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Quake swarm shakes Istanbul with over 30 tremors in 24 hours

Earthquake

2 min read

Flurry of seismic activity rocks Sea of Marmara, with over 30 tremors recorded near Istanbul's Princes' Islands

Quake swarm shakes Istanbul with over 30 tremors in 24 hours

Russia ready to hear new US proposals on Ukraine

Ukraine war

5 min read

Russia is ready to hear constructive US proposals on Ukraine, but no new meeting has been requested, Russian spokesperson Maria Zakharova says

Russia ready to hear new US proposals on Ukraine

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile after Trump touts Kim meeting

Asia & Pacific

1 min read

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile after Trump touts Kim meeting

Iran will use 'more destructive weapons' if new war breaks out: IRGC

Iran War

3 min read

Iran will use 'more destructive weapons' if new war breaks out: IRGC

Türkiye denies military presence at Syrian air base targeted by Israel

Syria

5 min read

Türkiye denies military presence at Syrian air base targeted by Israel

Türkiye denies claims that a military delegation was at Abu al-Duhur during Israel’s attack and urges Israel to end reckless attacks in Syria

Israeli opposition slams Netanyahu’s ‘reckless’ Türkiye escalation

Syria

5 min read VIDEO

Syrian foreign minister calls Israeli airbase strike unjustified: Axios

Middle East

2 min read

Türkiye's Lake Tuz turns striking shade of pink this summer

Türkiye's Lake Tuz turns striking shade of pink this summer

Travel

Fenerbahce eyes Ferdi Kadioglu return if Champions League place secured

Fenerbahce eyes Ferdi Kadioglu return if Champions League place secured

UEFA champions league

1 min read

Paul Pogba linked with surprise move to Turkish Super Lig club

Football

1 min read

Spotlight

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

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

Op-Ed

9 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

Op-Ed

6 min read

Israel says Syria strike aimed to block Turkish buildup, Ankara denies presence

Israel says Syria strike aimed to block Turkish buildup, Ankara denies presence

Syria strike

5 min read

Bulgaria boosts security at air base over Iranian threat report

Bulgaria boosts security at air base over Iranian threat report

Balkans

2 min read

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

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

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

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

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?

Discover

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

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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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Nobel laurate Acemoglu blasts The Economist over ‘hit piece’ article

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Stray drone crashes into police station in Türkiye’s Black Sea city of Trabzon

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Iran weighs hitting US assets in Bulgaria, Greek Cyprus if fighting ramps up: Report

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Israel says Syria strike aimed to block Turkish buildup, Ankara denies presence

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Israel will not tolerate Turkish military presence in southern Syria: Netanyahu

Quake swarm shakes Istanbul with over 30 tremors in 24 hours

Quake swarm shakes Istanbul with over 30 tremors in 24 hours

Earthquake

4 min read

Flurry of seismic activity rocks Sea of Marmara, with over 30 tremors recorded near Istanbul's Princes' Islands

Ankara rejects legal weight of Greece's new Aegean energy zoning plan

Aegean Disputes

1 min read

The Turkish Foreign Ministry says Greece's new renewable energy framework for the Aegean has no legal effect on Türkiye's position

Ankara rejects legal weight of Greece's new Aegean energy zoning plan

Türkiye's military chief speaks by phone with US, regional allies

Diplomacy

4 min read

Türkiye's chief of the General Staff, Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, speaks by phone with his military counterparts from US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman

Türkiye's military chief speaks by phone with US, regional allies

Red notice fugitive wanted by Morocco arrested in Istanbul

Crime

3 min read

A Moroccan woman wanted on a red notice for drug trafficking was detained in Istanbul after police traced her to a home in Avcilar

Red notice fugitive wanted by Morocco arrested in Istanbul

Gold slides from June highs as bitcoin posts biggest jump since February

Gold slides from June highs as bitcoin posts biggest jump since February

Global Markets

5 min read

Lagarde warns Europe risks missing out on AI without market reforms

Lagarde warns Europe risks missing out on AI without market reforms

Economy

2 min read

Former Meta employee says company put profit ahead of child safety

Former Meta employee says company put profit ahead of child safety

Tech

6 min read

Türkiye denies military presence at Syrian air base targeted by Israel

Türkiye denies military presence at Syrian air base targeted by Israel

Syria

1 min read

Türkiye denies claims that a military delegation was at Abu al-Duhur during Israel’s attack and urges Israel to end reckless attacks in Syria

