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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Umm Yousef Dahdouh, a displaced Palestinian mother of three prisoners held by Israel, stands in front of her tent in Gaza City, March 30, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Israel enacts death penalty for Palestinians amid sharp criticism

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Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir talks to reporters ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting, west Jerusalem, Israel, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo)

Blood on their hands: Ben Gvir, minister of supremacism

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Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) attends a meeting with Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh, then a senior official at the PLO, Ankara, Türkiye, March 19, 2025. (Courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry)

Türkiye reiterates support for Palestine as VP al-Sheikh visits

TURKISH-PALESTINIAN-RELATIONS

Mourners gather by the body during the funeral of six Palestinians, including three policemen, killed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, March 29, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Israel kills 7, including child, policemen, in latest Gaza violation

israeli-violations-of-gaza-cease-fire

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, the head of the judiciary and representative of the Assembly of Experts, Alireza Arafi attend the meeting of the interim leadership council of Iran in an unknown location in Iran, March 1, 2026. (West Asia News Agency/Handout via Reuters)

Iran signals openness to cease-fire as Trump vows short war

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the media during the Bucha Summit in Bucha, March 31, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Russia urges clarity on Zelenskyy cease-fire proposal, signals skepticism

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A Pakistani soldier keeps watch at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman, Balochistan province, March 19, 2026. (AFP File Photo)

Pakistan reopens border with Afghanistan after weeks of clashes

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Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defense Museum in Tehran, Iran, March 31, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Hegseths says decisive days ahead as Iran threatens US firms in region

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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) speaking with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in Beijing, China, March 31, 2026. (AFP Photo)

China, Pakistan lay out 5-point Mideast plan to end Iran war

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US-Israel War on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, March 27, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Trump favors diplomacy in Iran, US Secretary of State Rubio says

A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran, Iran, March 29, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Iran's heavy water production plant out of service after US-Israeli attack

US-ISRAEL-IRAN-WAR

A man walks at the site of a damaged building following a targeted Israeli strike, Beirut, Lebanon, March 30, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Center against disinfo denies Türkiye planned incursion to Lebanon

US-ISRAEL-IRAN-WAR

Members of the Iranian Red Crescent stand amid the wreckage of vehicles at an auto service center, Tehran, Iran, March 28, 2026. (EPA Photo)

War divides opinions but unites Türkiye in pursuit of peace

US-ISRAEL-IRAN-WAR

Politics

EU Affairs

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

Switzerland

Legislation

Turkish lawmakers to review expanded parental leave, social media ban

Turkish-parliament

Most read

Business

Finance

Top Turkish officials to meet investors in London amid Iran war

Turkish-economy

Transportation

Airlines grapple with fares dilemma as fuel spike clouds travel demand

air-travel

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	12,790.98	+ 164.63	+ 1.29 %
CAC 40	7,816.94	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
DAX	22,633.18	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
Dow Jones	46,126.00	+ 909.00	+ 1.97 %
S&P 500	6,488.85	+ 145.01	+ 2.23 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,669.69	+ 157.5900	+ 3.37 %
Silver Spot	74.91	+ 4.8300	+ 6.45 %
Brent Crude Oil	108.69	+ 3.3700	+ 3.10 %
WTI Crude Oil	102.46	- 0.4200	- 0.41 %
Natural Gas	2.90	+ 0.0140	+ 0.48 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	4.5611	-0.0016	-0.04 %
EUR/TRY	44.4386	-0.007	-0.02 %
EUR/USD	9.7430	+0.0019	+0.02 %
GBP/USD	6.1050	+ 0.002	+ 0.03 %
USD/JPY	71.05	+ 0.1	+ 0.13 %

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Defense

Israel to halt French defense imports in retaliation

israel-france-ties

Renault reportedly works on developing ground-based military drone

automotive-industry

Steel Dome being built to meet Türkiye's all air defense needs

turkish-defense-industry

Photo gallery

Displaced families take refuge in parks, streets in Beirut

Heritage and artistry: Colorful doors of Türkiye's Cunda Island

Horseback safaris draw visitors to Narman Fairy Chimneys in Erzurum, Türkiye

Winners of Istanbul Photo Awards 2026 announced

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Istiklal Street in Istanbul reaches 107M visitors in 2025

İSTİKLAL-STREET

Investigations

Türkiye arrests woman posing as NATO official over alleged fraud scheme

fraud

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Rapper-turned-engineer Balendra Shah ascends to Nepal's PM position

nepal

Europe

King Charles to visit US as UK seeks to appease Trump over Iran war

us-uk-relations

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

UN warns Israel's death penalty law would amount to a war crime

israel-palestine-conflict

Israeli fire kills Indonesian UN peacekeeper in Lebanon

israeli-aggression

Israel's death penalty legislation draws international condemnation

israel-death-penalty-bill

Lifestyle

South Africa reclaims ancestors taken in colonial-era genocide

khoisan-people

Expat Corner

Arts

Türkiye receives 1st official repatriation of artifacts from Canada

Canada

Hafız Ahmed Ağa Library on Rhodes preserves Ottoman manuscripts

GREECE

Stolen Van Gogh painting recovered, restored at Dutch museum

VAN-GOGH

Reviews

Which would you give up: Love or memory?

Eternal-Sunshine-of-the-Spotless-Mind

Memoir as memory: Ülkü Tamer's vision beyond biography

ülkü-tamer

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

independent-films

Sports

Tennis

Sinner completes Sunshine Double with Miami Masters 1000 triumph

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Basketball

LeBron sets age record with 125th triple-double as Lakers slam Wizards

LeBron-James

Motorsports

Tourism

Spanish 'breeze' expected to boost tourist arrivals to Türkiye

türkiye-spain-relations

Tourists flood Türkiye's Amasra as Russian cruise ship docks

Cruise-tourism

Türkiye emerges as alternative as Russian tourists cancel Gulf trips

tourism-in-türkiye

Energy

Tech

Türkiye expands space presence with new satellite launches

technology

Automotive

Renault reportedly works on developing ground-based military drone

automotive-industry

Education