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

on radar

9 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?

Iran still weighing US reply on Hormuz, will answer via mediators

Iran War

3 min read

Tehran is still reviewing Washington's reply on reopening Strait of Hormuz and will respond via mediators, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says

Iran still weighing US reply on Hormuz, will answer via mediators

EU adopts nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia

Sanctions

1 min read

EU adopts nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia

Qatar, Saudi Arabia ink joint pipeline deal, urge keeping supplies out of Iran war

Gulf Energy

4 min read

Qatar, Saudi Arabia ink joint pipeline deal, urge keeping supplies out of Iran war

Ukraine 'will respond' if Russia rejects Trump's energy ceasefire: Zelenskyy

Energy Ceasefire

5 min read

Ukraine 'will respond' if Russia rejects Trump's energy ceasefire: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President says Ukraine will respect the energy ceasefire if Russia does and will respond if not, as Kyiv says Russia struck a Kharkiv plant

Trump announces energy ceasefire, Zelenskyy says it 'was news for me'

World

2 min read

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

Yemen

3 min read

World condemns deadly Riyadh airport attack as Saudi coalition vows response

on radar

3 min read VIDEO

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

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

Lifestyle

3 min read

Doha Film Festival announces 15 competing films, with Palestinian stories taking center stage

Doha Film Festival

4 min read

Spotlight

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

Turks are barbaric Mongolians, says Greek MP 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

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

Paris’s new chief customs officer is 14. His jurisdiction is complicated

Paris’s new chief customs officer is 14. His jurisdiction is complicated

A. Craig Copetas

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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Turkish dishes that take courage to try

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No planes to Iran—Here's what's left

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European trash ends up in Adana

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Ottoman trace in Cape Town

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Johnny Depp's 'Bunnyman' in Istanbul

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Why Turks are sailing to Greece?

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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

Turkish police raid ticket scalpers ahead of Galatasaray-Barcelona clash

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

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

Chemical tanker narrowly avoids disaster near historic Bosphorus mansions in Istanbul

Nation

4 min read

Malta-flagged chemical tanker drifts toward the Kanlica shore on the Istanbul Bosphorus and stops only after its crew drops anchor

Chemical tanker narrowly avoids disaster near historic Bosphorus mansions in Istanbul

Qatar, Saudi Arabia ink joint pipeline deal, urge keeping supplies out of Iran war

Qatar, Saudi Arabia ink joint pipeline deal, urge keeping supplies out of Iran war

Gulf Energy

7 min read

Türkiye's auto production falls 6% as domestic sales firm on import slump

Türkiye's auto production falls 6% as domestic sales firm on import slump

Turkish auto

5 min read

Saudi Arabia vows to maintain energy supplies under all circumstances

Saudi Arabia vows to maintain energy supplies under all circumstances

Energy

5 min read

Iran still weighing US reply on Hormuz, will answer via mediators

Iran still weighing US reply on Hormuz, will answer via mediators

Iran War

6 min read

Tehran is still reviewing Washington's reply on reopening Strait of Hormuz and will respond via mediators, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says

No attack on Iran expected before vote, Israeli opposition leader says

No attack on Iran expected before vote, Israeli opposition leader says

Middle East

3 min read

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said intelligence indicates no war with Iran is expected before the Oct. 27 election

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in PM preference as blocs fall short: Poll

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in PM preference as blocs fall short: Poll

Middle East

7 min read

Poll shows Gadi Eisenkot leading Netanyahu 43%-38% for prime minister, while neither bloc reaches Knesset majority

Iran vows to keep Hormuz control, calls US reply 'insufficient'

Iran vows to keep Hormuz control, calls US reply 'insufficient'

Hormuz Crisis

6 min read

Iran terms US reply to its seven conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz insufficient and vows to keep control of waterway

Ukraine 'will respond' if Russia rejects Trump's energy ceasefire: Zelenskyy

Ukraine 'will respond' if Russia rejects Trump's energy ceasefire: Zelenskyy

Energy Ceasefire

7 min read

EU adopts nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia

EU adopts nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia

Sanctions

4 min read

Yandex Go down for 36 hours in Kazakhstan after drone hits Russian data center

Yandex Go down for 36 hours in Kazakhstan after drone hits Russian data center

Yandex Go

6 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

Dozens of Borneo orangutans rescued from Indonesia’s worst fires in years

Dozens of Borneo orangutans rescued from Indonesia’s worst fires in years

Lifestyle

4 min read

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

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

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

Satire

6 min read

From Byzantium to Ottomans, London's V&A portrays Istanbul's imperial past

From Byzantium to Ottomans, London's V&A portrays Istanbul's imperial past

Events

4 min read

The V&A in London will show 200 works on Istanbul’s Byzantine and Ottoman eras from Nov. 7

Turkish-Arab cast of 'Harabe' heads to Antalya as filming extends

Cinema

3 min read

Turkish-Arab cast led by Burcu Biricik takes 'Harabe' to Antalya as filming runs past schedule

Turkish-Arab cast of 'Harabe' heads to Antalya as filming extends

Doha Film Festival announces 15 competing films, with Palestinian stories taking center stage

Doha Film Festival

4 min read

Doha Film Festival to feature 15 films from four continents on Nov. 19-27, with four Palestinian productions exploring life, displacement and memory

Doha Film Festival announces 15 competing films, with Palestinian stories taking center stage

Venice prize winner 'Possible Love' reaches London Film Festival

Cinema

4 min read

Lee Chang-dong’s Venice winner ‘Possible Love’ gets its UK premiere at the London Film Festival

Venice prize winner 'Possible Love' reaches London Film Festival

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

Türkiye hosts first official stand up paddle championship in Koycegiz

Türkiye hosts first official stand up paddle championship in Koycegiz

Sports

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Club

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

7

16

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BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

7

15

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AMED SPORTİF FAALİYETLER

AMEDSPOR

7

14

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TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

7

13

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FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

7

13

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KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

7

12

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CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

7

12

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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

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

7

5

16

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

7

4

17

EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

6

3

18

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

6

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

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

Oct 12 2026

Dozens of Borneo orangutans rescued from Indonesia’s worst fires in years

Dozens of Borneo orangutans rescued from Indonesia’s worst fires in years

Oct 12 2026

Iran still weighing US reply on Hormuz, will answer via mediators

Iran still weighing US reply on Hormuz, will answer via mediators

Oct 12 2026

From snake oil to private jets, the louche go grift class

From snake oil to private jets, the louche go grift class

Oct 12 2026

From Byzantium to Ottomans, London's V&A portrays Istanbul's imperial past

From Byzantium to Ottomans, London's V&A portrays Istanbul's imperial past

Oct 12 2026

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