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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Israeli police officers wait outside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) headquarters, in Jerusalem Dec. 8, 2025. (Reuters Photo

Slovenia, Belgium condemn Israeli raid on UNRWA compound in E. Jerusalem

israeli-violations

Civil defence personnel carry a body bag containing human remains after exhuming graves inside the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital to transfer the remains to official burial sites in Gaza City, Dec. 7, 2025. (AFP Photo)

Gaza cease-fire to enter 2nd phase soon, Netanyahu says

gaza-cease-fire

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) in Jerusalem, Dec. 7, 2025. (EPA Photo)

Germany says it won't recognize Palestinian state anytime soon

A machinery operates next to a Red Cross vehicle at an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages in Gaza City, Nov. 12, 2025. (Reuters Photo)

Israeli army chief declares withdrawal line 'new border' in Gaza

gaza-cease-fire

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attend joint news conference at the Dolmabahçe Presidential Office in Istanbul, Dec. 8, 2025. (AA Photo)

'Türkiye seeks permanent, fair solution to Russia-Ukraine War'

türkiye-hungary-relations

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and east-based Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar meet in Cairo, Dec. 8, 2025. (AA Photo)

Egypt's el-Sissi, Libya's Haftar hold bilateral talks

egypt-libya-relations

One of the biggest mosques in the country, Duisburg, Germany, July 22, 2016. (Shutterstock File Photo)

Report: Housing bias against Muslims, Blacks widespread in Germany

An aerial view of the Ottoman-era cemetery inside the courtyard of the Sheikh Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Mosque in Damascus in this screen grab taken from a video on Dec. 8, 2025.

Türkiye's TIKA restores historic Ottoman-era cemetery in Damascus

A Pegasus airplane prepares to land at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Istanbul, Türkiye, Feb. 9, 2020. (AFP Photo)

Türkiye's Pegasus to buy biggest Czech airline in $180M deal

air-transportation

Politics

EU Affairs

Germany urges EU to bring 'key partner' Türkiye into defense plans

türkiye-germany-relations

Legislation

Turkish lawmakers see off year with budget talks

budget

Most read

Business

Finance

Turkic Investment Fund announces launch of operational activities

turkic-states

Transportation

Greek farmers' protests disrupt truck traffic on border with Türkiye

greece

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	11,189.50	+ 182.13	+ 1.63 %
CAC 40	8,108.43	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
DAX	24,055.69	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
Dow Jones	47,739.32	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
S&P 500	6,846.51	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	4,192.83	+ 1.2800	+ 0.03 %
Silver Spot	58.11	+ 0.0000	+ 0.00 %
Brent Crude Oil	62.43	- 1.3200	- 2.11 %
WTI Crude Oil	58.85	+ 0.0000	+ 0.00 %
Natural Gas	4.86	+ 0.0010	+ 0.02 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	49.4541	-0.1268	-0.26 %
EUR/TRY	30.6516	-0.1436	-0.47 %
EUR/USD	0.6198	-0.0013	-0.21 %
GBP/USD	0.5505	- 0.0015	- 0.26 %
USD/JPY	93.99	+ 0.23	+ 0.24 %

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Defense

Turkish drone powerhouse Baykar steps into nuclear energy

energy

Türkiye's defense exports race past 2024 record, capping 5-year boom

Defense-industry

Turkish drone teams with kamikaze naval vessel in landmark joint operation

Defense

Photo gallery

Damascus' Umayyad Mosque remains enduring Islamic landmark after war

Fahreddin Pasha archive reveals treasure of holy lands images

Bursa wetlands draw raptors, including rare eagles

Bayraktar Kızılelma completes air-to-air missile integration test

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Turkish Maarif Foundation concludes 5th Istanbul education summit

TMV

Investigations

Istanbul police detain 20 in raid on illegal gambling operation

illegal-gambling

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

Monsoon kills 1,700 as Indonesia, Sri Lanka lead rescue efforts

natural-disasters

Europe

Zelenskyy seeks EU support as US peace push stalls over Donbas

Russian-invasion-of-Ukraine

Islamophobia

News Analysis

Demonstrators gather during a protest, Podgorica, Montenegro, Oct. 28, 2025. (AFP Photo)

Turkophobic riots test resilience of Türkiye-Montenegro ties

Turkish and Egyptian naval personnel display their national flags aboard a ship during the “Friendship Sea 2025” exercise, Muğla, Türkiye, Sept. 25, 2025. (AA Photo)

Türkiye, Egypt could build a new regional axis: expert

türkiye-egypt-relations

Smoke rises from an Israeli strike, as displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine, Sept. 24, 2025. (Reuters Photo)

'Erdoğan's speech reminds UN to uphold foundational values for Gaza'

U.S. President Donald Trump greets President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan upon arrival outside the White House, Washington, U.S., Nov.13, 2019. (AFP Photo)

Gaza to F-35s: What to expect as Erdoğan meets Trump at White House

türkiye-us-relations

Mid East

Syria's 1st anniversary overshadowed by silence around disappeared

Baath-Regime

Al-Sharaa urges unity as Syria marks 1st year since Assad's fall

fall-of-damascus

Thousands of Israeli troops treated for mental disorders since Gaza war

israeli-military

Lifestyle

Brain rot, social media: Are teens paying mental price?

social-media

Expat Corner

Arts

Whirling dervishes honor Rumi on 752nd anniversary of his passing

WHIRLING-DERVISH

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

Arts

Oscars in sight: Golden Globes nominations hint at early favorites

Golden-Globes

Reviews

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

Arts

2 US films try to capture great American unravelling

Eddington

'Hamnet': Shakespeare's son, mother's grief, tale told in silence

hamnet

Sports

Tennis

Serena rebuffs comeback talk after rejoining anti-doping test pool

Serena-Williams

Basketball

LeBron turns back clock as Lakers edge 76ers in Philly thriller

NBA

Motorsports

Tourism

Tourist arrivals in Türkiye approach 6 million in October

tourism-in-türkiye

Türkiye's Antalya braces for new tourist record as visits soar

tourism-in-Türkiye

Türkiye's tourism revenues hit record $50B in 9 months

tourism-in-Türkiye

Energy

Tech

'Far from over': Paramount counters Netflix with hostile bid for Warner Bros.

streaming

Automotive

German luxury carmaker Porsche aims for more massive cuts

automotive-sector

Education