diff --git a/src/config/navigation.ts b/src/config/navigation.ts
index 26626bf..19c44ce 100644
--- a/src/config/navigation.ts
+++ b/src/config/navigation.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-export type NavChildItem = {
-  label: string;
-  href: string;
-};
-
 export type NavItem = {
   label: string;
   href: string;
-  children?: NavChildItem[];
+  protected?: boolean;
+  public?: boolean;
+  onlyPublic?: boolean;
+  visible?: boolean;
+  children?: NavItem[];
 };
 
 export const NAV_ITEMS: NavItem[] = [
-  { label: "home", href: "/home" },
-  { label: "about", href: "/about" },
+  { label: "home", href: "/home", public: true },
+  { label: "predictions", href: "/predictions", public: true },
 ];
diff --git a/src/proxy.ts b/src/proxy.ts
index 5a8a588..4e17c5a 100644
--- a/src/proxy.ts
+++ b/src/proxy.ts
@@ -1,50 +1,55 @@
-import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
-import { withAuth } from 'next-auth/middleware';
-import createIntlMiddleware from 'next-intl/middleware';
-import { routing } from './i18n/routing';
+import { NAV_ITEMS } from "@/config/navigation";
+import { withAuth } from "next-auth/middleware";
+import createMiddleware from "next-intl/middleware";
+import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { routing } from "./i18n/routing";
 
-const intlMiddleware = createIntlMiddleware(routing);
+const publicPages = NAV_ITEMS.flatMap((item) => [
+  ...(!item.protected ? [item.href] : []),
+  ...(item.children
+    ?.filter((child) => !child.protected)
+    .map((child) => child.href) ?? []),
+]);
 
-const publicPaths = ['/signin', '/signup', '/forgot-password', '/reset-password'];
-const localizedPublicPaths = routing.locales.flatMap((locale) => publicPaths.map((path) => `/${locale}${path}`));
-const allPublicPaths = [...publicPaths, ...localizedPublicPaths];
+const handleI18nRouting = createMiddleware(routing);
 
-export default withAuth(
-  async function middleware(req) {
-    const intlResponse = intlMiddleware(req);
-    if (intlResponse) return intlResponse;
-
-    const token = req.nextauth?.token;
-    const { pathname } = req.nextUrl;
-
-    // Kullanıcı giriş yaptıysa ve public bir sayfadaysa → home'a yönlendir
-    if (token && allPublicPaths.some((p) => pathname.startsWith(p))) {
-      const redirectUrl = new URL(`/${routing.defaultLocale}/home`, req.url);
-      return NextResponse.redirect(redirectUrl);
-    }
-
-    return NextResponse.next();
+const authMiddleware = withAuth(
+  // Note that this callback is only invoked if
+  // the `authorized` callback has returned `true`
+  // and not for pages listed in `pages`.
+  function onSuccess(req) {
+    return handleI18nRouting(req);
   },
   {
-    pages: {
-      signIn: `/${routing.defaultLocale}/signin`,
-    },
     callbacks: {
-      /**
-       * Eğer public route'taysa -> yetkilendirme kontrolü atla
-       * Aksi halde -> token gerekli
-       */
-      authorized: ({ token, req }) => {
-        const { pathname } = req.nextUrl;
-        if (allPublicPaths.some((p) => pathname.startsWith(p))) {
-          return true; // public sayfa, izin ver
-        }
-        return !!token; // diğerleri için token gerekli
-      },
+      authorized: ({ token }) => token != null,
+    },
+    pages: {
+      signIn: "/home",
     },
   },
 );
 
+export default function proxy(req: NextRequest) {
+  // CRITICAL: Skip API routes entirely - they should not go through i18n or auth middleware
+  if (req.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith("/api/")) {
+    return; // Return undefined to pass through without modification
+  }
+
+  const publicPathnameRegex = RegExp(
+    `^(/(${routing.locales.join("|")}))?(${publicPages.flatMap((p) => (p === "/" ? ["", "/"] : p)).join("|")})/?$`,
+    "i",
+  );
+  const isPublicPage = publicPathnameRegex.test(req.nextUrl.pathname);
+
+  if (isPublicPage) {
+    return handleI18nRouting(req);
+  } else {
+    return (authMiddleware as any)(req);
+  }
+}
+
 export const config = {
-  matcher: ['/((?!api|trpc|_next|_vercel|.*\\..*).*)'],
+  matcher: "/((?!api|trpc|_next|_vercel|.*\\..*).*)",
+  // matcher: ['/', '/(de|en|tr)/:path*'],
 };