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Israel-Palestine Conflict

A man walks down to the Western Wall as the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound appears in the background in the old city of Jerusalem, Dec. 4, 2025. (AFP Photo)

Illegal Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard

Palestinians assess a damaged site after Israeli settlers attacked their village of Deir Dibwan, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Dec. 15, 2025. (Reuters Photo)

From hilltop outposts, Israeli settlers plan Palestinian displacement

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A general view of North Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza, Israel, Nov.18, 2025. (Reuters Photo)

Israel backtracks on Katz's vow to establish Gaza outposts

Palestinians take a photo in the Nativity Square with pilgrims and people before midnight mass at the Nativity Church in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Dec. 24, 2025. (AFP Photo)

Bethlehem rings in festive Christmas for 1st time since Gaza war

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan meets with Sudan's Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Ankara, Türkiye, Dec. 25, 2025. (AA Photo)

Erdoğan welcomes Sudan's al-Burhan as Türkiye seeks end to conflict

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Erdoğan stresses Muslim solidarity in tough times, crises

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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian baby, olive trees in West Bank

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Türkiye looks into all possibilities over Libya plane crash

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A worker is seen in a factory at the Niğde industrial zone, central Türkiye, Dec. 7, 2025. (AA Photo)

Turkish industrialists hopeful about 2026: ISO chair

Turkish-economy

A Van cat with one turquoise eye and one amber eye at the Van Cat Research and Application Center, Van,Türkiye, Oct. 21, 2025. (AA Photo)

Rare Van cats thrive as breeding program expands in Türkiye

Worshippers gather inside the Forty Martyrs Church as Christians mark Christmas, Mardin, Türkiye, Dec. 25, 2025. (IHA Photo)

Christians in Türkiye's Mardin mark Christmas at historic church

Ceramics are on display at the “In the Footsteps of a Heritage” exhibition at the Presidential National Library, Ankara, Türkiye, Dec. 25, 2025. (AA Photo)

Traditional Turkish arts exhibition opens at National Library

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Politics

EU Affairs

Germany, Greek Cypriots clash over EU language about Türkiye

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Legislation

New omnibus bill will 'preserve social peace': Turkish lawmaker

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Business

Finance

Türkiye strengthens institutional capacity to counter informal economy

Turkish-economy

Transportation

Türkiye's Pegasus becomes Chelsea's official airline partner

Airline-industry

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	11,336.18	- 3.92	- 0.03 %
CAC 40	8,103.58	- 0.27	- 0.00 %
DAX	24,340.06	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
Dow Jones	48,731.00	+ 289.00	+ 0.59 %
S&P 500	6,932.05	+ 22.26	+ 0.32 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,479.31	- 0.4400	- 0.01 %
Silver Spot	71.84	+ 0.0200	+ 0.03 %
Brent Crude Oil	62.29	- 0.0900	- 0.14 %
WTI Crude Oil	58.35	- 0.0500	- 0.09 %
Natural Gas	4.24	- 0.0070	- 0.17 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	11.4011	-0.0652	-0.57 %
EUR/TRY	31.2685	-0.1822	-0.58 %
EUR/USD	2.7426	-0.0003	-0.01 %
GBP/USD	4.7595	- 0.0003	- 0.01 %
USD/JPY	186.79	- 0.04	- 0.02 %

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Defense

Türkiye's defense giant Aselsan to end 2025 with record exports deals

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France to build new aircraft carrier, Macron says on UAE visit

France

Türkiye commissions 3 naval platforms, delivers corvette to Pakistan

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Photo gallery

Whirling dervishes mark Rumi's 752nd anniversary in Türkiye

Bureij clown performs for Gaza children amid war grief

Russia's Arctic coast village of Teriberka sees rising visitor interest

Heavy rains flood tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

'Follow me' teams quietly safeguard aircraft at busy Istanbul airport

Airports

Investigations

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

Drug-trafficking

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

China alleges US of attempting to undermine China-India relations

China-India-relations

Europe

Kremlin dissecting US documents on new Ukraine peace deal: Peskov

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Islamophobia

News Analysis

The ruins of destroyed buildings are seen in northern Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Nov. 18, 2025. (EPA Photo)

Türkiye's efforts to reestablish Gaza after fragile cease-fire

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R), Greek Cypriot head Nikos Christodoulides (C) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) join hands after their meeting, Nicosia (Lefkoşa), Sept. 4, 2023. (AP Photo)

Greek, Israeli alliance seeks to counter rising power Türkiye

Pope Leo XIV (C) attends a meeting with bishops, priests and pastoral workers at the Saint Esprit Cathedral, Istanbul, Türkiye, Nov. 28, 2025. (EPA Photo)

Pope Leo's 1st visit to Türkiye marks faith, history, peace efforts

Greek Cypriot head Nikos Christodoulides arrives at an EU summit, Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)

Greek Cypriot EU presidency may raise tensions with Türkiye: Analysts

Mid East

Israel again says 'will never fully withdraw' from Gaza

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Riyadh calls on Yemen separatists to cede newly captured territory

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14 countries denounce Israel's expansion of West Bank settlements

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Lifestyle

Halo effect: Perception or a trap?

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Expat Corner

Arts

Istanbul's AKM kicks off year-end arts festival

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Topkapı Palace's secret corridor unveils a gallery of Ottoman tiles

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From Goethe to Fellini: Rome's Antico Caffe Greco closes its doors

ROME

Reviews

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' reminds us that it happened on our watch

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Review of 'Prisoner of His Own Thoughts': Echoes of childhood

BOOK-REVIEW

'The President's Cake' is remarkable ode to Iraq, its children

Arts

Sports

Tennis

Venus Williams weds Andrea Preti in Florida after 5-day celebration

VENUS-WILLIAMS

Basketball

Şengün's double-double goes to waste as Clippers subdue Rockets

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Motorsports

Tourism

Kim appears with daughter at hotel openings ahead of congress

North-korea

Türkiye likely to hit new annual peak as November tourist arrivals near 3M

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TUI posts strong 2025 results, sees Türkiye among popular destinations

Travel

Energy

Tech

$5B annual contribution expected from Turkcell-Google Cloud deal

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Automotive

Mercedes to pay $149.6M over alleged diesel emissions cheating

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Education