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Israel-Palestine Conflict

The body of three-month old Palestinian baby Shatha Abu Jarad, who died of cold weather according to medics, is carried by her uncle at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, Jan. 20, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Baby freezes to death in Gaza as leaders debate Trump's Board of Peace

Pallets of humanitarian aid are stacked inside an Iraqi military transport aircraft at a base, before its scheduled departure to Gaza, in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

UN warns Gaza humanitarian efforts stalled despite 100-day truce

Heavy machinery demolishes a structure inside the headquarters of the UNRWA in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, Palestine, Jan. 20, 2026. (AA Photo)

UN blasts Israel of breaching int'l law after UNRWA site demolition

A Palestinian inspects a collapsed building due to the storm in Gaza City, Palestine, Jan. 13, 2026. (Xinhua Photo)

Gaza 'Board of Peace' plan draws rare Israel-US disagreement

President Donald Trump greets President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo)

Erdoğan tells Trump Syria's unity important for Türkiye

TURKISH-US-RELATIONS

Trump says he has 'important call' due with Erdoğan

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Anti-Daesh mission with SDF in Syria has 'largely expired,' US says

US-SYRIA-RELATIONS
Urgent solutions needed after storms destroy 4,000 shelters in Gaza

gaza-humanitarian-crisis

Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran speaks at a photography exhibition in Istanbul, Jan. 10, 2026. (AA Photo)

Türkiye condemns YPG/PKK cross-border flag attack, vows response

türkiye-syria-border

A woman holds a large Somali flag as Somalis attend a demonstration after Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 28, 2025. (Reuters Photo)

Israel's expanding military calculus in Horn of Africa

A billboard with an image of ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, is displayed following their capture by U.S. forces, Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 18, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Oil and beyond: Chinese, Russian economic engagement in Venezuela

Istanbul and the Bosporus are seen under snow, Istanbul, Türkiye, Jan. 20, 2025. (DHA Photo)

When snow slows Istanbul down

Politics

EU Affairs

Turkish foreign minister criticizes EU's policy on Türkiye's membership bid

TURKISH-EU-RELATIONS

Legislation

Turkish Parliament OKs extension for naval mission in Gulf of Aden

TÜRKIYE-SOMALIA-RELATIONS

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Business

Finance

Turkish central bank likely to pick up from where it left off in 2025

Turkish-economy

Transportation

Türkiye to press ahead with airport expansion projects in 2026

air-transportation

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	12,805.81	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
CAC 40	8,062.58	- 49.44	- 0.61 %
DAX	24,703.12	- 255.94	- 1.04 %
Dow Jones	48,489.00	- 870.00	- 1.79 %
S&P 500	6,796.86	- 143.15	- 2.11 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,883.95	+ 127.6000	+ 2.61 %
Silver Spot	94.83	+ 0.6000	+ 0.63 %
Brent Crude Oil	63.84	- 0.1000	- 0.16 %
WTI Crude Oil	59.91	- 0.4500	- 0.75 %
Natural Gas	3.33	- 0.5600	- 16.80 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	43.2876	+0.0142	+0.03 %
EUR/TRY	6.7787	-0.0343	-0.51 %
EUR/USD	0.1566	-0.0008	-0.54 %
GBP/USD	0.1094	- 0.0005	- 0.43 %
USD/JPY	85.29	+ 0.03	+ 0.03 %

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Defense

'Combat-tested' fighter jets spur interest in Pakistani weapons

Defense

Türkiye's Roketsan eyes reaping investment rewards in 2026

Defense-industry

Türkiye 'in talks' with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia over defense pact

defense-cooperation

Photo gallery

Türkiye's electric armored carrier E-ZPT completes qualification tests

Workers melt scrap aluminum into cookware in Bangladesh's Dhaka

Winter birds color reed beds of Lake Uluabat in Bursa, Türkiye

Palestinian child who lost leg and family in Israeli attack struggles to survive

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Istanbul air quality displays contrasting changes in 2025

Air-pollution

Investigations

Turkish court jails 2 French women for 10 years over 25 kg of cannabis

Drug-trafficking

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Death toll at 14 as search continues after Pakistan's Karachi Mall Fire

rescue-missions

Europe

Mayor says 600,000 fled Kyiv after Russian strikes on energy sites

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Islamophobia

News Analysis

The Aselsan booth and its products are seen during the EDEX 2025 fair, Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 2, 2025. (AA Photo)

Türkiye's Aselsan marks half-century with record gains in 2025

turkish-defense-industry

A pit filled with weapons is set on fire by the PKK during a ceremony, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, July 11, 2025. (AFP Photo)

Terror-free Türkiye on positive path, YPG main obstacle: Experts

TERROR-FREE-TÜRKİYE

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan breaks fast with the Alevi community at the Hüseyin Gazi Cemevi in Ankara, Türkiye, Aug. 8, 2022. (AA Photo)

Top Alevi figure hails Turkish govt reforms '500-year revolution'

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino hold a ticket to the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, U.S., Aug. 22, 2025. (Getty Images Photo)

Is World Cup hosting 'curse' real pattern or just media hype?

Mid East

UN refugee agency sounds alarm over soaring disease risks in Gaza

Palestine

Al-Sharaa, Trump affirm commitment to Syria's unity, sovereignty

syria

Syria moves to new phase after major defeat of terrorist YPG

YPG

Lifestyle

US dietary guidelines urge Americans to eat more protein

protein

Expat Corner

Arts

Review of the music documentary 'Depeche Mode: M'

Depeche-Mode

Palestinian actor in Türkiye brings Gaza's struggle to stage

PALESTINE

What we know about brazen Louvre jewel heist

Louvre-museum

Reviews

Review of the music documentary 'Depeche Mode: M'

Depeche-Mode

'Fahrenheit 451' was right: True danger is thoughtlessness

FAHRENHEIT-451

'The Rip' sends Matt Damon, Ben Affleck into murky Miami noir

movie-review

Sports

Tennis

Sinner advances at Australian Open as Gaston retires in 1st round

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Basketball

Erdoğan, Shaquille O'Neal share court, signed balls in Istanbul

Recep-Tayyip-Erdoğan

Motorsports

Tourism

Global tourism hit new record with 1.52B int'l arrivals in 2025: UN

Tourism

Türkiye's Göbeklitepe to welcome more Chinese visitors in 2026

göbeklitepe

Northern Türkiye tourism triumphs with taste, history, scenery

safranbolu

Energy

Tech

Netflix switches to all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

streaming-services

Automotive

Renault sales volume up 3.2% in 2025, led by Clio, Sandero

automotive-industry

Education