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Israel-Palestine Conflict

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a Jewish American Heritage Month program in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2024. (EPA Photo)

Biden lambasts ICC, claims Israel's brutal Gaza war 'not genocide'

icc-arrest-warrants

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

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

A handout photo made available by Israel's Government Press Office (GPO) shows Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (3-L) with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (2-R) during a meeting at the Ministry of Defense Headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 20, 2024. (Israeli Defense Ministry Handout via EPA)

Top US security adviser 'disappointed' after Gaza talks in Israel

US-ISRAEL-RELATIONS

Iran begins funerals for Raisi, entourage killed in chopper crash

IRAN-HELICOPTER-CRASH
Türkiye sees off another aid train for flood-hit Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN-FLOODS
Erdoğan welcomes Romanian premier Ciolacu in Ankara

türkiye-romania-relations

People stand at a bus stop next to an advertisement for military conscription in Moscow, Russia, May 21, 2024. (EPA Photo)

Russia starts 1st phase of tactical nuclear military drills

Members of the Circassian community commemorate those who lost their lives during mass deportation by the Russian Empire in 1864, northwestern Kocaeli province, Türkiye, May 22, 2019. (AA Photo)

President Erdoğan commemorates victims of Circassian exile

CIRCASSIAN-EXILE

Erzurum Castle's surroundings become a cultural hub with new museums and restored historic buildings, Erzurum, Türkiye. (AA Photo)

New museums to adorn Erzurum's castle area

Believed to be crafted by a Western artist, this medallion stands as the earliest known portrait of an Islamic ruler from such a perspective. (Photo courtesy of Bonhams)

'Talismanic medallion' of Mehmed the Conqueror fetches $1.9M at auction

SULTAN-MEHMED-II

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

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Business

Finance

Turkish central bank sustains aggressive FX reserve buildup

Turkish-economy

Transportation

Singapore Airlines passenger killed as flight hits severe turbulence

singapore-airlines

Markets

INDEX	Value	Change	Change %
BIST 100	10,895.25	+ 155.68	+ 1.43 %
CAC 40	8,141.46	+ 0.00	+ 0.00 %
DAX	18,726.76	- 42.20	- 0.23 %
Dow Jones	39,838.00	+ 31.00	+ 0.08 %
S&P 500	5,314.55	+ 6.42	+ 0.12 %

NAME	PRICE $	Change	Change %
Gold Spot	2,424.35	- 1.8700	- 0.08 %
Silver Spot	32.02	+ 0.2000	+ 0.62 %
Brent Crude Oil	83.65	- 0.3500	- 0.42 %
WTI Crude Oil	78.57	- 0.7300	- 0.93 %
Natural Gas	2.67	- 0.0810	- 3.03 %

Currency	Value	Change	Change %
USD/TRY	32.1793	+0.0006	+0 %
EUR/TRY	4.6493	-0.0341	-0.73 %
EUR/USD	0.1445	-0.0011	-0.74 %
GBP/USD	0.7275	- 0.0066	- 0.91 %
USD/JPY	151.04	+ 1.09	+ 0.72 %

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Defense

Foreign media highlight Akıncı UCAV's role in finding Raisi's chopper

bayraktar

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

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

Singapore Airlines passenger killed as flight hits severe turbulence

singapore-airlines

Europe

Genocide still haunts survivors as UN votes on Srebrenica resolution

SREBRENICA-GENOCIDE

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

AP condemns Israel's obstruction of live Gaza feed

Gaza

Asma Assad, wife of Syria's Bashar Assad, diagnosed with leukemia

Asma-Assad

Iran to hold elections to elect new president in late June

IRAN

Lifestyle

Sicily's Aeolian islands: Fire, water merge in unique landscape

sicily

Expat Corner

Arts

Ricky Martin to perform in Türkiye's Antalya on July 31

ricky-martin

Studio Ghibli honored with historic Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

studio-ghibli

Aizonai: Türkiye's beacon of world firsts illuminates history's stage

AIZANOI

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

Microsoft debuts 'Copilot+' PCs, special 'recall' AI feature

tech-sector

Automotive

Tesla moves to soothe European fleet buyers with discounts

car-market

Education