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From Silicon Valley to Syria, Türkiye’s global connections run deep

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

4 min read

Türkiye's unique position is highlighted by two divergent career paths an AI chief at Google and a militia commander in Syria.

From Silicon Valley to Syria, Türkiye’s global connections run deep

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Hormuz

Iran War

2 min read

Trump says US would 'bomb the s*** out of Oman' if it gets in the way in Hormuz standoff

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Hormuz

Top court treats ‘I am tired’ email as resignation, denies compensation

workplace rights

2 min read

Top court treats ‘I am tired’ email as resignation, denies compensation

Iran shifts to 'fully offensive' posture, senior official reportedly says

Iran War

4 min read

Iran shifts to 'fully offensive' posture, senior official reportedly says

Kyiv rejects viral comment attributed to 'Magyar' over Turkish sailor's death

Exclusive

Exclusive

Conflicts

2 min read

Kyiv rejects viral comment attributed to 'Magyar' over Turkish sailor's death

Ukraine's envoy to Ankara says the comment attributed to drone commander 'Magyar' mocking a Turkish sailor's death is 'fake and a manipulation'

Outrage after Ukrainian drone chief mocks death of Turkish sailor

Black Sea

4 min read

Türkiye resumes full Black Sea transits after brief delays

Black Sea

4 min read

The Acid Age: AI’s ultimate reality check

In-Depth

In-Depth

The Acid Age: AI’s ultimate reality check

World

5 min read

Istanbul set to swelter as African, Gulf heat waves arrive

Istanbul set to swelter as African, Gulf heat waves arrive

Weather

2 min read

Former coach Tedesco blocks Fenerbahce’s move for Jonathan Rowe

Fenerbahce

1 min read

Spotlight

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

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

Op-Ed

6 min read

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

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

Op-Ed

4 min read

Turkish retailers retreat from Russia as costs, weak demand squeeze stores

Turkish retailers retreat from Russia as costs, weak demand squeeze stores

fashion

2 min read

Türkiye declares 2 marine national parks in Aegean, Mediterranean

Türkiye declares 2 marine national parks in Aegean, Mediterranean

marine parks

6 min read

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

Eyes on central bank’s new inflation roadmap after July’s encouraging data

Eyes on central bank’s new inflation roadmap after July’s encouraging data

Omer Faruk Bingol

Mecca's new alliance: Reshaping Middle East, or repeating history?

Mecca's new alliance: Reshaping Middle East, or repeating history?

Tired of the Abraham Accords? Meet the Mecca Agreement

Tired of the Abraham Accords? Meet the Mecca Agreement

Serbia opens the door to Zelenskyy, but not away from Russia

Serbia opens the door to Zelenskyy, but not away from Russia

Mustafa Cuhadar

This law might change Türkiye as we know it

This law might change Türkiye as we know it

Deniz Karakullukcu

Israeli angle everyone missed in Syria's military alert

Israeli angle everyone missed in Syria's military alert

Omer Ozkizilcik

Calculated suspicions: How French algorithms learned to distrust Türkiye

Calculated suspicions: How French algorithms learned to distrust Türkiye

A. Craig Copetas

Three capitals, new security, one strategy—decoding the Mecca Pact

Three capitals, new security, one strategy—decoding the Mecca Pact

Discover

Secret Service arrests Turkish visa fraudster posing as Trump adviser: WH official

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Secret Service arrests Turkish visa fraudster posing as Trump adviser: WH official

Turkish fraud, who accessed White House grounds, posed as Trump adviser, sold fa...

Answers your AI assistant gives you may already be sponsored

Dig More!

Answers your AI assistant gives you may already be sponsored

If you ask an AI assistant where to bank or what to buy, its answer might alread...

New discovery at Gobeklitepe sheds light on where people may have lived

Heritage

New discovery at Gobeklitepe sheds light on where people may have lived

New rectangular buildings uncovered at Gobeklitepe may have served as homes, off...

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

Turkish Airlines sets longest nonstop flight record with Juventus charter

Turkish Airlines sets longest nonstop flight record with Juventus charter

Türkiye opens new residency path for international graduates

Türkiye opens new residency path for international graduates

Türkiye strips 6,134 foreigners of citizenship as property fraud unfolds

Türkiye strips 6,134 foreigners of citizenship as property fraud unfolds

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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Trump reportedly used Nechirvan Barzani as secret backchannel to IRGC

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Massive drone attack sets Russia's largest Wildberries warehouse ablaze

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Galatasaray finalizes Batrakov transfer, eyeing Erzurum debut

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Türkiye grants operating license to TR-2 research reactor in Istanbul

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Two killed in forest fire on Greece's Salamis Island

Türkiye raises high-speed train fares to $20.7 on Istanbul-Ankara route

Türkiye raises high-speed train fares to $20.7 on Istanbul-Ankara route

high speed train

3 min read

High-speed rail fares rise for the second time in 2026, adding to costs on Türkiye’s busiest intercity routes

Türkiye declares 2 marine national parks in Aegean, Mediterranean

marine parks

9 min read

Türkiye declared marine national parks in the Aegean and Mediterranean by presidential decree; Greece's Foreign Ministry calls the move illegal

Türkiye declares 2 marine national parks in Aegean, Mediterranean

Turkish jets join NATO air defence drill over Romania

Defense

4 min read

Turkish Air Force aircraft join a NATO integrated air and missile defence exercise over Romania

Turkish jets join NATO air defence drill over Romania

Russian Gerbera drone found on Turkish coast

War Debris

7 min read

A Russian-made Gerbera drone fuselage washed ashore in Sakarya's Kaynarca district; authorities confirmed no explosives were found

