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Israel election results will stand despite interference probe, election chief says

Israel Election

2 min read

Israel’s election chief said results will stand even if interference suspicions are confirmed, rebuffing Likud’s 'stolen election' claims

Israel election results will stand despite interference probe, election chief says

Iliana Iotova wins Bulgaria presidential runoff by wide margin

Bulgaria

2 min read

Iliana Iotova won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff with about 57% of the vote, defeating Andrey Gyurov by a wide margin

Iliana Iotova wins Bulgaria presidential runoff by wide margin

Tucker Carlson claims Netanyahu pushing Trump toward nuclear strike on Iran

Iran War

3 min read

Tucker Carlson claims Netanyahu pushing Trump toward nuclear strike on Iran

Pilot's mayday call revealed as Learjet crash kills 9 near Trump's Mar-a-Lago

jet crash

3 min read VIDEO

Pilot's mayday call revealed as Learjet crash kills 9 near Trump's Mar-a-Lago

Erdogan arrives in Seoul as Türkiye seeks deal for 2nd nuclear plant

Nuclear energy

4 min read

Erdogan arrives in Seoul as Türkiye seeks deal for 2nd nuclear plant

Seoul visit puts nuclear energy, defense technology and trade at center of Ankara's push to deepen ties with South Korea

US Republicans make final push as polls point to Democratic House takeover

Americas

4 min read

UAE ‘braced for the worst’ as Iran-US talks seek breakthrough

Middle East

1 min read

Iran war 'going to get wrapped up soon,' Trump says

Iran War

3 min read

Fenerbahce out of Kadikoy? Türkiye eyes 75K Istanbul stadium for EURO 2032 final

Featured

Fenerbahce out of Kadikoy? Türkiye eyes 75K Istanbul stadium for EURO 2032 final

Fenerbahce

9 min read

Instagram tried to be YouTube once. Why is it trying again?

Explainer

Instagram tried to be YouTube once. Why is it trying again?

Tech

6 min read

Turkish volleyball player seeks jail time as alleged stalker defies restraining order

Volleyball

2 min read

Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as global health concerns grow

Health

3 min read

Spotlight

Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in Türkiye

Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in Türkiye

Diplomacy

4 min read

Europe’s plastic waste casts long shadow over Türkiye’s Mediterranean ahead of COP31

Europe’s plastic waste casts long shadow over Türkiye’s Mediterranean ahead of COP31

10 min read

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

Türkiye-S. Korea

3 min read

Arab parties win record 19 seats. Why are they still shut out?

Arab parties win record 19 seats. Why are they still shut out?

14 min read

Israeli demands stand in way of peace agreement, Syria says

Israeli demands stand in way of peace agreement, Syria says

Middle East

3 min read

Istanbul Marathon shuts major bridges, Eurasia Tunnel as thousands take to streets

Istanbul Marathon shuts major bridges, Eurasia Tunnel as thousands take to streets

48th Istanbul Marathon

6 min read

'What Remains' team reflects on life, loss, and rebuilding in exclusive talk

'What Remains' team reflects on life, loss, and rebuilding in exclusive talk

6 min read

Missing G20 photo is the most honest picture of broken multilateralism

Missing G20 photo is the most honest picture of broken multilateralism

6 min read

Start-up Nation's latest invention: Calling Arab turnout foreign interference

Start-up Nation's latest invention: Calling Arab turnout foreign interference

Iran war's political bill comes due

Iran war's political bill comes due

Egypt and the Mecca alliance: A natural partner that isn’t ready

Egypt and the Mecca alliance: A natural partner that isn’t ready

Serbia after Vucic: A new chapter or the same balancing act?

Serbia after Vucic: A new chapter or the same balancing act?

Mustafa Cuhadar

Make America insurable again

Make America insurable again

A. Craig Copetas

Beginning of the end for Trump? Don’t count on the midterms

Beginning of the end for Trump? Don’t count on the midterms

22 ancient artifacts, 2 allies and politics of Achilles' shield

22 ancient artifacts, 2 allies and politics of Achilles' shield

Israel gets a chance to start over as Likud slides and Arab parties surge

Israel gets a chance to start over as Likud slides and Arab parties surge

Volkswagen already treats China as a tech equal. Berlin must catch up

Volkswagen already treats China as a tech equal. Berlin must catch up

MBS has three bad options in the Iran war and may need all of them

MBS has three bad options in the Iran war and may need all of them

Babel in binary: Do our digital habits affect literacy?

