Source: NY Times: ISTANBUL — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday toughened his stance against demonstrators who continued to occupy a park in central Istanbul just one day after he met with leaders of the protest movement for the first time, declaring in a nationally televised speech that the […]
Source: Lost Islamic History Much like previous Muslim Empires, the Ottomans showed great toleration and acceptance of non-Muslim communities in their empire. This is based on existing Muslim laws regarding […]
by Renat Kuenzi, swissinfo.ch June 11, 2013 – 21:23 Which way Turkish society and politics should develop is an issue not only in Turkey itself, but also among Turkish citizens living in Switzerland. The recent protests that began in Istanbul are absorbing the attention of many Turks here. Political scientist […]
World Bulletin/News Desk Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, “Jerusalem’s multi-cultural identity must be preserved to stop Judaicizing policies.” Speaking at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ministerial level meeting […]
(Reuters) – Hundreds of Turkish riot police gathered on Tuesday on a major avenue leading up to Istanbul’s Taksim Square where protesters have been staging demonstrations against plans to redevelop a park, a Reuters witness said. Broadcaster NTV and other media outlets said the police were preparing to remove barricades […]
Erdogan has been pushing for an end to alcohol, kissing and other hallmarks of secularization, with disastrous results. by CINAR KIPER The Atlantic It has been a long time, ninety […]
Source: Asia Times: By M K Bhadrakumar One thing that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said before pushing ahead on Tuesday with a four-day tour of the Maghreb tour still hangs suspended in the air. Hardly anyone picked it up. He said Turkish intelligence is looking into possible links […]
Source: Stratfor Turkish protesters gather in Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 1. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) The rapid escalation of anti-government protests in Turkey in recent days has exposed a number of long-dormant fault lines in the country’s complex political landscape. But even as the appeal of Prime Minister Recep […]
Monday, 03 June 2013, 07:50 GMT Source: Kurdish Globe, Erbil, Kurdistan (autonomous region of Iraq) SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region – Intransigence on the part of both the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) and international actors is undermining prospects for a solution to the conflict in Syria, Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-chairman Salih […]
Source: Asia Times. By Alper Birdal and Yigit Gunay A bombing in the Turkish town of Reyhanli on May 11 killed 51 people but was largely ignored by Turkish media. Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Syrian government – with no evidence. Turkish hacker collective RedHack claims here that […]
Foreign affairs chief Omer Celik states June meeting is only chance for nations to salvage credibility after 80,000 deaths Julian Borger in Ankara, Ian Traynor Brussels guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 29 May 2013 If the planned Geneva peace talks on Syria fail, it will mark the end of the road for attempts […]
The Huffington Post By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor ANKARA, May 22 (Reuters) – Scholars around the Muslim world were alarmed five years ago by news reports that Turkey planned a new, possibly heretical compilation of the Prophet Mohammad’s sayings that might scrap those it thought were out of date. Turkish […]
By Associated Press, Published: May 24 ANKARA, Turkey — A look at legislation passed in Turkey’s parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but […]
By Kevin Sullivan, Saturday, May 25, 2013 ISKENDERUN, Turkey — The Nissos Rodos, a 630-foot ferry, used to cruise the Greek islands, moving tourists from one sunny paradise to the next. Business dried up when the Greek economic crisis hit three years ago. But then came the war in Syria, […]
16 May 2013 /TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, ANKARA US President Barack Obama said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad needs to leave power for a political solution in Syria after meeting with […]
by Areej Abuqudairi | May 12, 2013 | 23:57 AMMAN — Politicians and academics on Sunday called for rethinking Arab and Turkish ties to build on cultural commonalities and correct “misunderstandings in history”. “There is an urgent need for re-examining historical ties between the Arabs and the Turks to reach […]
STORY SUMMARY Hezbollah denounced Sunday the car bombings that left dozens of people dead in south Turkey near the border with Syria and called for stopping terrorism that is targeting […]
Iraq has denied refuge to Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters, a key element of an accord to bring an end to years of deadly conflicts between Ankara and the […]
Source: www.worldbulletin.net The museum named “The Age of Felicity World Prophet Museum” will exhibit replicas of the objects and places which were part of the life of Prophet Muhammad, ranging from […]
Submitted by Ali Abunimah ELECTRONICINTIFADA.NET Royal Jordanian has disavowed sponsorship of an Israeli government tourism conference to be held in occupied Jerusalem later this month amid public uproar in Jordan that the airline’s logo appeared on the “supporter” page of the conference’s official website. The Royal Jordanian logo appeared alongside […]