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Israel-Palestine Conflict

Palestinians look at the rubble of a family house that was hit overnight by Israeli bombardment in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, Rafah in southern Gaza, Palestine, May 20, 2024. (AFP Photo)

Israel ups Gaza bombing as it vows to expand Rafah sweep

israel-palestine-conflict

Indonesian activists hold a banner reading "ceasefire now" and a picture of Israeli leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reading "wanted for genocide" as they stage a protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 17, 2024. (EPA Photo)

Turkish minister says arrest warrant for Netanyahu 'positive'

Benjamin-Netanyahu

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house at the al-Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, Palestine, May 19, 2024. (Reuters Photo)

Israeli strike on family home kills at least 31 in Gaza's Nuseirat

ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT

Benny Gantz speaks at the announcement of former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot's election bid in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Aug. 14, 2022. (AP File Photo)

Gantz threatens to quit Israel's War Cabinet unless there's new plan

A Palestinian child walks amid the rubble of a building hit by an overnight Israeli strike in the Jenin refugee camp, occupied West Bank, Palestine, May 18, 2024. (AFP Photo)

At least 7 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank

israeli-occupation

Civilian constitution necessary for Turkish democracy: Erdoğan

constitutional-reform
President Erdoğan offers condolences to Iran's Mokhber

türkiye-iran-relations
Iran announces 5-day public mourning after President Raisi's death

iran-president

The Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle is photographed during its test flight, at the AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center in the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ, northwestern Türkiye, May 2, 2023. (AA Photo)

Türkiye's Baykar diplomacy in the defense industry

turkish-defense-industry

Gendarmerie officers escort a captured suspect in Izmir, western Türkiye, May 21, 2024. (İHA Photo)

Turkish authorities nab 30 in ops against DHKP-C, MLKP terrorists

counterterrorism

Chinese tourists pose for photos of Mount Fuji appearing over a convenience store in Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, May 21, 2024. (Reuters Photo)

Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji view blocked, cutting off Instagram hot spot

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO

Cast member Scarlett Johansson attends the press conference for the film "Asteroid City" in the competition of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France, May 24, 2023. (Reuters Photo)

Scarlett Johansson slams OpenAI for chatbot voice 'similar' to hers

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Politics

EU Affairs

Türkiye expects momentum from EU in accession bid

TURKISH-EU-RELATIONS

Legislation

Talks on new Turkish constitution could begin in October

turkish-constitution

Most read

Business

Finance

Kosovo closes 6 outlets of Serbian bank over use of dinar

KOSOVO-SERBIA-RELATIONS

Transportation

Global aviation giant, Turkish Airlines marks 91st anniversary

air-transportation

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	10,904.17	+ 164.60	+ 1.51 %
CAC 40	8,143.47	- 52.50	- 0.64 %
DAX	18,719.13	- 49.83	- 0.27 %
Dow Jones	39,807.00	- 197.00	- 0.49 %
S&P 500	5,308.13	+ 4.86	+ 0.09 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	2,416.56	- 9.6600	- 0.40 %
Silver Spot	31.62	- 0.2000	- 0.63 %
Brent Crude Oil	83.65	- 0.3500	- 0.42 %
WTI Crude Oil	78.56	- 0.7400	- 0.94 %
Natural Gas	2.77	+ 0.0170	+ 0.61 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	32.2151	+0.0364	+0.11 %
EUR/TRY	20.4999	-0.0967	-0.47 %
EUR/USD	0.6363	-0.0037	-0.59 %
GBP/USD	0.6619	- 0.005	- 0.75 %
USD/JPY	137.24	+ 1.02	+ 0.74 %

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Defense

Revamped Turkish armored vehicle to make int'l debut in Romania

turkish-defense-industry

Akıncı: Turkish UCAV that helped find wreckage of Raisi's chopper

AKINCI

China sanctions Boeing, 2 other US defense firms over Taiwan sales

china

Photo gallery

Türkiye commemorates May 19 Youth and Sports Day

Embargo crisis in Palestine: Children desperate for basic food

Türkiye's hidden gem: Explore majestic Narman Fairy Chimneys

Support for Palestine with keffiyehs, flag scarves: NYU grads' protest

TÜRKİYE

Istanbul

Istanbul's third Mevlevi lodge welcomes visitors after 99 years

mevlevi-lodge

Investigations

Türkiye foils drug smuggling attempt at south, seizes 850 kg heroin

Anti-smuggling-operation

Columns

Opinion

World

Asia Pacific

At least 66 killed as fresh floods devastate northern Afghanistan

afghanistan-floods

Europe

Kosovo closes 6 outlets of Serbian bank over use of dinar

KOSOVO-SERBIA-RELATIONS

Islamophobia

News Analysis

A NASA satellite image, taken by one of the Expedition 25 crew members on the International Space Station, shows the lights of Cairo, Alexandria and the Nile River, Egypt, Oct. 28, 2010. (Reuters Photo)

An unfaltering West-YPG sympathy problem

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi attend a joint news conference, Ankara, Türkiye, Jan. 24, 2024. (AFP Photo)

Türkiye, Iran consensus on Gaza won't translate to greater co-op

türkiye-iran-relations

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a meeting with media representatives in Ankara, Türkiye, Jan. 3, 2024 (AA Photo)

Gaza war may lead to arms race, geostrategic fractures in region

Israel-Hamas-conflict

The flags of Türkiye and the European Union are seen from the roof of the historical shopping center Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Türkiye, Oct. 5, 2005. (Reuters Photo)

In step or out of sync? For Türkiye-EU ties, both correct, experts say

türkiye-eu-relations

Mid East

Iran to hold elections to elect new president in late June

IRAN

US, Saudi Arabia close to signing bilateral deal: White House

US-SAUDI-ARABIA-RELATIONS

Iran's former Foreign Minister Zarif blames US for Raisi's death

Iran

Lifestyle

Ed Dwight, 1st Black astronaut candidate, reaches space at 90

ed-dwight

Expat Corner

Arts

'Impulse': Independent artist debuts at Istanbul's Kethüda Bath House exhibit

kethüda-bath-house

Lecco, Italy identified as Mona Lisa's backdrop by geologist

MONA-LISA

Rapper Gazapizm drops 5th studio album, returning to his authentic self

gazapizm

Reviews

'Ripley' review: Monochromatically murderous, aesthetically marvelous

ripley

Director Alex Garland's 'Civil War' tries to dodge politics amid turmoil

alex-garland

'Scoop': Lackluster depiction of Prince Andrew's BBC interview fallout

Scoop

Sports

Tennis

Nadal's French Open show up in air as he tests waters at Roland

Rafael-Nadal

Basketball

LeBron unfollows Diddy on Instagram after girlfriend battery video

LeBron-James

Motorsports

Tourism

Spain's tourism: Economic boon but burden for some locals

Spanish-economy

Normalization in ties between Türkiye, Egypt spurs tourism surge

türkiye-egypt-relations

Türkiye among top sought-after holiday spots as TUI sees record sales

tourism-industry

Energy

Tech

Paris vies for Europe's AI supremacy as key tech conference looms

ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Automotive

Tesla moves to soothe European fleet buyers with discounts

car-market

Education