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Israel-Palestine Conflict

A woman cries as her family packs their belongings and leaves their home after months of harassment from a nearby illegal Israeli settler outpost in Ras Ein al-Auja, near Jericho in the Israel-occupied Palestinian West Bank, Jan. 8, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Israeli settler attacks hit W. Bank school as UN warns of record violence

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A Palestinian man shovels the sand off the tarpauling of a tent, the day after the Israeli military shelled a tented camp housing displaced families, in the Al-Shati refugee camp, in Gaza City, Jan. 9, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Israel's PM Netanyahu blocks humanitarian aid to Gaza: Erdoğan

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Palestinians pray over the bodies of journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qreiqeh, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike, during their funeral outside Shifa hospital complex, Gaza City, Palestine, Aug. 11, 2025. (AP Photo)

Türkiye pays tribute to fallen reporters in Gaza on Working Journalists' Day

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A child makes his way through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Jan. 10, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Israel keeps violating Gaza truce by killing 4 more Palestinians

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Patients follow a member of staff at a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic, in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Palestine, Dec. 31, 2025. (AFP Photo)

War-weary Gazans clutch MSF as Israel attempts to push NGO out

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Togg claims No.1 spot in Türkiye's EV market in 2025

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Turkish Parliament convenes to raise fines for traffic safety violations

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Erdoğan highlights importance of increasing country's population

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Members of the Ankara State Opera and Ballet (Ankara DOB) perform Gaetano Donizetti’s "Lucia di Lammermoor," Ankara, Türkiye, Jan. 5, 2026. (Photo by Mehmet Rıza)

Donizetti's 'Lucia di Lammermoor' in the wrong hands

A bouquet of flowers, Antalya, southern Türkiye, Dec. 25, 2025. (AA Photo)

Türkiye's ornamental plant exports surge 13.7% to record $160M

Ornamental-plants

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama (L) goes in to dunk over Celtics' Hugo Gonzalez during an NBA game, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Jan. 10, 2026. (AFP Photo)

Late Wembanyama show helps Spurs take down Celtics

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 11, 2026. (Reuters Photo)

Sabalenka tops Kostyuk, Medvedev beats Nakashima in Brisbane final

Brisbane-International

Politics

EU Affairs

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

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Legislation

Deputy transfers boost Türkiye's ruling, opposition parties

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Most read

Business

Finance

Week ahead: Earnings start, inflation reading to test US stocks

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Transportation

Turkish Airlines flew record 92.6 million passengers in 2025

air-industry

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	12,200.95	+ 112.98	+ 0.93 %
CAC 40	8,362.09	+ 118.62	+ 1.42 %
DAX	25,261.64	+ 134.18	+ 0.53 %
Dow Jones	49,504.00	+ 238.00	+ 0.48 %
S&P 500	6,966.28	+ 44.82	+ 0.64 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,507.92	+ 31.3000	+ 0.69 %
Silver Spot	79.82	+ 2.9200	+ 3.66 %
Brent Crude Oil	63.01	+ 1.0200	+ 1.62 %
WTI Crude Oil	59.12	+ 1.3600	+ 2.30 %
Natural Gas	3.17	- 0.2380	- 7.51 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	57.7111	-0.3585	-0.62 %
EUR/TRY	0.5447	+0.0065	+1.18 %
EUR/USD	0.0094	+0.0002	+1.79 %
GBP/USD	0.1989	+ 0.0004	+ 0.22 %
USD/JPY	492.40	- 1.11	- 0.23 %

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Defense

Trump calls for massive surge in defense spending to $1.5T in 2027

DEFENSE-SPENDING

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

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Türkiye's reentry into F-35 program crucial for NATO: Erdoğan

Defense

Photo gallery

Fog, cold weather create winter scenes in eastern Türkiye

Where color meets labor: Bangladesh's traditional yarn drying

Low water leaves Demirköprü Dam covered in algae in W. Türkiye

Winter cold turns Uzungöl Lake into icy landscape in N. Türkiye

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Parts of Marmara Sea turn brown after ISKI discharge in Istanbul

ISKI

Investigations

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

Drug-trafficking

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

North Korea vows to retaliate South's drone incursions across border

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Europe

'We don't' want to be Americans', Greenland says to latest Trump threat

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Islamophobia

News Analysis

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'

Big Tech, EU rules: Another tense point in US-Europe relations

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

Iran, grappling with protests, vows retaliation to any US attack

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'Ready to help': Trump once again threatens Iran as unrest grows

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Syrian army stops military operations in Aleppo after clashes with PKK/YPG

Syria

Lifestyle

Elite dogs show rare ability to learn words without being taught

dogs

Expat Corner

Arts

Bob Weir, key architect of Grateful Dead sound, dies at 78

bob-weir

K-pop at Grammys: What these nods really mean

k-pop

Hind Rajab's story comes to Ankara cinema in special screening

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Reviews

Review of 'Death and the Gardener': Novel of unfinished words

BOOK-REVIEW

'A Street Cat Named Bob': Therapeutic bond of a cat

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'Wake Up Deadman': A locked-room mystery for festive season

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Sports

Tennis

Kyrgios to skip Australian Open singles, Wawrinka gets wildcard

Nick-Kyrgios

Basketball

Spurs' balance tops Lakers despite Doncic triple-double

NBA

Motorsports

Tourism

Türkiye's Antalya expects more Chinese tourists after visa waiver

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Türkiye grants visa-free travel to Chinese nationals

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Kim appears with daughter at hotel openings ahead of congress

North-korea

Energy

Tech

At CES 2026, AI moves from showcase to everyday life

technology

Automotive

China's Dongfeng in talks to produce cars in Türkiye: Distributor

automotive-sector

Education