Kurdish office in Geneva causes diplomatic headache
Switzerland has come under pressure from Syria and Turkey after Syrian Kurds opened a “representation office” in Geneva. Damascus has sent a letter of protest to Bern, and in Ankara […]
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih launches new 24-hour Ahmadiyya Turkish radio station
27th August 2021 Last Updated on 31st August 2021 Islamabad UK, Friday, 27 August 2021: Today, during the Friday Sermon, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa announced the launch of a new Ahmadiyya Turkish […]
Taliban discuss running Kabul airport with Turkey, Qatar: France
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ANKARA DIPLOMACY AUG 31, 2021 9:31 AM GMT+3Taliban Badri special force fighters stand guard next to an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021, after the U.S. pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war. (AFP […]
Non-Muslims unaware of Muslim history are our main target: Salahuddin Ayyubi series producers
Pakistani producers of the Pak-Turk series on Salahuddin Ayyubi spill the beans Entertainment Desk August 28, 2021 The role of Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi has previously been essayed by Ghassan Massoud […]
Erdoğan attends reopening of mosque renovated by Turkey in Bosnia
BY ANADOLU AGENCY President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the reopening of a 16th-century mosque in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Underlining that the Bascarsija Mosque was one of the symbols of the city […]
Why Ankara is backing Iraq’s bid for a new regional role
SINEM CENGIZ August 27, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/njqm2 Historically, relations between Ankara and Baghdad have been characterized by ups and downs in several eras. Turkey has acted as a crucial […]
The opening of a Syrian Kurdish ‘representation office’ in Geneva stirs tensions
The autonomous entity in north-eastern Syria, unrecognised by any state, is seeking to build relations with international players in Geneva – where Syrian peace talks, from which it is excluded, […]
Sultanahmet storied treasures: Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
BY MURAT TARIK ISTANBUL ARTS AUG 25, 2021 1:57 PM GMT+3A historical artwork depicting Istanbul in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts. (Photo by Murat Tarık) Boasting a fascinating backstory, the Museum […]
Turkish rulers have no way out but to turn towards Asia: Turkish attorney
By Mohammad Ali Saki International May 18, 2021 – TEHRAN – A Turkish lawyer calls for forming a regional bloc to confront the United States, claiming “it is not impossible […]
Greek Cyprus to revoke passports of Turkish Cypriot officials
BY DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL EU AFFAIRS AUG 23, 2021 4:02 PM GMT+3Mock passports for sale stand are seen during an anti-corruption protest in Nicosia, Greek Cyprus, Oct. 14, 2020. (Getty Images) […]
Turkey rejects UK plans to establish offshore centers for Afghans
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY AUG 22, 2021 11:09 PM GMT+3Afghan families enter Pakistan through a border crossing point in Chaman, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (AP Photo) The Turkish Foreign Ministry rejected […]
Turkey’s Sümela Monastery hosts mass muted by pandemic
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL MINORITIES AUG 15, 2021 1:42 PM GMT+3Patriarch Bartholomew I (C) presides the mass at Sümela Monastery, Trabzon, northern Turkey, Aug. 15, 2021. (DHA PHOTO) A small crowd of the […]
What should Turkey do against the Afghan migration?
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN COLUMNS AUG 16, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3Illegal Afghan migrants wait in line to be sent home at Istanbul Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 14, 2021. (AA Photo) Provocations targeting illegal […]
Greek family donates 100-year-old carpet to its Turkish homeland
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA KONYA ARTS AUG 12, 2021 9:39 AM GMT+3A person touches a historical 100-year-old carpet as it is displayed in the Sille Museum in the Sille district of Konya, […]
What’s up with the bills in Bodrum and how to avoid high prices
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL TRAVEL AUG 05, 2021 8:40 AM GMT+3Panoramic view of Bodrum harbor and ancient castle in Muğla province. (Shutterstock Photo) As we enter the height of Turkey’s summer tourism […]
Italian son finds dad in Turkey 36 years later
BY DAILY SABAH WITH IHA ISTANBUL TURKEY AUG 10, 2021 3:43 PM GMT+3Osman Zerey (C) poses with his son Salvatore (L) and his grandson (R), in Ordu, northern Turkey, Aug. 10, 2021. (IHA […]
Life on earth under risk, we need a global change
BY NAGEHAN ALÇI COLUMNS AUG 07, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3A man rides away from an advancing fire in Çökertme village, near Bodrum, Muğla province, Turkey, Aug. 2, 2021. (AP Photo) The climate […]
US, Europe overstepping bounds on irregular immigrants
BY NUR ÖZKAN ERBAY ANKARA NEWS ANALYSIS AUG 05, 2021 1:57 PM GMT+3Afghans arrive to offer Qurban Bayram, also known as Eid al-Adha, prayers in the Sarhood district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July […]
Actors in Cyprus issue should be part of solution: Turkey
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA DIPLOMACY AUG 05, 2021 In this file photo taken on July 20, 2021, Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar (C-R) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C-L) wave as […]
Well-founded fears At 70, the global convention on refugees is needed more than ever
International But rich countries need to do more to make it work Aug 4th 2021 ATHENS, AYVALIK AND TIJUANA WHEN THE Turkish coastguard found them in the Aegean in the […]