Turkish Hamam Etiquette: What to know before you go
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER NOV 16, 2020 Everyone should experience an authentic Turkish bath at least once in their lifetime. (Shutterstock Photo) Hamam, the Ottoman variation of the […]
The Turkish Muslim Couple Behind the Pfizer Vaccine
Uğur Şahin (Turkish: [u.ˈuɾ ʃɑ.ˈhin]; born 1965 in Iskenderun, Turkey) is a Germanimmunologist and physician of Turkish descent[1][2]. He is a professor of oncology at the University of Mainz and the chief executive and co-founder with his wife, Özlem Türeci, of biotech company BioNTech.[3][4][5][6] He and his spouse […]
Baghdad, Irbil begin implementation of Sinjar deal in major blow to PKK
BY ANADOLU AGENCY IRBIL, IRAQ W NOV 17, 2020 PKK terrorists in Iraq’s Sinjar (IHA File Photo) The Iraqi central government and Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) announced Tuesday that […]
Could Turkey’s Kurdish peace process be back on track?
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, take part in a military parade marking the graduation of a new batch of cadets and attended by officials […]
Turkey offended by Pompeo’s plan to discuss religious issues
Epigraph: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your […]
Coronavirus: Turkish Germans raise new Covid vaccine hopes
Prof Ugur Sahin (L) and Dr Özlem Türeci A Turkish-German husband-and-wife team have emerged as frontrunners in the race to market a vaccine against coronavirus, which would be an extraordinary […]
Can Turkey-US relations have a fresh start?
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN COLUMNS NOV 11, 2020 Joe Biden on Saturday declared victory in the 2020 United States presidential election, which was marked by a high voter turnout and angry […]
France to propose abolishing customs union between Turkey, EU
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 09, 2020 French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a press conference following a Defense Council meeting at Elysee Palace in Paris […]
The Hejaz Railway: More than a means of transport
BY RABEE AL-HAFIDH OP-ED NOV 10, 2020 On Sept. 1, 1900, on the orders of Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Ottoman authorities started working on a 1,320 kilometer (820.2 miles) railway […]
Rising populism, racism, Islamophobia eroding EU values, Turkish FM Cavusoglu says
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 06, 2020 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu heads the informal meeting of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Turkey’s southern Antalya province, […]
A view from Turkey: UAE’s delusional accusations against Turkey’s existence in the Gulf
BY GÖKHAN ERELI OP-ED NOV 04, 2020 Repeated statements, made through direct press releases and Twitter posts, can become official opinion at some point. Case in point, how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials argue that Turkey’s foreign policy toward the Middle East is destabilizing. The UAE Foreign Minister Anwar […]
Turkish Cypriot president, Greek Cypriot leader back UN bid to relaunch peace talks
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY NOV 04, 2020 9:27 AM GMT+3 Elizabeth Spehar, U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP Mission poses with Cypriot President […]
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque`s beloved feline resident Gli not doing well, vet says.
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL LIFE OCT 30, 2020 Gli at the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. (File Photo via Günaydın) Sixteen years may not feel like a long […]
Turkey, Greece pledge mutual aid, support after strong quake shakes Aegean
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA DIPLOMACY OCT 30, 2020 Locals look at a damaged building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece […]
Turkey earthquake leaves several dead and hundreds wounded
The earthquake, of up to 7.0 magnitude, destroyed several buildings and set off tidal waves Locals and officials search for survivors at a collapsed building in Izmir, Turkey, after a […]
Turkey condemns violent attack in France’s Nice, expresses solidarity with French people
BY DAILY SABAH The Turkish Foreign Ministry released a statement on Thursday condemning a violent attack that killed three people in the French coastal city of Nice. French police said […]
Neo-Ottomanism debate in light of Turkey-Africa relations
BY MUHAMMET ALI GÜLER OP-ED OCT 24, 2020 Students hold Turkish flags in a dormitory restored by donations provided by Turkish charities and businesspeople, in the capital Abuja, Nigeria, Oct. […]
Oldest painting of Muslim mystic Haji Bektash Veli auctioned in Germany
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL ARTS OCT 25, 2020 The painting depicting Haji Bektash Veli with Sarı Saltuk Baba is 22 by 17 centimeters. (AA Photo) While Haji Bektash […]
Ersin Tatar’s victory and its impact on Turkish geopolitics
BY CENK KAAN SALIHOĞLU OP-ED OCT 24, 2020 President-elect Ersin Tatar celebrates his election victory in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in Lefkoşa, Oct. 18, 2020. (Reuters Photo) […]
US suspends visa, citizenship services in Turkey over potential terrorist attack
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY OCT 23, 2020 3:20 PM GMT+3 Embassy of the United States of America in the Turkish capital Ankara on March 10, 2018. (Sabah […]