PBS Documentary: Islam: Empire of Faith
The Making of Islam: Empire of Faith By Robert Gardner, Producer The production of Islam: Empire of Faith was a big challenge from the beginning, simply because it covered more […]
Turkey says troops closing in on Kurd stronghold in Iraq
By AFP – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Turkish troops are advancing on the mountainous Qandil region of northern Iraq where the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party […]
Turkey wants to join EU within 5 years: Deputy PM
In an interview with a German newspaper, Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag has called for Turkey’s EU accession to be sped up. Negotiations have stalled recently following a power grab […]
An inward journey toward home, Bukhara the beautiful
MERYEM İLAYDA ATLAS @miailayda Published May 5, 2018 Erdoğan’s visit has reminded all of us that Uzbekistan’s importance for Turkey goes beyond mere economic cooperation but is based on strong […]
Erdoğan says Kanal Istanbul is a post-election priority
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that the first initiative of his government after winning elections would be the construction of Kanal Istanbul, an […]
Early Women of Science, Technology, Medicine and Management
By: Salim Al-Hassani This article is a paper submitted to and presented at WISE 2018: World Muslim Women’s Summit & Exhibition, organised by TASAM, Istanbul, Turkey, from 28th Feb – […]
Ottoman Empire (1301-1922)
Introduction The Ottoman Empire The Great Mosque in Damascus, Syria © The Ottoman Empire was the one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire […]
Providing better conditions to Rohingyas top priority for Turkish NGOs
ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ @SeymNazli Cox Bazar A Rohingya woman with her child at the Kutupalong camp, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 25. Turkish NGOs operating in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh are […]
Varna Summit: No news is good news
EMRE GÖNEN From left: Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borissov, European Council President Donald Tusk, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pose following a news conference at […]
Lost tablet of Seljuk Sultan Kayqubad I found in Turkey’s Antalya
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The lost tablet of Seljuk Sultan Kayqubad I found in Turkey’s Antalya province (AA Photo) Related Articles Feature 13th century complex offers a glimpse of Seljuk […]
View from Turkey: The Pentagon’s latest gamble with regional terrorism
MELIH ALTINOK @melihaltinok Earlier this week, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara announced that it would be closed to the public for two days. The mission gave a security threat as justification for the closure. Ankara said that it had heightened security measures, announcing that four Daesh militants had been […]
Drama over Saudi-owned channel’s Turkish soaps
By AFP – Mar 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Criticism mounted in Turkey on Wednesday over a decision by Saudi-owned broadcaster MBC to stop airing Turkish soap operas, stoking tensions between Ankara and Riyadh. Viewers in the Arab world have in recent years become voracious consumers of Turkish soaps […]
Erdogan has released the genealogy of thousands of Turks – but what is his motive?
In 2003, the Armenian newspaper Agos, whose editor Hrant Dink was assassinated outside his office in 2007, reported that the Turkish government was secretly coding minorities in registers Robert Fisk […]
Turkish first lady’s call for moral unity with the Vatican
SAADET ORUÇ @saadetoruc February 8, 2018 A meeting held during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Vatican visit, which was paid at a critical crossroads, restored the hope that the masculine […]
Turkish president meets pope, expected to discuss Jerusalem
Reuters International This content was published on February 5, 2018 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L) is welcomed by archbishop Georg Ganswein as he arrives to attend a private audience […]
In Afrin, Kurds seek Assad’s help but not at any cost
By AFP – Jan 30,2018 – Syrian Kurds mourn during a funeral of civilians and fighters from the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units who were killed in battles in Syria’s border region of Afrin on Monday (AFP photo) BEIRUT — Kurdish forces trying to fend off a deadly Turkish offensive […]
On the ground in Afrin, it’s hard to know what Kurdish fighters really stand for
Exclusive: While the Kurds try to persuade you of their potential loyalty to Syria and disclaim any connection to the rest of Kurdish Syria and the Iraqi Kurds – clearly […]
TurkStream finishes pipe laying in Russia, enters Turkish economic exclusive zone
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL A successful example of Turkish-Russian energy cooperation, TurkStream, which will carry 31.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year, hit Turkey’s exclusive economic zone as the […]
Santa Claus’ untouched grave may be beneath church in Turkey’s Antalya, archaeologist says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA File Photo Related Articles Turkey Archeologists hunt for St. Nicholas’s remains Minorities The saint who inspired Santa Claus remembered in his hometown Archaeologists […]
‘Snowball’ wins Van cat beauty contest in eastern Turkey
DAILY SABAH WITH DOGAN NEWS AGENCY ISTANBUL AA Photo A Van Cat named Kartopu (Snowball) won this year’s feline beauty contest held in Van, eastern Turkey. In the competition […]