Turkey condemns police storming of Berlin mosque
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EUROPE OCT 22, 2020 In this screengrab, police officers stand at the entrance of the Mevlana Mosque in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 21, 2020. (Reuters Photo) The Turkish […]
Mad for meze: The definitive guide to Turkey’s starter
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER OCT 15, 2020 DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Mezes perfectly represent Turkish cuisine and food culture. (iStock Photo) If you want to understand the food […]
The Turks say: The new face of anti-Turkey rhetoric
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN OCT 13, 2020 The latest escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh reignited anti-Turkey rhetoric in the international arena. Turkey, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s leadership, threw its weight behind Azerbaijan […]
Greece slams Turkish decision to send out research ship
The Turkish Oruc Reis vessel would carry out activities in the region, including the south of the Greek island of Kastellorizo. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/pdd92 Move comes as Athens and Ankara are trying to set a date for talks to defuse the row Turkey and Greece in dispute over […]
Turkey’s Relationship with ISIS Proves It Is Deserting Its European Allies
By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai KedarOctober 11, 2020 Recep Tayyip Erdogan, image via his Twitter page BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,772, October 11, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ISIS was […]
The last thing the world needs is another proxy war
Source: Arab News A territorial dispute over Nagorny-Karabakh has escalated from small-scale skirmishes into all-out engagement as Armenia and Azerbaijan deploy increasingly lethal offensive capabilities. Despite a fragile cease-fire, there […]
Cyprus asks UN to step in as beach in north is opened after 46 years
Helena Smith in Athens The UN security council has been called on to address whether the opening of what was once the fabled Varosha beachfront in breakaway Turkish northern […]
Dad with 19 kids names latest baby ‘Enough’ and warns family could die of hunger
Joshua Smith A man with two wives and 19 kids fears his family could starve after he was left jobless in the coronavirus pandemic.© Newsflash The family of 19 children live in TurkeyDad […]
Europe’s contradictions exposed by Middle East crises
Sau KHALED ABOU ZAHR October 07, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/bxb8w European leaders meet on the sidelines of the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, on July 19, […]
Sakıp Sabancı Museum moves show on Istanbul, capital of empires, online
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EVENTS OCT 06, 2020 The portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent attributed to Italian painter Titian, oil on canvas, 99 by 85 centimeters, selected from Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, […]
Ankara’s rising role as a regional disruptor
Oct 05,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF With the latest intervention in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is extending his country’s foreign adventures from the […]
The last years of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, founded in 1299, collapsed in November 1922, when the last sultan, Mehmed VI, was sent into exile. The First World War had been a disaster for the […]
Why is Turkey suddenly making friends in Africa?
Source: Face2Face Africa ABU MUBARIK Oct 2, 2020 In the last decade, Turkey’s move to forge closer ties with African nations has only been bettered by the China, the US […]
All about pomegranate, fruit of paradise, in Turkish cuisine
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL FOOD SEP 30, 2020 Did you know that while strawberries and raspberries are not actually classified as berries, pomegranates are botanically? (iStock Photo) With pomegranate season […]
EU aims for constructive dialogue with Turkey as leaders meet on East Med, Belarus sanctions
SOURCE: DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS The European Union’s 27 leaders are set to meet in Brussels Thursday to find ways out of escalating tensions between Turkey and bloc members […]
Azerbaijani President Aliyev thanks Turkey for support against Armenia
BY ANADOLU AGENCY BAKU DIPLOMACY SEP 29, 2020 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shake hands following a meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 12, […]
NATO: Military talks between Turkey, Greece to help resolve underlying problems
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS SEP 29, 2020 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany, June 22, 2018. (AA Photo) NATO-led technical military talks […]
A voice from Turkey: How Greek Cypriots blackmail European Union
BY YAHYA BOSTAN SEP 28, 2020 In “The Innocents Abroad” (1869), Mark Twain wrote the following about Istanbul’s street animals: “And sleeping happily, comfortably, serenely, among the hurrying feet, are […]
In Pakistan’s eyes Turkey leads Islamic world
Turkey is channeling its imperial past to assert its status as the ideological and cultural leader of the Muslim world By PITAMBER KAUSHIK SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 It is unlikely for an […]
Germany calls on Greece to demilitarise islands near Turkey
September 22, 2020 Greek navy ship patrol the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Lesbos Island on 13 October 2019 [Christopher Furlong/Getty Images] September 22, 2020 at 10:42 am As Ankara […]