Babel in binary: Do our digital habits affect literacy?

The November men who would rather not know

The November men who would rather not know

A. Craig Copetas

Stablecoins are changing global finance: Is Türkiye ready?

Stablecoins are changing global finance: Is Türkiye ready?

Lula’s comeback: Bolsonarism isn’t going anywhere

Lula’s comeback: Bolsonarism isn’t going anywhere

Melike Hocaoglu Caglioz

Would Israel’s opposition change its policy toward Türkiye?

Would Israel’s opposition change its policy toward Türkiye?

Deniz Karakullukcu

Send sanctions, bots and dummies: The midterms hit the fan

Send sanctions, bots and dummies: The midterms hit the fan

A. Craig Copetas

How regional patrons keep Sudan’s RSF on life support

How regional patrons keep Sudan’s RSF on life support

Umut Cagri Sari

Israel’s reckoning: Eisenkot, Abbas and the fight to bring Netanyahu down

Israel’s reckoning: Eisenkot, Abbas and the fight to bring Netanyahu down

Is Europe ready for a Türkiye with little left to lose?

Is Europe ready for a Türkiye with little left to lose?

Central bank cuts rates but Turkish market has a lot on its plate

Central bank cuts rates but Turkish market has a lot on its plate

Omer Faruk Bingol

Shorts

Guess these 5 Istanbul icons

Trump found a villain for France’s protests

Middle Eastern or Mediterranean?

Grabbing Russia by the tomatoes?

Istanbul's mystery mace

Flavors of Türkiye hit DC

The sunken mosque emerges

Istanbul underwater

Greek MEP crosses red line

Traces of Islam in the founding of US

The baklava joke that stuck

Not the next COVID

Istanbul's ticking time bombs

Is America's reputation lost in the Middle East?

Married against the odds

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Detective who isn’t: Türkiye’s live TV host who finds the missing

Detective who isn’t: Türkiye’s live TV host who finds the missing

A Turkish TV host finds missing people live and questions suspects on air. There...

Bullying turns Türkiye’s schools into places to fight, not learn

Bullying turns Türkiye’s schools into places to fight, not learn

Nearly 40% of students in Türkiye face insults at school monthly, a new survey f...

How far can Türkiye’s cannabis exception go?

How far can Türkiye’s cannabis exception go?

Türkiye permits prescription cannabis products under strict controls while offic...

Turkish Cuisine

Otto Eats: Kelle paca, because therapy is closed at 3 am

Recipe

8 min read

Otto Eats: Kelle paca, because therapy is closed at 3 am

Otto Eats: Coban Kavurma, the lamb dish that never needed a sauce or a sultan

Otto Eats: Coban Kavurma, the lamb dish that never needed a sauce or a sultan

Recipe

8 min read

Not a proverb? Study links Byzantine fish carvings to the devil

Not a proverb? Study links Byzantine fish carvings to the devil

In-Depth

5 min read

Expats in Türkiye

Heavy rain, thunderstorms to hit Türkiye as temperatures drop from Nov.5

Heavy rain, thunderstorms to hit Türkiye as temperatures drop from Nov.5

Istanbul theater, music and exhibitions for week of Oct. 26

Istanbul theater, music and exhibitions for week of Oct. 26

Gaziantep Wildlife Park opens new Predator Island

Gaziantep Wildlife Park opens new Predator Island

Editor's Pick

Exclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman'

Exclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman'

The phantom writer communicated exclusively via email and rarely phoned Canadian publications, who were oblivious until Türkiye Today unraveled the matter

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Iran’s army says Su-35 jets are bought but will arrive only after the war

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Russia-Ukraine war ‘no longer sustainable’: Turkish foreign minister

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Salvadoran president denies troops bombed civilians in Haiti

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UAE ‘braced for the worst’ as Iran-US talks seek breakthrough

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Ukraine reportedly strikes major Russian oil refinery in massive drone attack

Erdogan arrives in Seoul as Türkiye seeks deal for 2nd nuclear plant

Erdogan arrives in Seoul as Türkiye seeks deal for 2nd nuclear plant

Nuclear energy

6 min read

Seoul visit puts nuclear energy, defense technology and trade at center of Ankara's push to deepen ties with South Korea

Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in Türkiye

Diplomacy

8 min read

Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in Türkiye and welcomes Turkish mediation after his third meeting with Erdogan in four months

Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in Türkiye

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

Türkiye-S. Korea

8 min read

Erdogan to discuss strategic partnership, regional and global issues with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday

Erdogan heads to South Korea as both nations target $15B in trade

Istanbul Marathon shuts major bridges, Eurasia Tunnel as thousands take to streets

48th Istanbul Marathon

14 min read

Traffic restrictions affect key crossings and roads on both sides of Istanbul as participants join the city's 48th intercontinental marathon

Istanbul Marathon shuts major bridges, Eurasia Tunnel as thousands take to streets

Instagram tried to be YouTube once. Why is it trying again?

Explainer

Instagram tried to be YouTube once. Why is it trying again?

Tech

13 min read

Türkiye's technology-intensive exports surge to $86.4B in 9 months

Türkiye's technology-intensive exports surge to $86.4B in 9 months

Business

3 min read

Türkiye tops Europe as a fifth of its population faces deprivation: Report

Türkiye tops Europe as a fifth of its population faces deprivation: Report

Poverty

4 min read

Türkiye, Kazakhstan target $15B in bilateral trade

Türkiye, Kazakhstan target $15B in bilateral trade

Region

5 min read

Türkiye and Kazakhstan aim to raise bilateral trade from about $10B to $15B by diversifying products, easing market access and boosting logistics

Moscow-friendly Iotova set to keep Bulgarian presidency, exit polls show

Moscow-friendly Iotova set to keep Bulgarian presidency, exit polls show

Balkans

6 min read

Bulgaria’s Iliana Iotova, who favors dialogue with Moscow and opposes military aid to Ukraine, wins presidential runoff over Gyurov, exit polls show

Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi 'vital resources' in new Yemen operation

Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi 'vital resources' in new Yemen operation

Middle East

2 min read

Saudi-led coalition says it carried out a military operation to neutralize 'vital resources' Houthis use, especially ballistic missiles and drones

Israeli opposition plans move to seize Knesset control and oust speaker

Israeli opposition plans move to seize Knesset control and oust speaker

Middle East

5 min read

Israeli opposition leaders are preparing to replace Knesset speaker and push bills targeting Netanyahu while neither bloc has 61 seats needed

Tucker Carlson claims Netanyahu pushing Trump toward nuclear strike on Iran

Tucker Carlson claims Netanyahu pushing Trump toward nuclear strike on Iran

Iran War

6 min read

Pilot's mayday call revealed as Learjet crash kills 9 near Trump's Mar-a-Lago

Pilot's mayday call revealed as Learjet crash kills 9 near Trump's Mar-a-Lago

jet crash

5 min read

Sen. Chris Murphy ‘awake and alert’ after stroke, office expects full recovery

Sen. Chris Murphy ‘awake and alert’ after stroke, office expects full recovery

Americas

6 min read

Study finds insects on human menus for thousands of years

Archaeology

Study finds insects on human menus for thousands of years

Lifestyle

3 min read

Rize waterfall draws visitors with easy access near sea

Rize waterfall draws visitors with easy access near sea

Travel

3 min read

10 minutes of AI help makes people quit harder tasks

10 minutes of AI help makes people quit harder tasks

Health

7 min read

'Godzilla Minus Zero' gets loud applause at Tokyo film festival

'Godzilla Minus Zero' gets loud applause at Tokyo film festival

Godzilla Minus Zero

3 min read

Two sold-out screenings in Ginza precede the Nov. 3 Japan release of Takashi Yamazaki’s sequel to the Oscar-winning monster film

Small museums become Europe’s next target after Louvre heist

Culture

8 min read

Museums with limited budgets tighten security after a string of thefts, while experts warn that alarms need people to answer them

Small museums become Europe’s next target after Louvre heist

Türkiye plans to open parts of Hagia Sophia’s underground to the public

Culture

5 min read

About 3,000 tons of mud and rubble have been removed so far, and a historic tunnel, water channel, and cellars have been examined

Türkiye plans to open parts of Hagia Sophia’s underground to the public

Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old shrine maiden in Japan

Archaeology

3 min read

Archaeologists in Gunma Prefecture recover a 40-centimeter clay figure of a female shaman from the moat of a fifth-century burial mound

Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old shrine maiden in Japan

Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 world champion at 20 after dramatic Mexico GP

Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 world champion at 20 after dramatic Mexico GP

Motorsports

10 min read

Fenerbahce out of Kadikoy? Türkiye eyes 75K Istanbul stadium for EURO 2032 final

Fenerbahce out of Kadikoy? Türkiye eyes 75K Istanbul stadium for EURO 2032 final

Featured

14 min read

Off-roaders flip, slide and sink in Duzce’s muddiest festival yet

Off-roaders flip, slide and sink in Duzce’s muddiest festival yet

Motorsports

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P

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GALATASARAY A.Ş.

