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87th hearing begins in Istanbul municipality corruption case

Suspended Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and 435 other defendants appeared before a judge on Thursday in the 87th…

Southeastern, eastern Türkiye rocked by 5.4 magnitude quake

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck the Karaköprü district of southeastern Türkiye's Şanlıurfa province Thursday morning,…

Türkiye face Nations League baptism of fire against tough France

Türkiye will open their UEFA Nations League campaign against France on Friday in Kocaeli, where Zinedine Zidane will…

Tech leaders urge UN to address, control AI, set 'common standards'

The heads of leading artificial intelligence labs pleaded with the U.N. on Wednesday to save the world, or at least its…

Meta's Charm gadget brings Zuckerberg's AI ambitions back to life

At Meta’s annual event on Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg frequently took jabs at Apple, but then surprised everyone by…

In praise of fall: Art in Istanbul this September

September has always seemed to me a far more convincing beginning than January. January may possess the official…

In praise of September: Art in Istanbul this fall

September has always seemed to me a far more convincing beginning than January. January may possess the official…

US, China agree to extend trade truce as Xi arrives for summit

The U.S. and China have agreed to extend a bilateral trade truce that would have expired in November for another two…

Study sheds light on why pregnancy can cause forgetfulness

It is sometimes called "momnesia," "mommy brain," "pregnancy brain," or "baby brain" – the forgetfulness, mental…

Türkiye warns against actions raising tensions in Aegean, East Med

The Defense Ministry said Thursday it was closely monitoring military developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and…

Türkiye's Karaburun Peninsula emerges as underwater tourism hub

OpenAI agent breached Australian government portal: PM Albanese

An OpenAI-developed AI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government Medicare portal and viewed public…

Tehran should take a hard look in the mirror

Those who remember that photograph taken in Tehran on May 17, 2010, will recall the image: President Recep Tayyip…

Unity, joy, but not for Palestine: Sheeran-Macklemore case

Even though popular culture is conventionally, if not banally, criticized as a sphere of pacification and consumerism,…

President Erdoğan touts resilient economy, eyes $100B trade with US

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday that Türkiye has built an economy increasingly resilient to external…

Zelenskyy backs Türkiye-hosted trilateral summit to end Russia war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Kyiv supports Türkiye hosting a trilateral leaders' summit…

Türkiye, Iraq agree on Sinjar security, Bashiqa handover

Türkiye and Iraq agreed Wednesday to deepen security cooperation, restore full Iraqi state authority in Sinjar and…

Russia, Ukraine signal interest in limited cease-fire: Rubio

Ukraine and Russia have both expressed interest in a limited cease-fire covering grain shipments and energy…

President Erdoğan, Pashinyan meet amid Türkiye-Armenia normalization push

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in New York on Wednesday, as Türkiye and…

Turkish Airlines seals deal for up to 150 Boeing 737 MAX jets

Turkish Airlines (THY) has finalized a landmark deal with Boeing for up to 150 737 MAX aircraft, marking the carrier’s…

Israeli election panel moves to bar Arab parties, candidates

Israel’s Central Elections Committee voted Wednesday to bar Arab-majority parties and two candidates from next month’s…

Iran won't surrender to US but seeks diplomacy: Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that Tehran would not surrender in its war with the United States…

US-backed board unveils $2.45B Gaza reconstruction plan

The U.S.-backed Board of Peace unveiled a $2.45 billion, six-month plan Wednesday to begin rebuilding devastated Gaza…

Türkiye targets first small modular reactor for early 2030s

Türkiye plans to commission its first small modular reactor (SMR) in the first half of the 2030s as part of its broader…

Al-Sharaa vows Syrian sovereignty over Israel-occupied Golan Heights

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed at the U.N. Wednesday that the Israel-occupied Golan Heights will remain Syrian…

Türkiye hosts 18-member Palestinian delegation for judicial training

An 18-member delegation of Palestinian judges and prosecutors is attending an international training program in Türkiye…

W. Thrace Turks criticize Greek official’s remarks on Turkish language

A civil-society organization representing Turks in Western Thrace on Wednesday criticized remarks by Greek Deputy…

Iran warns neighbors over flights as US sanctions disrupt airlines

Iranian airlines were forced to cancel some international flights Wednesday after the U.S. tightened sanctions on…

Harvey Weinstein set for sentencing after years of sex crime retrials

The first time Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison, reporters, advocates and the curious public crammed the…

Türkiye’s UNESCO-listed Cumalıkızık village set for upgrades

Bursa’s historic Cumalıkızık village in Türkiye, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will undergo a series of improvements…

Buried for centuries, 934 Roman silver coins unearthed in Germany

An amateur archaeologist who discovered several Roman silver coins in a field in western Germany realized he had…

Istanbul brings together more than 200 publishers from 68 countries

More than 200 publishers and publishing houses from 68 countries are set to gather in Istanbul this week for the…

Alibaba to establish 1st cloud regions in Türkiye, Finland, Netherlands

Chinese tech giant Alibaba unveiled plans Wednesday to expand its overseas data centers, targeting markets across…

NASA seeks safer windows for next-generation spacecraft

Windows have long been an essential part of human spaceflight, giving astronauts a view of the world beyond their…

US-Ukraine talks do little to reign in Russian strikes on Kyiv

Russian drone strikes pounded Kyiv’s railway infrastructure, warehouses and fuel stations Wednesday, just hours after…

Why have Houthis started targeting Saudi Arabia?

The Iran-backed Houthis are seeking to take control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline in a move aimed at further…