🇺🇸🇹🇷⚡ Trump Defies Netanyahu on Turkey F-35 Deal
🔹 Trump dismissed Israeli PM Netanyahu's objections to selling F-35s to Turkey — "Nobody tells me what we should be doing" he declared at Mar-a-Lago 🏛️✈️
🔹 Pentagon confirms Turkey could receive 40 F-35A jets worth 3 billion if conditions met — major Turkish Air Force upgrade 💰🔥
🔹 Erdogan sees vindication after US sanctions over Russian S-400s — game-changer for Turkey's NATO standing 🚀⚖️
Turkish pilots dream of flying these stealth fighters 🇹🇷 Share the news 📲
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🔹 Trump dismissed Israeli PM Netanyahu's objections to selling F-35s to Turkey — "Nobody tells me what we should be doing" he declared at Mar-a-Lago 🏛️✈️
🔹 Pentagon confirms Turkey could receive 40 F-35A jets worth 3 billion if conditions met — major Turkish Air Force upgrade 💰🔥
🔹 Erdogan sees vindication after US sanctions over Russian S-400s — game-changer for Turkey's NATO standing 🚀⚖️
Turkish pilots dream of flying these stealth fighters 🇹🇷 Share the news 📲
⚡ Stay informed. Stay ahead. 📲
💡 Knowledge is power. Forward this now 📲
#Turkey #F35 #Trump
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🌧️🇹🇷⚡ Istanbul Hammered by Massive Storm — City Underwater
🔹 Torrential rains dumped 85mm in 2 hours across Istanbul this morning — streets turned to rivers as drainage systems overwhelmed by flash flooding 💧🚗
🔹 Metro lines M1 and M4 suspended after water reached platform level — 50,000 commuters stranded as Taksim Square became a lake 🚇💦
🔹 Emergency services rescued 127 people from flooded basements and cars — Mayor İmamoğlu declares infrastructure emergency for Bosphorus districts 🚨⛑️
This is climate change hitting Istanbul hard 🌍 Share to warn friends 📲💙
#Istanbul #Flood #ClimateChange
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🔹 Torrential rains dumped 85mm in 2 hours across Istanbul this morning — streets turned to rivers as drainage systems overwhelmed by flash flooding 💧🚗
🔹 Metro lines M1 and M4 suspended after water reached platform level — 50,000 commuters stranded as Taksim Square became a lake 🚇💦
🔹 Emergency services rescued 127 people from flooded basements and cars — Mayor İmamoğlu declares infrastructure emergency for Bosphorus districts 🚨⛑️
This is climate change hitting Istanbul hard 🌍 Share to warn friends 📲💙
#Istanbul #Flood #ClimateChange
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⚽🇹🇷🔥 Galatasaray Signs €45M Star — Biggest Transfer of Summer
🔹 Galatasaray secured Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paquetá from West Ham for record €45 million fee — most expensive signing in Turkish football history 💰⭐
🔹 Player agreed 4-year deal worth €8M annually after Champions League qualification convinced him to choose Istanbul over Serie A offers 📝🏆
🔹 Coach Okan Buruk confirms Paquetá will debut against Fenerbahçe in August 18 derby — 50,000 fans expected at Türk Telekom Stadium for explosive clash ⚔️🎯
Every Galatasaray fan dreams of beating Fenerbahçe 💛❤️ Share the excitement 📲🦁
#Galatasaray #Paqueta #SuperLiga
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🔹 Galatasaray secured Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paquetá from West Ham for record €45 million fee — most expensive signing in Turkish football history 💰⭐
🔹 Player agreed 4-year deal worth €8M annually after Champions League qualification convinced him to choose Istanbul over Serie A offers 📝🏆
🔹 Coach Okan Buruk confirms Paquetá will debut against Fenerbahçe in August 18 derby — 50,000 fans expected at Türk Telekom Stadium for explosive clash ⚔️🎯
Every Galatasaray fan dreams of beating Fenerbahçe 💛❤️ Share the excitement 📲🦁
#Galatasaray #Paqueta #SuperLiga
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🗣 Learn Turkish: SAYING THANK YOU 🙏
🔤 Tricky letters: ç = ch · ş = sh · c = j · ğ = silent (it stretches the vowel before it) · ı = "uh" · ö = like German ö · ü = like French u. CAPITALS = stressed syllable.
💬 Thank you
Teşekkür ederim = teh-shek-KEWR eh-deh-reem (polite)
Teşekkürler = teh-shek-kewr-LER (friendly)
Sağ ol = SAA-ol (casual) · Sağ olun = SAA-oh-loon (polite, or to a group)
🙂 You're welcome
Rica ederim = ree-JAA eh-deh-reem
👉 Please
Lütfen = LEWT-fen
💡 Tip: After a home-cooked meal, Turks say Eline sağlık (eh-lee-neh saa-luhk), "health to your hand". To an older host, use the polite Elinize sağlık.
