Cult leader Adnan Oktar sentenced to thousands of years in Turkey
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY JAN 11, 2021 Adnan Oktar is escorted by police after his arrest, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 11, 2018. (DHA PHOTO) An Istanbul court on Monday […]
Thaw in Gulf rift could bridge gap between Ankara, Arab states, reshape regional balances
BY DILARA ASLAN ANKARA NEWS ANALYSIS JAN 10, 2021 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud hold a […]
Good side of pandemic: Endangered sea turtles enjoy empty Turkish beaches
BY ANADOLU AGENCY MUĞLA, TURKEY ENVIRONMENT JAN 05, 2021 Rehabilitated in the care of the Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (DEKAMER) workers treating a Caretta caretta sea turtle […]
Try Erdogan at the International Criminal Court for Enabling ISIS
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Turkish craftsman makes gold and silver face masks
A Turkish craftsman in Istanbul has started designing face masks in gold and silver, costing between 200 and 2,200 euros to help keep his business as a silversmith afloat during tough times caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
World Halal Summit kicks off to discuss latest developments of the over $4 trillion market
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ECONOMY DEC 21, 2020 The 6th World Halal Summit started at the Pullman Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 21, 2020. (AA Photo) The World Halal Summit, […]
Slavery in the Ottoman Empire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_Ottoman_Empire Ottomans with Christian slaves depicted in a 1608 engraving published in Salomon Schweigger’s account of a 1578 journey Coat […]
EU gets ready to impose tougher sanctions to Turkey, draft statement says
BY REUTERS BRUSSELS EU AFFAIRS DEC 09, 2020 European Union flags fly outside the European Commission building in Brussels, on Dec. 7, 2020. (AFP) The European Union will sanction more […]
What is driving Saudi Arabia’s apparent rapprochement with Turkey?
What is driving Saudi Arabia’s apparent rapprochement with Turkey? Ali Bakeer Saudi Arabia’s changing attitude towards Turkey is motivated by Biden’s election victory. [Getty] Date of publication: 4 December, 2020 […]
France versus Turkey
By • Natalya Degtyarova , journalist ; Yuri Menshikov , editor The international scandal between Turkey and France is gathering pace. On October 26 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged […]
More staying at home, more tea: Pandemic ramps up consumption of Turkey’s favorite beverage
BY DAILY SABAH WITH DHA ISTANBUL ECONOMY NOV 25, 2020 A Turkish person is said to consume an average of 1,300 cups of tea every year. (DHA Photo) Known for […]
Germs, vaccines, robots and more: Turkey’s firsts in history, science and technology
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER NOV 12, 2020 Preparation of medicines for the treatment of a patient suffering from smallpox, miniature from “The Canon of medicine,” by Avicenna (980-1037), […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
