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US envoy warns Israel-Turkey nearly reached direct military confrontation over Syria strike

Israeli warplanes struck the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, an operation that US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack warned "carried a real risk of rapidly escalating to a direct military confrontation between Israel and Turkey, as…

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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to form military bodies under new defense pact

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will establish political and military coordination mechanisms under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed last week, Turkey's defence ministry announced on Thursday, adding that the alliance would deepen defence industry cooperation including joint production and…

Wheat futures hit weekly high after Turkey curbs Black Sea shipping

US wheat futures rose to their highest level in more than a week on Monday as disruptions to shipping in the Black Sea raised the prospect of supply shortages from a region responsible for nearly a third of the world's…

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign mutual defense pact in Mecca

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan on Friday signed a landmark collective defense agreement in the holy city of Mecca, establishing that an armed attack against any one of the three nations will be treated as an attack against all —…

2,500-year-old marble statue unearthed at ancient Sardis

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey have uncovered a monumental marble statue of a young man dating back approximately 2,500 years, in what officials described as one of the most notable recent discoveries in Anatolian archaeology.

NATO leaders converge on Ankara as Turkey’s alliance role expands

As NATO leaders converge on Ankara for a two-day summit beginning Monday, Turkey's expanding military and diplomatic weight within the alliance has become a dominant theme — underscored by senior NATO and allied officials who say the country's role will…

MSCI warns Turkey and Indonesia of possible downgrade

MSCI released the results of its 2026 Market Classification Review on June 23, putting both Turkey and Indonesia on notice over persistent concerns about shareholder transparency and coordinated trading behavior. The index provider warned that if credible progress is not…

Ten-man Paraguay oust Turkey from World Cup with 1-0 win

Ten-man Paraguay defeated Turkey 1-0 on Friday night at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, keeping their knockout stage hopes alive while eliminating Turkey from the 2026 World Cup. The result also confirmed the United States…

Turkey sends flights to repatriate Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel

Israel has begun deporting approximately 430 activists detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla after Israeli naval forces intercepted the Gaza-bound aid convoy in international waters west of Cyprus, a move that has triggered a wave of international condemnation intensified by…

Turkey set to receive first-ever US emergency oil shipment

A cargo of crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is heading to Turkey, marking the first-ever shipment of American emergency reserve oil to the Mediterranean nation, according to ship tracking data reported by Reuters.

Rare 12,000-year-old human statue found in wall of world’s oldest temple

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare 12,000-year-old human statue embedded horizontally within a wall at Göbekli Tepe, the world's oldest known temple complex in southeastern Turkey. The discovery, announced on September 19 by Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy…

Ancient Roman assembly with unique design unearthed in Turkey

Archaeologists working in the ancient city of Laodicea in southwestern Turkey have uncovered a 2,000-year-old assembly building with extraordinary architectural features that have never been seen before in the region. The remarkable discovery, made during the 2025 excavation season, reveals…

Ancient temple with blood rituals and sacrificial altar uncovered in Turkey

Archaeologists have uncovered a 6,000-year-old temple complex in eastern Turkey's Elazığ Province that features a ritual blood channel containing human and animal remains alongside an altar stone marked with knife cuts, providing rare insight into ancient sacrificial practices from the…

Phrygian tomb turned into café sparks national outrage throughout Turkey

National outrage has erupted in Turkey after a 3,000-year-old Phrygian tomb in Afyonkarahisar province was illegally converted into a café, with operators installing electrical wiring, decorative items, heating stoves, and furniture directly inside the ancient burial chambers that are part…