A view from Turkey: The Ukraine heresy
BY HAKKI ÖCAL AUG 01, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to his Guatemalan counterpart during a joint press conference following talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 25, […]
Russia mulls introducing Islamic banking system
INTERNATIONAL ByNews Desk Posted on July 28, 2022 A FILE PHOTO OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.COMMENTS Russian authorities are drafting a new law that would legalize and regulate Islamic banking in […]
Hagia Sophia hosts 6.5M visitors in 2nd year of reopening as mosque
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL JUL 24, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Interior of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2022. (AA Photo) The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque […]
Turkish bath ‘hammam’ in summer: It’s cooler than you think
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL ISTANBUL JUL 20, 2022 – While the Turkish bath may seem too hot to handle, there are added benefits to taking part in this detoxifying ritual in […]
The bottom is falling out for post-war UN regime
BY HAKKI ÖCAL JUL 25, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A wheat field is seen in the village of Zhurivka, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine, July 23, 2022. (Reuters […]
Turkey urges all signatories to honor Ukraine grain deal
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL JUL 25, 2022 – A grain terminal is seen after a Russian missile strike in a port in Odessa, Ukraine, July 23, 2022. (Reuters Photo) […]
Erdoğan keeps Putin waiting in awkward moment ahead of Tehran talks
Russian president was left standing alone as the camera shutters clicked away – a treatment he usually reserves for other world leaders Russia-Ukraine war latest coverage Samantha Lock @Samantha__LockWed 20 […]
Why a Balkan city is important for understanding Turkish history
BY HAMZA KARCIC NOV 06, 2020 – DAILY SABAH A general view of the 15th Ottoman Bey Hamam, also known as “Baths of Paradise,” located along Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki, […]
The French and the veil ‘ even in history
Salman Hussainz shared a post. Salman Hussainz After the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the entry of the French into southern Turkiye, all the women were still wearing the veil. The […]
Does Bolton imply US behind Turkey’s July 15 coup bid too?
BY MEHMET ÇELIK JUL 15, 2022 – DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL (Edited by Büşra Öztürk) Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Turks embraced democracy as a system of governance. Heirs […]
Arab League chief: Palestinian cause is key to peace … there is no future for any plan that ignores it
Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit has said that a solution to the Palestinian issue is the only key to establishing peace. (AFP/File Photo) Short Url […]
Putin blasts ‘stupid’ Western sanctions as economic ‘blitzkrieg’
At St Petersburg economic forum, Russian president says West trying to crush Russia with ‘stupid sanctions’, amounting to an economic ‘blitzkrieg’. Published On 17 Jun 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
Israel urges citizens to leave Turkey due to Iranian attack threat
BY REUTERS JERUSALEM JUN 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem May 15, 2022. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS/File […]
What the political reform in Kazakhstan would really mean
Jun 12,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh Kazakhstan took a very important step towards political reform last week after approving constitutional amendments laid out by an absolute majority […]
Hajj journey begins after hiatus for Turkish faithful
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL JUN 07, 2022 Prospective pilgrims wait to board their flight at the airport, in Istanbul, Turkey, June 7, 2022. (AA PHOTO) The annual Muslim pilgrimage […]
Russia must not be “humiliated”, says France
International June 5, 2022 – TEHRAN TIMES French President Emmanuel Macron says it is vital that Russia is not humiliated so that a diplomatic solution can be found when the […]
Amineh Kakabaveh: The MP standing between Sweden and NATO
BILGEHAN OZTURK Stockholm’s national interests are taken hostage by the whims and the parochial agenda of PKK and its conduits. Moscow’s assault on Ukraine has caused geopolitical anxieties, particularly in […]
A brief history of time: Time as a concept and what to do with it
BY NESLIHAN KOÇAK JUN 05, 2022 – 1:09 PM GMT+3 Although there is no consensus on the definition of time, there is no disagreement about its measurement either. (Shutterstock Photo) […]
Being in nature: Where to live the rural lifestyle in Turkey
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL ISTANBUL JUN 03, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Muğla’s Köyceğis is a quiet town despite it’s breath-taking vistas of the surrounding almost mystical Köyceğiz Lake, and is actually a […]
Who are the Muslims among the ‘Christian Turks’?
NEWS OPINIO ALIM MAKHSUTOV Many people know about the Gagauz people, who are primarily Orthodox Christian, but the Gagauz Muslims are a lesser known minority-within-a-minority. In 1903, researcher VA Moshkov […]