Power struggle in East Med and Turkey’s position
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN COLUMNS JUN 17, 2020 12:05 AM GMT+3 Turkey’s drilling vessel, Fatih, sails through the Bosporus as it leaves for the Black Sea, Istanbul, Turkey, May 29, 2020. (Reuters […]
How the Battle of Gallipoli was hijacked by religion
Angels, Muslim saints, and soldiers disappearing into fluffy white clouds. The tour guides are rewriting history and the secularists are none too happy, Robert Fisk reports @indyvoices 11 hours ago […]
Armenian Patriarch calls for Hagia Sophia to become place of worship
SOURCE: DAILY SABAH The Armenian Patriarch of Turkey, Patrik Sahak II, has joined the discussion over the potential re-transformation of the Hagia Sofia into a mosque, voicing his support for […]
Greece misuses Ottoman monuments in major blow to cultural heritage
by DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Politics Jun 11, 2020 Sultan Hortac Mosque, Thessaloniki, Greece. (DHA Photo) Ottoman monuments in Greece are being misused in a major blow to the […]
It is clear how similar Trump and Erdogan are – they are both damaging the unity of their nations
Source: Independent By Sebnem Arsu; Istanbul @sebnemarsu The two men are both looking to protect their strongman image – and clearly share similar ideas about how to deal with protests For […]
Swiss court blocks extradition of alleged PKK functionary to Germany
Jun 4, 2020 – 11:13 The Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona ruled that German authorities had not made enough of a case against the man, who belongs to a group […]
Remains of ‘Lady in the Well’ in Turkey reveal Asia to Med migration began 4,000 years ago
by REUTERS WASHINGTON History Jun 02, 2020 West Asia, which includes Anatolia, the Northern Levant and the Southern Caucasus, is seen in this partial map. The orange marker shows the […]
Istanbul: Reclamation works in Hagia Sophia Fatih Madrasah reach final stage
SOURCE: DAILY SABAH In Madrasah of Hagia Sophia, where Sultan Mehmed II performed the first Friday prayer after the conquest of Istanbul, which opened the doors of a new era, […]
Rise of the civilization state in post-nation-state Middle East
by Rabee Al-Hafidh Op-Ed May 29, 2020 During the COVID-19 crisis, Turkey was able to climb to new international heights in health and wellbeing as Turkey is now a source […]
What Turkey has in store for the UAE
by Yahya Bostan Columns May 27, 2020 Had it not been for the coronavirus pandemic, Turkey would be focused on the situation in Libya, where some very important developments […]
‘I miss my homeland’: fearful Uighurs celebrate Eid in exile in Turkey
Istanbul has become world’s largest diaspora hub for Uighurs fleeing Chinese persecution Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Sun 24 May 2020 Uighur childen attend a Uighur-language school in Istanbul. The […]
Turkey announces nationwide curfew during Eid al-Fitr holidays
From CNN’s Gul Tuysuz Turkey will be under a nationwide four-day curfew for the Eid al-Fitr holiday between May 23-26 as a part of pandemic measures, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
The Good Turk: The true story of Armenia’s forgotten Schindler
Twenty-five years before Oskar Schindler would save the lives of more than a thousand Jews from Nazi Germany, Cemil Kunneh protected hundreds of Armenians from genocide. Robert Fisk tells his […]
Erdoğan offers condolences to Turkey’s Armenian community over 1915 events
Source: Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered condolences to the Patriarch of Turkey’s Armenian community, as he highlighted determination to ensure that no citizen would be discriminated against based […]
Dolphins reconquer Istanbul’s historic peninsula
As citizens enter their second weekend of lockdown, Turkey’s maritime denizens continue to enjoy a significant decrease in sea traffic in the country’s biggest city. Dolphins were seen by […]
How Istanbul won back its crown as heart of the Muslim world
Source: The Guardian By Bethan McKernan While Turkey stands accused of domestic repression, its largest city is increasingly seen as a beacon for the persecuted A ruined yali, or Bosphorus […]
Can we make the world a better place after coronavirus?
Turkey sent planeloads of medical supplies to the United Kingdom to help hard-hit medics in their fight against the novel coronavirus. A Turkish military cargo plane carrying emergency equipment departed […]
Turkey sends medical aid to coronavirus-hit UK
A Turkish aircraft carrying medical aid for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.K. left from the capital province of Ankara on Friday. Including face masks and protective overalls, […]
Video: PM Boris Johnson’s Turkish and Muslim Ancestary
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times All of humanity are intimate neighbors: Coronavirus proves it once again Corona Fear’s Cure: Chanting from the Bible and the Quran […]
Turkey delivers coronavirus aid to 5 Balkan nations
Turkey on Wednesday delivered medical supplies to five Balkan countries to help fight the coronavirus outbreak. A Turkish military aircraft departed from the capital Ankara early Wednesday to carry aid […]