🔊 Listen to the voice clip below 👇
🇹🇷 @turkey
🔤 Tricky letters: ç = ch · ş = sh · c = j · ğ = silent (it stretches the vowel before it) · ı = "uh" · ö = like German ö · ü = like French u. CAPITALS = stressed syllable.
💬 Thank you
Teşekkür ederim = teh-shek-KEWR eh-deh-reem (polite)
Teşekkürler = teh-shek-kewr-LER (friendly)
Sağ ol = SAA-ol (casual) · Sağ olun = SAA-oh-loon (polite, or to a group)
🙂 You're welcome
Rica ederim = ree-JAA eh-deh-reem
👉 Please
Lütfen = LEWT-fen
💡 Tip: After a home-cooked meal, Turks say Eline sağlık (eh-lee-neh saa-luhk), "health to your hand". To an older host, use the polite Elinize sağlık.
🔊 Listen to the voice clip below 👇
🇹🇷 @turkey
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🌍 BREAKING: Turkey hosts the first-ever joint meeting of the R4 and E3 foreign ministers in Istanbul today
🔹 Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan brings together his counterparts from Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia (R4, with Turkey) and the UK, France and Germany (E3)
🔹 The agenda: the Palestinian issue, the Strait of Hormuz, Yemen and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war
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🔹 Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan brings together his counterparts from Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia (R4, with Turkey) and the UK, France and Germany (E3)
🔹 The agenda: the Palestinian issue, the Strait of Hormuz, Yemen and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war
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🍯 Where to eat in Istanbul: baklava at Hafız Mustafa 1864 in Sirkeci
A classic Istanbul dessert house whose name goes back to 1864. Its Sirkeci shop, near the Spice Bazaar and the Golden Horn, is an easy sweet stop between the old-city sights.
🔹 Order: Baklava, kadayıf (crispy shredded pastry), Turkish delight (lokum) and milk puddings
🔹 Hours: Listed as open 24 hours (check Google Maps before a very late visit)
🔹 Where: Muradiye Cd. No:51, Sirkeci, Fatih. Near the Sirkeci stop on the T1 tram and Sirkeci Marmaray station
💡 Tip: Pair your baklava with a small glass of Turkish tea (çay, said "chai"). When it arrives, say Teşekkür ederim (teh-shek-KEWR eh-deh-reem).
📍 Google Maps: Hafız Mustafa 1864 Sirkeci
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A classic Istanbul dessert house whose name goes back to 1864. Its Sirkeci shop, near the Spice Bazaar and the Golden Horn, is an easy sweet stop between the old-city sights.
🔹 Order: Baklava, kadayıf (crispy shredded pastry), Turkish delight (lokum) and milk puddings
🔹 Hours: Listed as open 24 hours (check Google Maps before a very late visit)
🔹 Where: Muradiye Cd. No:51, Sirkeci, Fatih. Near the Sirkeci stop on the T1 tram and Sirkeci Marmaray station
💡 Tip: Pair your baklava with a small glass of Turkish tea (çay, said "chai"). When it arrives, say Teşekkür ederim (teh-shek-KEWR eh-deh-reem).
📍 Google Maps: Hafız Mustafa 1864 Sirkeci
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🏰 Where to go in Istanbul: Dolmabahçe Palace
The Ottoman sultans' grand waterfront palace on the Bosphorus. With 285 rooms and 44 halls, it is Türkiye's largest palace. Six sultans lived here from 1856, and Atatürk, the founder of the Republic, stayed here in 1927–1938 and died here. It has been a museum-palace since 1984.
🔹 Tickets: 2,000 TL for foreign visitors (Selamlık, Harem and Painting Museum)
🔹 Hours: Ticket office 9am–5pm
🔹 Closed: Mondays (open on Oct. 29, Republic Day)
🔹 Where: Dolmabahçe Cd., Beşiktaş. Walk from the Kabataş stop at the end of the T1 tram
💡 Tip: Go early on a weekday to beat the crowds, then walk along the Bosphorus toward Beşiktaş for tea by the water.
📍 Google Maps: Dolmabahçe Palace
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The Ottoman sultans' grand waterfront palace on the Bosphorus. With 285 rooms and 44 halls, it is Türkiye's largest palace. Six sultans lived here from 1856, and Atatürk, the founder of the Republic, stayed here in 1927–1938 and died here. It has been a museum-palace since 1984.
🔹 Tickets: 2,000 TL for foreign visitors (Selamlık, Harem and Painting Museum)
🔹 Hours: Ticket office 9am–5pm
🔹 Closed: Mondays (open on Oct. 29, Republic Day)
🔹 Where: Dolmabahçe Cd., Beşiktaş. Walk from the Kabataş stop at the end of the T1 tram
💡 Tip: Go early on a weekday to beat the crowds, then walk along the Bosphorus toward Beşiktaş for tea by the water.
