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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Aug. 5, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Israeli ministers push to resume Gaza offensive, reject cease-fire plan

israeli-violations

Displaced Palestinian children pose for a photograph among the rubble of destroyed buildings, in Jabalya, north of Gaza City, Palestine, Aug. 7, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Hamas reiterates commitment to holding up Trump's Gaza plan

GAZA-PEACE-PLAN

Displaced Palestinians walk amid the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli attacks in Jabalya, north of Gaza City, Aug. 7, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Netanyahu rejects Trump plan, ties Gaza exit to disarming Hamas

israeli-opposition-to-gaza-deal

A Kızılay member oversees a truck loaded with humanitarian aid to support the Al Emel and Al Mawasi hospitals, Gaza, Palestine, Sept. 21, 2025. (AA Photo)

Kızılay provides clean water, hygiene aid across Gaza

TURKISH-RED-CRESCENT

A billboard featuring (L-R) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Syed Asim Munir and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is displayed on a road, Islamabad, Pakistan, Aug. 8, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Türkiye aims to expand Mecca pact, underlines no country targeted

FIFA accuses critics of 'concerted effort' to undermine Infantino

fifa-world-cup-stakes-debacle

Trackhouse's Raul Fernandez celebrates with his trophy after winning the British MotoGP race at Silverstone, U.K., Aug. 9, 2026. (Reuters Photo)
SuperFile

Fernandez dominates British MotoGP to clinch 2nd career victory

YP Chair Özgür Özel attends the parliamentary group meeting of his party, Ankara, Türkiye, Aug. 4, 2026. (AA Photo)

Özel strips Türkiye's CHP of its supporters

Bavarian State Premier Markus Soeder and Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Rheinmetall's propellant powder plant, Aschau, Germany, July 22, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

'Chickening out' no option for Rheinmetall boss amid alleged threats

Defense-industry

US-Israel War on Iran

People and journalists stand at a site hit by Israeli strikes that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, in Burj al-Shamali, southern Lebanon, Aug. 6, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Fresh Israeli strikes target southern Lebanon after 2 soldiers die

israeli-attacks-on-lebanon

A woman holds a mock-up of a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) next to a Hezbollah flag during the Arbaeen rally in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 4, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Iran vows to target Gulf neighbors if US resumes strikes

President Masoud Pezeshkian delivers a statement before boarding a plane at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport, Sept. 23, 2025. (Iranian Presidency Handout via AFP, File Photo)

Contact with Iran's supreme leader 'very difficult': Pezeshkian

Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri, featuring a picture of the Strait of Hormuz and a headline quoting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: 'The Oman deal doesn’t mean the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz,' is seen outside a kiosk in central Tehran, Iran, Aug. 9, 2026. (EPA Photo)

Iran nears Oman deal, sets out demands for US to reopen Hormuz

Politics

EU Affairs

EU eyes say in Cyprus while ignoring Turkish Cypriots

CYPRUS

Legislation

Türkiye's child protection law toughens sentences for young offenders

children

Most read

Business

Finance

Yen intervention aimed at averting wider Asian instability: US

japanese-economy

Transportation

Antalya airports undergo upgrades to meet growing tourism demand

tourism-industry

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	13,779.39	- 19.43	- 0.14 %
CAC 40	8,714.93	+ 15.22	+ 0.17 %
DAX	26,319.45	+ 179.32	+ 0.68 %
Dow Jones	54,037.00	+ 151.00	+ 0.28 %
S&P 500	7,757.64	+ 47.68	+ 0.61 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,341.44	- 0.3700	- 0.01 %
Silver Spot	63.67	+ 0.1000	+ 0.16 %
Brent Crude Oil	82.21	- 0.2800	- 0.34 %
WTI Crude Oil	79.16	+ 2.0800	+ 2.63 %
Natural Gas	2.73	+ 0.0630	+ 2.31 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	5.0236	-0.0239	-0.48 %
EUR/TRY	7.0567	-0.036	-0.51 %
EUR/USD	1.4047	-0.0005	-0.03 %
GBP/USD	6.0002	- 0.0044	- 0.07 %
USD/JPY	7.83	+ 0	+ 0.04 %

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Defense

What is Patriot missile system, why its supplies are down

defense-systems

Pentagon presses defense companies to boost weapons production

defense-sector

Türkiye successfully test-fires newly developed bunker-busting munition

Defense-industry

Photo gallery

Photographers capture Milky Way from Kaçkar Mountains at 3K meters in Türkiye

Smiling Virgin fresco unique to Gümüşler Monastery puts Nigde on faith tourism map

UNESCO-listed Ephesus draws visitors with millennia of Anatolian history in Türkiye's Izmir

Palestinians gather around outdoor screen in northern Gaza to watch World Cup final

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

TÜGVA summer programs reach over 500,000 children in Istanbul

tügva

Investigations

Türkiye police uncover illegal betting rings' new operating model

Illegal-betting-networks

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Nagasaki commemorates 81 years since WWII atomic bombing

nagasaki-atomic-bombing

Europe

At least 7 killed in latest Russia-Ukraine tit-for-tat strikes

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Islamophobia

News Analysis

Members of the New Party's parliamentary group meet under the chairmanship of party leader Özgür Özel, Ankara, Türkiye, July 28, 2026. (DHA Photo)

New name, old questions: Controversies surrounding Türkiye's New Party

Republican-Peoples-Party

Andy Burnham looks on as he delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street after taking office, London, Britain, July 20, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Türkiye-UK relations likely to flourish under Burnham

TURKISH-UK-RELATIONS

Leaders pose during the High-Level Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Manila, Philippines, July 24, 2026. (Getty Images Photo)

ASEAN partnership advances Türkiye's long-term Asia strategy: Analysts

YP Chair Özgür Özel (L) visits the mausoleum of Atatürk as two honor guards carry a wreath of the party, Ankara, Türkiye, July 25, 2026. (AA Photo)

New Party's journey into the unknown begins in Turkish politics

Mid East

Syria, Russia seal deal on future of Moscow's Mediterranean bases

syria-russia-relations

Saudi refinery on Red Sea coast hit by reported Houthi attack

houthi-attacks-against-saudi-arabia

Iran, Oman make progress toward deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

middle-east-war

Lifestyle

Türkiye's 8,000-year-old Hattusa begins 120th year of excavations

HATTUSA

Expat Corner

Arts

Sacred Ivory Coast drum looted by French troops returns home

ivory-coast

Berlin's Altes Museum next in line for renovation on Museum Island

altes-museum

Grammy-winning DJ Tiesto takes the stage at Istanbul Festival

dj-tiesto

Reviews

Review of 'Palestine 36': Revisiting Palestine's past

movie-review

Greek past, American present in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'

the-odyssey

A vanished world: Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar

BOOK-REVIEW

Sports

Tennis

Top seeds Sabalenka, Pegula suffer surprise early exit in Toronto

Toronto-Masters

Basketball

NBA Europe projected to generate $2.2B for Istanbul economy

NBA

Motorsports

Tourism

Antalya airports undergo upgrades to meet growing tourism demand

tourism-industry

Salah transfer to boost interest in Türkiye's coastal gem Trabzon

football

Visa-on-arrival scheme inspires Turkish visits to Greek islands

tourism

Energy

Tech

Turkish AI startups making their mark in Silicon Valley

technology

Automotive

Turkish auto industry sets new export record despite global woes

Turkish-exports

Education