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Israel-Palestine Conflict

As destroyed buildings after an Israeli airstrike are seen in the photo, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said that Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed more than 3,435 people and injured more than 10,400, since renewed hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah began, Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Insatiable hunger: Israel's never-ending quest for expansion

An Israeli military excavator demolishes a Palestinian building in the town of Jabaa in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, near Jerusalem June 3, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Türkiye condemns Israel's approval of new illegal settlements in W. Bank

TÜRKIYE-PALESTINE-RELATIONS

Hamas officials, Khalil Al-Hayya and Osama Hamdan, attend a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 21, 2023. (Reuters File Photo)

Iran's FM Araghchi, Hamas leader al-Hayya discuss Gaza, developments

Palestinian children watch as new prefabricated Jewish outpost homes are secured into place along a road that leads toward the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair, in Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine, May 20, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Israel clears 2,162 new Jewish settler homes in occupied West Bank

israeli-occupation-of-west-bank

A Turkish coast guard boat on a patrol in the Black Sea, near Türkiye, Sept. 22, 2017. (AA File Photo)

1 dead after attack on Turkish fishing boat in Black Sea

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during the greetings ceremony before the family picture at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. (EPA File Photo)

Erdoğan convinced US to halt plan to arm Iranian opposition: Report

TÜRKIYE-US-RELATIONS

Anthropic warns humans could lose control of AI, urges industry pause

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

U.N peacekeepers walk by the Venice wall at the medieval core across the U.N buffer zone, in the divided capital Lefkoşa (Nicosia), Cyprus, April 26, 2021. (AP File Photo)

UN envoy to meet leaders in Cyprus, Türkiye and Greece

U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers the commencement address for the graduating class of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S., May 28, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

UK rebukes US VP Vance over migrant remarks after murder case

us-uk-relations

US-Israel War on Iran

A photograph taken from the southern area of Nabatieh shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the village of Zawtar al-Sharkiyeh, Lebanon, June 4, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Trump peace push stalls as Hezbollah rejects truce, Israel holds firm

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East neighbors in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran, Washington, U.S., Sept.15, 2020. (Reuters File Photo)

Trump's desperate attempt to end the Iran War: Abraham Accords

abraham-accords

Iranians drive past a huge billboard carrying the image of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on May 5, 2026. (AFP File Photo)

House OKs bid to halt US military action against Iran

Workers harvest sugarcane in a field in Kolhapur district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, November 30, 2023. (Reuters Photo)

Hot weather hurts crops across Asian economies hit by Iran war

Politics

EU Affairs

Erdoğan says regional tensions highlight value of Türkiye-EU ties

TÜRKIYE-EU-RELATIONS

Legislation

Türkiye's top court strikes down indefinite alimony provision

constitutional-court

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Business

Finance

Participation finance share in Türkiye rises to around 9%: CBRT chief

economy

Transportation

Growing EV fleet in Türkiye drives record charging demand

automotive-industry

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	13,694.19	- 178.06	- 1.30 %
CAC 40	8,218.24	- 26.05	- 0.32 %
DAX	24,759.05	- 185.90	- 0.75 %
Dow Jones	50,867.00	- 695.00	- 1.37 %
S&P 500	7,383.74	- 200.57	- 2.72 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,329.50	- 145.5700	- 3.36 %
Silver Spot	67.77	- 6.1000	- 9.00 %
Brent Crude Oil	92.90	- 2.1300	- 2.29 %
WTI Crude Oil	90.54	- 2.5000	- 2.76 %
Natural Gas	3.23	- 0.1070	- 3.31 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	4.8567	-0.0549	-1.13 %
EUR/TRY	6.7722	-0.025	-0.37 %
EUR/USD	1.3944	+0.0105	+0.75 %
GBP/USD	1.4598	+ 0.0028	+ 0.19 %
USD/JPY	7.92	- 0.03	- 0.33 %

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Defense

Alka: Laser layer of Türkiye's multilayered air defense system

defense

France bars Israeli offensive weapons from Eurosatory 2026

France

Turkish armored vehicle Hızır gets upgraded to meet defense needs

turkish-defense-industry

Photo gallery

Turkish Military's 'sharp eyes' strike targets with pinpoint accuracy

Türkiye's UNESCO-listed Ephesus opens after dark for night visitors

Freshwater Oasis: Denizli's Lake Yayla balances ecology, rural livelihoods

Flamingos rest at Ankara Dam Lake amid seasonal migration season

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Türkiye rallies world for zero waste drive ahead of COP31

zero-waste-forum

Investigations

US detains fugitive suspect sought by Türkiye in missing student case

GÜLİSTAN-DOKU

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

China's Xi Jinping heads to North Korea in 1st visit since 2019

XI-JINPING

Europe

Zelenskyy proposes face-to-face meeting in open letter to Putin

Russian-invasion-of-Ukraine

Islamophobia

News Analysis

NATO leaders pose for a family photo during the NATO summit, The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo)

Ankara emerges as potential bridge in growing NATO divisions

A view of flags of OTS members, Turkistan, Kazakhstan, May 14, 2026. (AA Photo)

Turkic unity rises in fragmented world with Türkiye bracing to steer it

Turkish Red Crescent staff distribute hot meals to flood victims from a mobile kitchen unit in the Havza district of Samsun, northern Türkiye, May 21, 2026. (AA Photo)

New Red Crescent law aims to bolster Türkiye's humanitarian arm

Former Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu (C) takes a break as he talks to journalists in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo)

Graft, debt, service failures mark 7 years of Istanbul under CHP mayor

ISTANBUL-METROPOLITAN-MUNICIPALITY

Mid East

Iran says $24B asset release key to potential US deal

US-Iran-war

'Nowhere left to go' as Gazans squeezed under Israeli expansion

gaza-genocide

House approves Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions in rebuke to Trump

House-of-Representatives

Lifestyle

When world hands you a war, hand it back

FORGIVENESS

Expat Corner

Arts

Writing as a way of being: Reading of Ural's 'Introduction to Writing'

BOOK-REVIEW

Osman Hamdi Bey spotlighted in Met 'Orientalism' exhibition

Arts

Tourists to pay entry fee at Cologne Cathedral beginning July 1

Cologne-Cathedral

Reviews

Writing as a way of being: Reading of Ural's 'Introduction to Writing'

BOOK-REVIEW

'For Life': Documentary about Palestinian determination to exist

for-life

Cost of being seen: Digital life and erosion of inner privacy

BOOK-REVIEW

Sports

Tennis

Qualifier Chwalinska makes history to book French Open final

tennis

Basketball

Trump eyes NBA Finals appearance after Knicks invite from Dolan

Donald-Trump

Motorsports

Tourism

Officials seek to balance tourism, preservation at Mount Fuji

JAPAN

Modern ports, rising interest elevate Türkiye's cruise market status

Cruise-tourism

Iran war strains economies of tourism-dependent countries in Asia

tourism

Energy

Tech

Türkiye launches probe into Meta over AI practices

technology

Automotive

Turkish auto sales drop sharply in May

automotive-market

Education