GALATASARAY

10

25

2

AMED SPORTİF FAALİYETLER

AMEDSPOR

10

23

3

TRABZONSPOR A.Ş.

TRABZONSPOR

10

22

4

BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş.

BEŞİKTAŞ JK

10

19

5

KASIMPAŞA A.Ş.

KASIMPAŞA

10

17

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ARCA ÇORUM FK

ÇORUM FK

10

16

7

KOCAELİSPOR

KOCAELISPOR

10

16

8

FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.

FENERBAHÇE

10

16

9

GÖZTEPE A.Ş.

GÖZTEPE

10

15

10

ERZURUMSPOR FK

ERZURUMSPOR

10

14

11

İSTANBUL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

BAŞAKŞEHİR FK

10

14

12

CORENDON ALANYASPOR

ALANYASPOR

9

12

13

ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş.

RIZESPOR

10

11

14

GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ

GENÇLERBIRLIGI

9

8

15

GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş.

GAZİANTEP FK

10

8

16

TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR

KONYASPOR

10

8

17

SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş.

SAMSUNSPOR

10

4

18

EYÜPSPOR

EYÜPSPOR

10

3

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

Turks are barbaric Mongolians, says Greek MEP Fragkos hours before checking DNA results

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

5 min read

Turks are barbaric Mongolians, says Greek MEP Fragkos hours before checking DNA results

Hair Force One: American diplomacy gets a blowout

Hair Force One: American diplomacy gets a blowout

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

5 min read

Inside Türkiye's secret plan that alarmed German authorities

Inside Türkiye's secret plan that alarmed German authorities

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

The Rumpelstiltskin Report

3 min read

Beyond The Map

Thousands of migratory birds flock to Türkiye's Kizilirmak Delta

Environment

Thousands of migratory birds flock to Türkiye's Kizilirmak Delta

Bayam Redness rock formations in Türkiye's Kars resemble Arizona canyons

Bayam Redness rock formations in Türkiye's Kars resemble Arizona canyons

Travel

Divers document return of rare species off Princes' Islands

Divers document return of rare species off Princes' Islands

Beyond the Map

IN PICTURES

Off-roaders flip, slide and sink in Duzce’s muddiest festival yet

Off-roaders flip, slide and sink in Duzce’s muddiest festival yet

A total of 77 vehicles and 154 athletes from various provinces of Türkiye took part in event, organized with Gumusova Municipality’s support

Runners race through history between two ancient cities in Aydin

Runners race through history between two ancient cities in Aydin

48th Istanbul Marathon draws over 45,000 to world’s only 2-continent race

48th Istanbul Marathon draws over 45,000 to world’s only 2-continent race

Bangladesh sets up wage board amid textile worker protests in Dhaka

Bangladesh sets up wage board amid textile worker protests in Dhaka

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Pilot's mayday call revealed as Learjet crash kills 9 near Trump's Mar-a-Lago

Rize waterfall draws visitors with easy access near sea

Bulgaria votes in presidential runoff as Black Sea attacks sharpen divide over Russia

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Israel election results will stand despite interference probe, election chief says

Israel election results will stand despite interference probe, election chief says

Israel Election

Nov 02 2026

Iliana Iotova wins Bulgaria presidential runoff by wide margin

Iliana Iotova wins Bulgaria presidential runoff by wide margin

Bulgaria

Nov 02 2026

Turkish volleyball player seeks jail time as alleged stalker defies restraining order

Turkish volleyball player seeks jail time as alleged stalker defies restraining order

Volleyball

Nov 02 2026

Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as global health concerns grow

Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as global health concerns grow

Health

Nov 02 2026

Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 world champion at 20 after dramatic Mexico GP

Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 world champion at 20 after dramatic Mexico GP

Motorsports

Nov 02 2026

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