Russian Gerbera drone found on Turkish coast

Top court treats ‘I am tired’ email as resignation, denies compensation

Top court treats ‘I am tired’ email as resignation, denies compensation

workplace rights

4 min read

Target names first chief AI officer as global retailers expand AI use

Target names first chief AI officer as global retailers expand AI use

Tech

8 min read

Hyundai warns ‘lose-lose’ outcome if Türkiye excluded from ‘Made in EU’

Hyundai warns ‘lose-lose’ outcome if Türkiye excluded from ‘Made in EU’

Made In Eu

6 min read

Iran shifts to 'fully offensive' posture, senior official reportedly says

Iran shifts to 'fully offensive' posture, senior official reportedly says

Iran War

9 min read

A senior Iranian official tells Reuters that Iran is shifting to a 'fully offensive' posture and has set a weeks-long deadline for the US to implement its memorandum

Houthis claim strike on Saudi military vessel, 4 boats in Red Sea

Houthis claim strike on Saudi military vessel, 4 boats in Red Sea

Yemen

3 min read

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claim they targeted a Saudi military landing ship, four patrol boats off Mokha with ballistic missiles

Netanyahu's allies face losing seats in key Likud primary

Netanyahu's allies face losing seats in key Likud primary

Middle East

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Hormuz

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Hormuz

Iran War

5 min read

Trump says US would 'bomb the s*** out of Oman' if it gets in the way in Hormuz standoff

Over 5,000 displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile as insecurity worsens

Over 5,000 displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile as insecurity worsens

Africa

4 min read

Indonesia declares emergency as quake death toll hits 68

Indonesia declares emergency as quake death toll hits 68

Asia & Pacific

Top Senate Democrat slams Trump over US-South Korea drill cuts

Top Senate Democrat slams Trump over US-South Korea drill cuts

Asia & Pacific

6 min read

Istanbul set to swelter as African, Gulf heat waves arrive

Istanbul set to swelter as African, Gulf heat waves arrive

Weather

2 min read

507-year-old Kayseri caravanserai unearthed after decades

507-year-old Kayseri caravanserai unearthed after decades

Lifestyle

4 min read

11-year-old Turkish pianist, mother claim double win in Rome

11-year-old Turkish pianist, mother claim double win in Rome

Lifestyle

6 min read

4 Antonello da Messina works still missing after museum theft in Italy

4 Antonello da Messina works still missing after museum theft in Italy

Italy

2 min read

Four works linked to Antonello da Messina remain missing after six pieces were stolen from Sicily museum, and two were recovered nearby

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' tops North American box office for third weekend

Cinema

4 min read

Marvel film had biggest domestic debut weekend ever, earning $360 million and surpassing 'Avengers: Endgame'

More than 300 publishers from 30 countries join Istanbul's Arabic book fair

Events

4 min read

The fair, held under the theme "The story continues," is the largest Arabic book fair held outside the Arab world

More than 300 publishers from 30 countries join Istanbul's Arabic book fair

Gendarmerie band performs in Kayseri as part of FUAR38 festival

Events

6 min read

FUAR38, Kayseri's 38-day cultural festival at Kadir Has Fuar Parki, has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors since it opened in July

Gendarmerie band performs in Kayseri as part of FUAR38 festival

Fenerbahce move for Jonathan Rowe reportedly blocked by former coach Tedesco

Fenerbahce move for Jonathan Rowe reportedly blocked by former coach Tedesco

Fenerbahce

5 min read

Galatasaray eyes Leipzig striker Conrad Harder in search for attacking depth

Galatasaray eyes Leipzig striker Conrad Harder in search for attacking depth

Football

3 min read

Fenerbahce adds Romelu Lukaku to UEFA squad ahead of Lyon clash

Fenerbahce adds Romelu Lukaku to UEFA squad ahead of Lyon clash

Romelu Lukaku

3 min read

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HESAP.COM ANTALYASPOR

ANTALYASPOR

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32

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ZECORNER KAYSERİSPOR

KAYSERİSPOR

34

30

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MISIRLI.COM.TR FATİH KARAGÜMRÜK

KARAGÜMRÜK

34

30

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ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RIZESPOR

1

3

5

GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

1

3

6

AMED SPORTİF FAALİYETLER

AMEDSPOR

1

3

7

İSTANBUL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

1

3

8

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

1

3

9

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

1

1

10

GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

1

1

11

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

1

1

12

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

1

1

13

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

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1

14

ARCA ÇORUM FK

ÇORUM FK

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1

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ERZURUMSPOR FK

ERZURUMSPOR

1

0

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KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

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GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

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SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

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EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

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FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

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TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

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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

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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Russia builds secret drone bases within striking range of NATO: Report

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Israel targets southern Lebanon as military reportedly readies new attacks

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Kyiv rejects viral comment attributed to 'Magyar' over Turkish sailor's death

Kyiv rejects viral comment attributed to 'Magyar' over Turkish sailor's death

Aug 17 2026

Over 5,000 displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile as insecurity worsens

Over 5,000 displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile as insecurity worsens

Aug 17 2026

Istanbul set to swelter as African, Gulf heat waves arrive

Istanbul set to swelter as African, Gulf heat waves arrive

Aug 17 2026

Top court treats ‘I am tired’ email as resignation, denies compensation

Top court treats ‘I am tired’ email as resignation, denies compensation

Aug 17 2026

Iran shifts to 'fully offensive' posture, senior official reportedly says

Iran shifts to 'fully offensive' posture, senior official reportedly says

Aug 17 2026

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