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Israel-Palestine Conflict

An Egyptian man prays next to trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel lined up at the Rafah border to cross into the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian side, in Rafah, Egypt, Feb. 10, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Israel to partially reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing closed during Iran war

Israeli soldiers gather at the gate to the Sde Teiman military base, as people protest in support of soldiers being questioned for detainee abuse, July 29, 2024. (AP File Photo)

Israel drops charges against soldiers who abused Palestinian detainee

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Mousa and Omar Hamayel, both 39, stand near bloodstains at the site where Thaer Hamayel was killed during an attack by Israeli settlers on the Palestinians in the village of Abu Falah near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine, March 9, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Israeli settlers exploit Iran war curbs to raise West Bank violence

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Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike targeting a police vehicle in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine, March 15, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Gaza, W. Bank toll hits 16 after deadliest Israeli strikes in weeks

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Israeli army fighting vehicles manoeuver across the border inside a destroyed Lebanese village as seen from the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, March 16, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Türkiye strongly condemns Israel's ground offensive in Lebanon

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Trump aides express 'buyer's remorse' over Iran war: Report

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Israel mulls at least another 3 weeks of war as strikes batter Iran

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Iran denies targeting Türkiye after 3 intercepted missiles

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Smoke rises from the Lebanese village of Khiam after an Israeli strike as seen from the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, March 16, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Germany urges Israel not to expand ground offensive in Lebanon

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov walks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Sept. 2, 2025. (AFP Photo)

Kremlin silent on reports of Iranian leader Khamenei in Moscow

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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand speaks at a news conference in the Foyer of the House of Commons, Ottawa, Canada, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo)

Canada's foreign minister to visit Türkiye for talks with FM Fidan

Javier Bardem wears a pin in support of Palestinians and a patch that reads "No to war" as he poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 15, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Hollywood uses Oscars to speak on peace, Palestine, rights

US-Israel War on Iran

This video grab taken from handout footage released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on March 12, 2026, shows what it says was the "launch of wave #41 of Iranian missiles". (AFP Photo)

Drone strike hits Italy-US base in Kuwait, no casualties: Rome

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An Iranian cleric visits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 12, 2025. (Reuters Photo)

Iran's IRGC targets 3 US bases, threatens to hunt down Netanyahu

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivers a speech during the groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of Istanbul University's Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye, March 13, 2026. (AA Photo)

Türkiye to stay out of regional war, President Erdoğan says

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to journalists during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Istanbul, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP File Photo)

Iran FM Araghchi thanks Türkiye for solidarity in Turkish message

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Politics

EU Affairs

Turkish-Swiss hijabi woman 1st to be elected to Zurich council

Switzerland

Legislation

Turkish authorities dig deeper into causes of juvenile crime

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Most read

Business

Finance

Markets brace for busy central bank week amid Mideast war fears

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Transportation

Some countries ready to help reopen Strait of Hormuz shipping: Trump

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Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	12,956.72	- 136.21	- 1.05 %
CAC 40	7,935.97	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
DAX	23,565.76	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
Dow Jones	46,892.64	+ 332.81	+ 0.71 %
S&P 500	6,699.68	+ 67.42	+ 1.01 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	5,015.52	- 3.3300	- 0.07 %
Silver Spot	81.26	+ 0.7100	+ 0.87 %
Brent Crude Oil	103.14	+ 2.6800	+ 2.60 %
WTI Crude Oil	92.48	- 4.3600	- 4.71 %
Natural Gas	3.03	- 0.1000	- 3.30 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	4.7333	+0.0567	+1.2 %
EUR/TRY	44.1586	-0.0621	-0.14 %
EUR/USD	9.3293	-0.1264	-1.35 %
GBP/USD	6.5973	- 0.022	- 0.33 %
USD/JPY	9.31	+ 0.05	+ 0.57 %

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Defense

Baykar introduces new AI-powered K2 kamikaze drone

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Leonardo, Baykar target April debut for jointly built European drones

BAYKAR

War against Iran cost US about $6B in its 1st week, says Pentagon

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Photo gallery

Displaced Palestinian women bake Eid cookies in Gaza tent camp

Turkish aid groups host iftar for 1,000 orphans in Ghana

Beyazit Mosque showcases early-stage Ottoman classical mosque design

Gaza volunteers salvage books from war-damaged mosque library

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Foreign converts join Turkish family for Ramadan iftar in Istanbul

RAMADAN

Investigations

Türkiye arrests woman posing as NATO official over alleged fraud scheme

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Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Hospital fire in India's Odisha kills at least 10 ICU patients

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Europe

EU has no interest in open-ended war with Iran, bloc's top diplomat says

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Islamophobia

News Analysis

U.S. Department of War and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration, March 1, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Algorithms at war: AI begins reshaping battlefield, conflict rules

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

A man looks through binoculars as a plume of smoke rises after a military strike on the capital Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Threat of instability next door, Israel loom large for Türkiye

A view of a school hall adorned with decorations for Ramadan, Hatay, southern Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2026. (AA Photo)

Secular extremism rears head in Türkiye during Ramadan

A woman casts her vote at a polling center during the 2026 general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 12, 2026. (AA Photo)

Polls offer Bangladesh rare window to democratic transformation

BANGLADESH-ELECTIONS

Mid East

Some countries ready to help reopen Strait of Hormuz shipping: Trump

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Trump claims US discussing securing Hormuz with 7 countries

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Iranian drones disrupt Dubai flights, missile kills 1 in Abu Dhabi

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Lifestyle

'Let the jealous envy': Cheeky ancient mosaic unearthed in Türkiye

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Expat Corner

Arts

Rare Dede Korkut manuscript surfaces in Bursa, heads to UNESCO

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'One Battle After Another' leads Oscars with best picture, 6 wins

OSCARS

Life devoted to history: Enduring intellectual legacy of Ilber Ortaylı

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Reviews

Which would you give up: Love or memory?

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Memoir as memory: Ülkü Tamer's vision beyond biography

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Turkish director Orhan Küçük captures survival, loyalty in 'Blizzard'

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Sports

Tennis

Sinner rules Indian Wells while Sabalenka ends Rybakina hoodoo

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Basketball

Knicks complete season's biggest comeback to edge Warriors

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Motorsports

Tourism

Dubai airport resumes operations after air interception

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Airline, travel industries struggle with fallout from Gulf disruptions

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Barcelona hikes tourism tax to one of highest in Europe

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Energy

Tech

US mayors turn against data centers as AI backlash grows

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Automotive

Some drivers in US consider switching to EVs as gas prices climb

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Education