Netflix TV Series: Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: The Cinemaholic Over the course of history, there have been events that have shaped […]
Turkey in world cultural heritage: Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi
Daily Sabah > MIRAÇ TAPAN ISTANBUL Published 07.02.2020 Anatolia is one of the most fertile lands in the world. Thanks to the blessing of Mother Nature and its fortunate placement […]
Turkish Cypriot leader warns Cyprus is facing permanent partition
Mustafa Akıncı says differences between island’s two sides are growing more entrenched Luke Harding in Nicosia Thu 6 Feb 2020 THE GUARDIAN The president of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus has warned […]
Sephardic Jews : The Sephardic Exodus to the Ottoman Empire
Emergence of the Ottoman Empire The Ottomans began to emerge as a great political and military power from the early 14th century. Uthman, founder of a dynasty, came from a […]
Turkey’s Erdogan criticises Arab silence over U.S. Middle East plan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticised Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab nations for not speaking out against the U.S. Middle East plan which he said […]
Pak-Turk relationship: How new avenues can be explored
IRFAN ASHRAF Published 31.01.2020 DAILY SABAH For decades, Pakistan and Turkey have been enjoying phenomenal relations in all spheres, as both countries share a common vision on the world economy. […]
COLUMNS ; Difference between an African slave and a Westernist Turkish intellectual
COLUMNS Daily Sabah > Columnists > İhsan Aktaş İHSAN AKTAŞ @ihsanaktas Published 24.01.2020 The Turkish State is undergoing a massive transformation. Indeed, almost all nation-states of the world – […]
Turkey’s Hegemonic Bet: Neo-Ottomanism with Pan-Islamist Face
Finding itself at a crossroads, increasingly isolated by its Western allies and no longer the dominant Muslim voice it once was, Turkey is now flexing its pan-Islamist muscles. But the MENA wants other alternatives. By Tamba François Koundouno – Jan 7, 2020 Rabat – At a pan-Islamism and anti-Islamophobia-themed […]
What stands in Russia’s way of adopting policies against EastMed project?
Editor’s Note: View from Turkey MEHMET ÇAĞATAY GÜLER Published 18.01.2020 On Jan. 2, 2020, an agreement was signed between Israel, Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration over the […]
Turkey edges toward Islamic law with new finance rules
Orhan Kemal Cengiz January 14, 2020 Article Summary Turkey’s ruling party has imposed religious rules in the public sphere, a move that could have major implications for the country’s […]
Turkey demands compensation for debts owed since 2011 collapse
Arab News Tuesday . January 14, 2020 JEDDAH: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has struck a deal with the UN-backed Libyan government for Tripoli to pay $2.7bn in compensation for debts owed […]
Kanal Istanbul project expected to provide annual $1B revenue
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 13.01.2020 Kanal Istanbul estimated to provide safe passage to 185 ships daily, compared to 118-125 ships through the currently-used Bosporus Strait. (Photo by Urbanization […]
Mediterranean powers unite against Turkey, seeking ways to limit Ankara’s moves in region DAILY SABAH
DAILY SABAH ANKARA Published 07.01.2020 Following Turkey’s decision to throw its weight on regional developments and be a more influential actor in the Mediterranean, countries trying to exclude Ankara […]
Doğan Kuban: Secularizing history of Islamic architecture
PORTRAIT Doğan Kuban: Secularizing history of Islamic architecture HAKAN ARSLANBENZER ISTANBUL Published 28.12.2019 Turkish architectural historian Doğan Kuban was deemed worthy of the 2019 Presidential Culture and Arts Grand […]
Trump will come last in the big Mediterranean gas race if Turkey and Russia get their way in Libya
Just like Syria before it, losing Tripoli to the Russians and the Turks will get the US nowhere in terms of maintaining a significant stake over energy supplies into Europe […]
Turkey ready for peaceful resolution to Mediterranean maritime dispute
Dec 23,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Orkun Ersoy The article which was published in The Jordan Times on December 19, 2019 titled “Turkey flexes its muscles in Eastern Mediterranean” […]
Turkish protesters march in support of Uighurs after Ozil comments
Dec 20, 2019 – 21:50 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters marched in support of China’s Uighurs in Istanbul on Friday and voiced solidarity with Arsenal midfielder Mesut […]
Turkey’s Erdogan meets Libyan leader as regional tensions rise
By AFP – Dec 15,2019 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj in Istanbul on Sunday, just days after […]
Turkey urges Islamic cooperation to help needy Muslims
December 08 2019 ISTANBUL-Anadolu Agency Turkey’s president on Dec. 8 urged Muslim countries to work harder together to help millions of Muslims facing economic hardship. “21 percent of the population […]
Court ruling converting Turkish museum to mosque could set precedent for Hagia Sophia
Decision that Kariye Museum must become a Muslim house of worship again could imperil its Byzantine art and have repercussions for other early Christian monuments Ayla Jean Yackley 3rd […]