israel-Türkiye collision, regional traps

Lebanon’s warlord-turned-kingmaker views a collision between Israel and Türkiye as a distinct reality

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Türkiye moves to put Netanyahu on Interpol red notice list

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Trabzonspor falls 1-0 to Ferencvaros in Europa League play-off first leg

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Ronaldinho returns to professional football after 11 years

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World's oldest person, Ethel Caterham, turns 117

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Syria weighs joining Türkiye-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defense pact

Turkish cook killed after drone strikes rescue ship that had saved him from earlier attack in Black Sea

Turkish cook killed after drone strikes rescue ship that had saved him from earlier attack in Black Sea

Nation

5 min read

Turkish ship's cook is killed and 8 crew members are wounded as a drone strikes vessel that had rescued them from an earlier attack off Russian port

Aselsan's order backlog nears $30B, CEO reveals

Defense Industry

9 min read

Turkish defense giant Aselsan's CEO Ahmet Akyol details new naval investment, underwater kamikaze drones, and a $30 billion order backlog target

Aselsan's order backlog nears $30B, CEO reveals

Helicopter reportedly crashes during power line work in Türkiye's Giresun

Nation

2 min read

The cause of the crash was not immediately known, and there was no immediate information on how many people were on board

Helicopter reportedly crashes during power line work in Türkiye's Giresun

Turkish defense firm STM nears first Fast Attack Craft prototype launch

Defense Industry

6 min read

STM says Türkiye's first National Fast Attack Craft prototype will launch by year-end as seven Istif-class frigates progress

Turkish defense firm STM nears first Fast Attack Craft prototype launch

Antalya's foreign tourist arrivals top 10 million this year

Antalya's foreign tourist arrivals top 10 million this year

Tourism

6 min read

Istanbul Airport retains title as Europe's busiest airport

Istanbul Airport retains title as Europe's busiest airport

Tourism

3 min read

TikTok to pay $400 million over children's privacy violations in US

TikTok to pay $400 million over children's privacy violations in US

Tech

6 min read

Yemeni forces disable Houthi naval mine in Bab al-Mandab

Yemeni forces disable Houthi naval mine in Bab al-Mandab

Middle East

3 min read

Yemeni government-aligned forces disable a Houthi-planted naval mine in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a critical global shipping corridor

Israeli military strike southern Lebanon with phosphorus shells, airstrikes

Israeli military strike southern Lebanon with phosphorus shells, airstrikes

Middle East

5 min read

Israel carries out airstrikes, artillery shelling and phosphorus attacks across multiple towns in southern Lebanon, extensively damaging homes

Iran says health of pilots held in Qatar is worsening, as Doha denies detention

Iran says health of pilots held in Qatar is worsening, as Doha denies detention

Middle East

5 min read

Iranian military official says the health of pilots he claims are detained by Qatar is deteriorating and calls for their transfer to a hospital

Israel claims US envoy Barrack’s comments on Syria strikes 'full of inaccuracies'

Israel claims US envoy Barrack’s comments on Syria strikes 'full of inaccuracies'

US-Israel

7 min read

US envoy Tom Barrack says neither Washington nor Ankara was notified before Israeli attack on abandoned Abu al-Duhur Military Air Base

Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs after US trade talks collapse

Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs after US trade talks collapse

Americas

6 min read

Ukraine says it has ‘creative ideas’ to revive stalled peace talks

Ukraine says it has ‘creative ideas’ to revive stalled peace talks

Conflicts

2 min read

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll may step down before year's end

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll may step down before year's end

Us Army

3 min read

Türkiye's ancient Lycian city now glows under solar-powered lights

Türkiye's ancient Lycian city now glows under solar-powered lights

Travel

The man who gives cameras a second life

The man who gives cameras a second life

unsung heroes

New association in Malatya offers free antique expertise to public

Heritage

Heritage

New association in Malatya offers free antique expertise to public

Lifestyle

2 min read

Gumusluk festival marks 23rd edition with Varyon Quartet

Gumusluk festival marks 23rd edition with Varyon Quartet

Events

2 min read

German-based ensemble Varyon Quartet performs Mozart and Brahms at historic Gumusluk quarry stage

Red Bull Flight Day to return to Istanbul

Events

5 min read

Around 8,000 teams applied, with 30 selected to fly homemade machines off a ramp into the sea at Caddebostan Beach

Red Bull Flight Day to return to Istanbul

Mabel Matiz barred from leaving Türkiye

Music

4 min read

Mabel Matiz was previously among 25 entertainment figures detained in separate Istanbul narcotics investigation in May 2026

Mabel Matiz barred from leaving Türkiye

Louvre installs new security barriers after jewel heist

Culture

3 min read

New barriers and protective grilles appear around the Louvre following the October jewel heist in Paris, France

Louvre installs new security barriers after jewel heist

Dutch Grand Prix set to host its final race this weekend

Dutch Grand Prix set to host its final race this weekend

Motorsports

8 min read

Besiktas and Fenerbahce push ahead with transfer plans

Besiktas and Fenerbahce push ahead with transfer plans

Football

3 min read

Nakashima and Bejlek stun seeded rivals to reach Cincinnati semifinals

Nakashima and Bejlek stun seeded rivals to reach Cincinnati semifinals

Sports

6 min read

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The Rumpelstiltskin Report

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

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

3 min read

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

Turkish national team declares 2026 World Cup historic triumph in content strategy

Turkish national team declares 2026 World Cup historic triumph in content strategy

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

4 min read

Rome freaks out as Harvard-trained Turkish researcher threatens to bring academic work to Italy

Rome freaks out as Harvard-trained Turkish researcher threatens to bring academic work to Italy

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

2 min read

Sightseeing Around Türkiye

Special Bursa mosque where dome opens at touch of button

Lifestyle

Special Bursa mosque where dome opens at touch of button

Discover Cakil Island, Lake Van’s hidden turquoise paradise

Discover Cakil Island, Lake Van’s hidden turquoise paradise

Travel

Igdir residents find relief in Mount Agri's cool waters

Igdir residents find relief in Mount Agri's cool waters

Travel

1 min read

Turkish Cypriot premier condemns Greek Cypriot pressure campaign

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Turkish Cypriot premier condemns Greek Cypriot pressure campaign

Turkish Cypriot premier Unal Ustel condemned Greek Cypriot pressure on rights, institutions and international ties, rejecting isolation efforts

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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Istanbul Airport retains title as Europe's busiest airport

Helicopter reportedly crashes during power line work in Türkiye's Giresun

US Navy moved 15M barrels of oil through Hormuz in 1 day, US energy chief says

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Yemeni forces disable Houthi naval mine in Bab al-Mandab

Yemeni forces disable Houthi naval mine in Bab al-Mandab

Aug 22 2026

Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs after US trade talks collapse

Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs after US trade talks collapse

Aug 22 2026

Israeli military strike southern Lebanon with phosphorus shells, airstrikes

Israeli military strike southern Lebanon with phosphorus shells, airstrikes

Aug 22 2026

Iran says health of pilots held in Qatar is worsening, as Doha denies detention

Iran says health of pilots held in Qatar is worsening, as Doha denies detention

Aug 22 2026

Turkish cook killed after drone strikes rescue ship that had saved him from earlier attack in Black Sea

Turkish cook killed after drone strikes rescue ship that had saved him from earlier attack in Black Sea

Aug 22 2026

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