📍 Google Maps: Dolmabahçe Palace
🇹🇷 @turkey
🔔 JUST IN: Turkish police found a stolen Japanese "Peace Bell" that thieves had sold to a scrap dealer for 26,000 lira (about $525)
🔹 The 87 kg bell, a symbol of Yalova's sister-city ties with Tonami in Japan, was taken from a park on Sept. 14 and carried off on a three-wheeled e-bike
🔹 Two suspects are jailed pending trial and police are looking for a third; the bell will go back on public display
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🔹 The 87 kg bell, a symbol of Yalova's sister-city ties with Tonami in Japan, was taken from a park on Sept. 14 and carried off on a three-wheeled e-bike
🔹 Two suspects are jailed pending trial and police are looking for a third; the bell will go back on public display
🇹🇷 @turkey
🗣 Learn Turkish: Happy Republic Day 🎉
🔤 Tricky letters: ç = ch · ş = sh · c = j · ğ = silent, stretches the vowel · ı = "uh" · ö = like German ö · ü = like French u. CAPITALS = stressed syllable; no capitals = even stress.
📅 Republic Day
Cumhuriyet Bayramı = joom-hoo-ree-yet bai-rah-muh
💬 Happy Republic Day!
Cumhuriyet Bayramınız kutlu olsun! = joom-hoo-ree-yet bai-rah-muh-nuhz koot-loo ol-soon (polite, or to a group)
Cumhuriyet Bayramın kutlu olsun! = joom-hoo-ree-yet bai-rah-muhn koot-loo ol-soon (casual)
🎉 Happy holidays!
İyi bayramlar! = ee-YEE bai-ram-lar
🇹🇷 Long live the Republic!
Yaşasın Cumhuriyet! = yah-shah-SUHN joom-hoo-ree-yet
💡 Tip: On 29 October (29 Ekim), Turkey marks the founding of the Republic in 1923. It's a national holiday, with flags on balconies and evening celebrations in many cities.
🔊 Listen to the voice clip below 👇
🇹🇷 @turkey
🔤 Tricky letters: ç = ch · ş = sh · c = j · ğ = silent, stretches the vowel · ı = "uh" · ö = like German ö · ü = like French u. CAPITALS = stressed syllable; no capitals = even stress.
📅 Republic Day
Cumhuriyet Bayramı = joom-hoo-ree-yet bai-rah-muh
💬 Happy Republic Day!
Cumhuriyet Bayramınız kutlu olsun! = joom-hoo-ree-yet bai-rah-muh-nuhz koot-loo ol-soon (polite, or to a group)
Cumhuriyet Bayramın kutlu olsun! = joom-hoo-ree-yet bai-rah-muhn koot-loo ol-soon (casual)
🎉 Happy holidays!
İyi bayramlar! = ee-YEE bai-ram-lar
🇹🇷 Long live the Republic!
Yaşasın Cumhuriyet! = yah-shah-SUHN joom-hoo-ree-yet
💡 Tip: On 29 October (29 Ekim), Turkey marks the founding of the Republic in 1923. It's a national holiday, with flags on balconies and evening celebrations in many cities.
🔊 Listen to the voice clip below 👇
🇹🇷 @turkey
🥩 Where to eat in Bursa: the original İskender kebab at Kebapçı İskender, the historic blue shop
Bursa is where İskender kebab was born: the family traces the dish to İskender Efendi's shop in 1867. Their famous "Köşe Mavi Dükkan" (corner blue shop) has been serving it on Atatürk Caddesi since the 1930s.
🔹 Order: İskender kebab, thin slices of lamb döner over pide bread with tomato sauce, melted butter, yogurt and green pepper
🔹 Hours: Daily 12:00–20:00
🔹 Where: Atatürk Cd. No:60, next to the Tayyare Cultural Centre, Osmangazi, central Bursa
🔹 Bookings: 0224 221 10 76
💡 Tip: Bursa is an easy day trip from Istanbul. After the meal, thank the kitchen with Eline sağlık (eh-lee-neh saa-luhk), "health to your hand".
📍 Google Maps: Kebapçı İskender Mavi Dükkan
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Bursa is where İskender kebab was born: the family traces the dish to İskender Efendi's shop in 1867. Their famous "Köşe Mavi Dükkan" (corner blue shop) has been serving it on Atatürk Caddesi since the 1930s.
🔹 Order: İskender kebab, thin slices of lamb döner over pide bread with tomato sauce, melted butter, yogurt and green pepper
🔹 Hours: Daily 12:00–20:00
🔹 Where: Atatürk Cd. No:60, next to the Tayyare Cultural Centre, Osmangazi, central Bursa
🔹 Bookings: 0224 221 10 76
💡 Tip: Bursa is an easy day trip from Istanbul. After the meal, thank the kitchen with Eline sağlık (eh-lee-neh saa-luhk), "health to your hand".
📍 Google Maps: Kebapçı İskender Mavi Dükkan
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