Egypt warns Ethiopia against building new dams on Nile

Egypt warns Ethiopia against building new dams on Nile

Region

3 min read

Egypt FM says Cairo has legitimate right to defend its water security amid reports of additional Ethiopian dam projects

Iran will use 'more destructive weapons' if new war breaks out: IRGC

Iran will use 'more destructive weapons' if new war breaks out: IRGC

Iran War

7 min read

IRGC spokesperson says Iran will use 'entirely different' weapons if new war breaks out, as US reports 757 troops killed or wounded

Trump's 'Economic D-Day' will bring US 'further defeat': Iran

Trump's 'Economic D-Day' will bring US 'further defeat': Iran

Iran War

5 min read

Iran's FM Araghchi says Trump's newly announced "Economic D-Day" sanctions campaign will bring the US "further defeat," calling it a distraction

Russia ready to hear new US proposals on Ukraine

Russia ready to hear new US proposals on Ukraine

Ukraine war

10 min read

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile after Trump touts Kim meeting

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile after Trump touts Kim meeting

Asia & Pacific

4 min read

Pakistan summons US envoy over Kashmir remarks

Pakistan summons US envoy over Kashmir remarks

Asia & Pacific

4 min read

Türkiye's Lake Tuz turns striking shade of pink this summer

Türkiye's Lake Tuz turns striking shade of pink this summer

Travel

Prince Harry and Meghan to return to UK after 6 years away

Prince Harry and Meghan to return to UK after 6 years away

Lifestyle

6 min read

Football legend Roberto Carlos denies viral Islam conversion claims

Football legend Roberto Carlos denies viral Islam conversion claims

Lifestyle

1 min read

Angelique Kidjo becomes first African musician honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Angelique Kidjo becomes first African musician honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Music

4 min read

Angelique Kidjo becomes the first African musician to receive a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, celebrating Africa's global influence on music worldwide

Demon Hunter sues Netflix over 'KPop Demon Hunters' name for trademark confusion

Music

3 min read

Christian metal band Demon Hunter sues Netflix over 'KPop Demon Hunters,' alleging trademark infringement and confusion over concerts and merchandise

Demon Hunter sues Netflix over 'KPop Demon Hunters' name for trademark confusion

1,400-year-old human remains unearthed at Peru's Huaca Pucllana temple

Archaeology

3 min read

Archaeologists in Lima uncover 1,400-year-old male remains placed in ancient Huaca Pucllana canal during ceremonial closing ritual

1,400-year-old human remains unearthed at Peru's Huaca Pucllana temple

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

cave archaeology

4 min read

Archaeologists in Bilecik found 25 turtle figurines dating to 14,500-11,200 BC, revealing ritual activity at In Cave during the Epipaleolithic period

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

Fenerbahce eyes Ferdi Kadioglu return if Champions League place secured

Fenerbahce eyes Ferdi Kadioglu return if Champions League place secured

UEFA champions league

5 min read

Paul Pogba linked with surprise move to Turkish Super Lig club

Paul Pogba linked with surprise move to Turkish Super Lig club

Football

2 min read

World number one Sabalenka stunned by Bejlek in Cincinnati

World number one Sabalenka stunned by Bejlek in Cincinnati

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

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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Quake swarm shakes Istanbul with over 30 tremors in 24 hours

Quake swarm shakes Istanbul with over 30 tremors in 24 hours

Aug 20 2026

Russia ready to hear new US proposals on Ukraine

Russia ready to hear new US proposals on Ukraine

Aug 20 2026

Türkiye denies military presence at Syrian air base targeted by Israel

Türkiye denies military presence at Syrian air base targeted by Israel

Aug 20 2026

Türkiye's Lake Tuz turns striking shade of pink this summer

Türkiye's Lake Tuz turns striking shade of pink this summer

Aug 20 2026

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile after Trump touts Kim meeting

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile after Trump touts Kim meeting

Aug 20 2026

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