Russia says ready to work with Turkey to free up Ukraine’s grain exports
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAY 30, 2022 – A satellite image shows an overview of a bulk carrier ship loading grain at the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sevastopol, […]
Greece blocked 40,000 migrants at Evros this year — gov’t
By AFP – May 28,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Refugees and migrants try to reach the shore of Lesbos in rough seas, October 30, 2015, after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey (AFP […]
Turkey celebrates 569th anniversary of conquest of Istanbul
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA MAY 29, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A view of the iconic-historic Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, May 2, 2022. (AP Photo) RECOMMENDED President Erdoğan highlights […]
Turkey, Israel and the Gulf in pragmatic balancing act
SINEM CENGIZ May 27, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/rzz3d Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made a two-day trip to Israel this week, becoming the first senior Turkish diplomat to visit the […]
Greece intercepts almost 600 irregular migrants from Turkey
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAY 23, 2022 – Refugees and migrants arrive in a dinghy accompanied by Frontex vessels at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos, after […]
Interpreting Turkey’s decision on Finland and Sweden
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN MAY 17, 2022 – Illustration by Erhan Yalvaç. Ankara endorses NATO’s key goals and wants the alliance to address its security concerns – that’s all RECOMMENDED Fast, cheap and out of control: Europe’s passion for Ukraine RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently announced that Turkey did not […]
Who is refugee, who is not? Turkey’s efforts for humanity
BY TÜLAY DEMIR MAY 13, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A general view of the briquette houses built by Turkey’s international aid organizations and NGOs for war-weary Syrian people, in Idlib, […]
Growing risks of EU’s deliberate failures in North Africa
HAFED AL-GHWELL May 14, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/yt6ge Political crises and deepening structural and governance deficiencies throughout North Africa have become emblematic of a troubled EU approach to the region […]
Mighty sovereigns of Ottoman throne: Sultan Abdülhamid II
BY EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI MAY 13, 2022 – DAILY SABAH This old photo shows Sultan Abdülhamid II, the 34th ruler of the Ottoman Empire. (Wikimedia / Edited by Büşra Öztürk) […]
What makes Adhan (Azaan) so important for Muslims?
MURAT SOFUOGLU 4 HOURS AGO What would you like to learn more about? Topics Religion Islam Muslims Adhan Azaan Related In pictures: Muslims welcome holy month of Ramadan ‘How do […]
New chapter in Turkey-Saudi Arabia relations
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN MAY 09, 2022 – DAILY SABAH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan walks with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (R) in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2022. (AP Photo) ‘One […]
Insight into Islam, the prophet and Ramadan
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL ISTANBUL APR 14, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Muslims break their fast as part of iftar, in Sultanahmet Square during Ramadan, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 10, 2022. (Shutterstock […]
Istanbul’s Blue Mosque draws Argentine academic to Islam
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL APR 20, 2022 Abel Abduljalel Buzarquis reads the Quran in his office, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 19, 2022. (AA Photo) RECOMMENDED Prophet Muhammad’s relic back on display in Istanbul for Ramadan PROPHET-MUHAMMAD For some, it is a verse from the Quran or sometimes a quote […]
Niceties of fasting: All about eating during holy month of Ramadan
BY İREM YAŞAR APR 21, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Menus should contain plenty of fiber and sufficient protein in sahur meals. (iStock Photo) Although fasting affects the body during Ramadan, […]
Turkey’s Fener Orthodox Patriarchate starts rare chrism ritual
BY DAILY SABAH WITH DHA ISTANBUL APR 20, 2022 – Patriarchate staff prepare the chrism in Istanbul, Turkey, April 20, 2022. (DHA PHOTO) Aonce-in-a-decade ritual has begun to make chrism, a […]
Prophet Muhammad’s relic back on display in Istanbul for Ramadan
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL APR 19, 2022 People visiting the cloak the last time it was on show to the public before the COVID-19 pandemic, Istanbul, Turkey, May 13, 2019. (AA […]
Turkish man’s kind act leads to capture of Swedish drug lord
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL APR 15, 2022 – Police officers escort the suspect in Muğla, southwestern Turkey, April 15, 2022. (DHA PHOTO) Agardener, working for a meager salary but leading an honest life, inadvertently led to the detention of one of the most wanted men in Sweden. Ali Eren […]
After Hagia Sophia reversion, Turkey reopens its iconic madrassa
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL APR 15, 2022 – A view of the madrassa in Istanbul, Turkey, April 14, 2022. (DHA PHOTO) Hagia Sophia Fatih Madrassa, the first Ottoman school built in […]
President Erdoğan extends Passover wishes to Jewish community
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA APR 15, 2022 – President Erdoğan at a meeting with representatives of Turkish and U.S. Jewish communities in the capital Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 9, 2016. (PHOTO BY […]
Armenia must emerge from shadow of the G-word
SINEM CENGIZ April 15, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/z3af7 The Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was assassinated by an ultra-nationalist teenager outside his office in İstanbul in 2007, once wrote: “There […]