Don’t hold your breath for a deal on Cyprus
YASAR YAKIS April 25, 2021 22:0815 Short Url https://arab.news/cmpcd An unofficial meeting is to be held this week in Geneva to determine where we stand on the potential solution of the […]
Ramadan pide: 3 golden rules to stop overeating at sahur, iftar
https://a3d4d467277d9c0de829794ec41e1147.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html BY DAILY SABAH HEALTH APR 22, 2021 Saying no to warm and steamy Turkish Ramadan pide is not an easy feat. (Shutterstock Photo) There are few things in life as […]
Turkey’s accession talks might be suspended: EU lawmakers
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS APR 23, 2021 Turkey’s European Union candidacy should be formally suspended if Ankara continues on its “autocratic track,” EU lawmakers stated Friday in tough criticism. According […]
Taking a culinary trip for iftar: Pakistan edition
BY AATIKA AHMED – AYLA COŞKUN ISTANBUL FOOD APR 18, 2021 12:32 PM GMT+3 Garam garam pakora (mixed vegetable fritters) photographed at Bombay Street Food in Washington, DC, Dec. 13, 2018. (Getty Images). […]
Greece in panic as East Med balance serves Turkey
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN COLUMNS APR 20, 2021 This illustration by Erhan Yalvaç satirically depicts Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias begging for help besides a European Union flag after the Greek minister […]
More Turks regard Germany as home, recent study shows
Source: Daily Sabah More Turks feel at home in Germany as integration policies have started bearing fruit in the last 20 years, according to recent research. The study was carried […]
Istanbul’s Museum of Turkish, Islamic Arts hosts exhibit on faith
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EVENTS APR 15, 2021 The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts at Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Square is holding a new exhibition, featuring 150 works from its collection. The “Faith […]
8 tips for a stronger immune system when fasting in Ramadan
BY DAILY SABAH HEALTH APR 13, 2021 1:15 PM GMT+3 Instead of milk and dates, try swapping it for kefir for a probiotic boost during Ramadan. (Shutterstock Photo) Studies have shown […]
As her male counterparts sit, an EU President is left awkwardly standing
Source: CNN Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s meeting on Tuesday with the European Union’s two presidents has raised eyebrows after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen appeared to be left standing while her male counterparts settled into two gilded chairs at the focal point of the room. In a […]
Turkey’s ties with actors in Afghanistan point to mediator role
BY ERALP YARAR ISTANBUL NEWS ANALYSIS MAR 21, 2021 10:51 AM GMT+3Former President Hamid Karzai (left) and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (second right) attend an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia, […]
Turkey wants region to become ‘island of peace’ — Erdogan
By AFP – Mar 25,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish president and leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and his wife Emine Erdogan arrive on stage […]
Portrait of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent goes to auction
A rare 16th-century portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Ottoman sultan, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s. The portrait of the sultan will be on live auction at Sotheby’s with a starting bid of 60,000 pounds ($83,000). Estimates suggest it will be sold for around 80,000 – 120,000 pounds. The […]
Why did Turkey withdraw from the Istanbul Convention?
BY HILAL KAPLAN COLUMNS MAR 26, 2021 Passengers are seen leaving a ferry during a partial lockdown against the COVID-19 pandemic, Istanbul, Turkey, March 7, 2021. (Photo by Getty Images) […]
Move to ban pro-Kurdish party would ‘undermine democracy’ in Turkey: US
Short Url https://arab.news/phrfq Turkey has a long history of shutting down political parties Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long portrayed the HDP as the political front of banned Kurdish […]
Turkey, EU can make improvements in visa liberalization talks: FM
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EU AFFAIRS MAR 16, 2021 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stands with his Slovak counterpart Ivan Korcok in Ankara, Turkey, March 16, 2021. (AA) Improvements can be […]
Frontex harmed reputation in migrant pushback investigations: EU
March 1, 2020. (Photo by Getty Images) AEuropean Union commissioner said Thursday that the bloc’s border agency harmed its reputation by taking too much time to investigate alleged migrant pushbacks […]
7 must-see UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey
Source: Daily Sabah BY ARGUN KONUKTRAVEL MAR 05, 2021 Not many people know the nation of Turkey has 18 of the protected locations, among the most in the world, with […]
Safe reopening of mosques – Lessons from Pakistan
BY NASIM CHOWDHURY OP-ED MAR 01, 2021 A mosque is decorated with lights for the Mawlid an-Nabi holiday celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, in Karachi, Pakistan, Oct. 25, […]
A better way for Turkey to tackle the PKK
Author YASAR YAKIS February 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/rgh4x Several aspects of the Feb. 10 Turkish military operation 35 kilometers inside Iraqi territory in the Gara Mountain are still the […]
29 irregular migrants brutally beaten by Greek soldiers
The Pazarkule Border Crossing in Edirne, western Turkey. (DHA Photo) At least 29 irregular migrants trying to reach Europe were brutally beaten by Greek soldiers and pushed back to Turkey, […]