Changing perception on Uyghurs in China’s hand: Sources
BY DILARA ASLAN ÖZER ANKARA JUN 05, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) tours the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, China, June 5, […]
Turks thrilled as Germany’s dual citizenship law to take effect June 27
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUN 02, 2024 – The flags of Germany and Türkiye hanging outside on a street in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. (Getty Images) The Turkish diaspora in Germany is […]
Armenian Orthodox church in SE Türkiye to be renovated
BY ANADOLU AGENCY DIYARBAKIR, TÜRKIYE MAY 30, 2024 – Surp Sarkis Armenian Orthodox Church in Diyarbakır, Türkiye, May 30, 2024. (AA Photo) Renovation work will soon start at the 500-year-old Surp […]
Turkish author laments Muslim world’s silence over Gaza tragedy
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL MAY 28, 2024 – Palestinians gather for Eid al-Fitr prayers by the Dome of the Rock shrine in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem’s Old City, […]
Racism still rampant in Germany 31 years after Solingen massacre
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL MAY 27, 2024 A German flag flutters in the wind on top of the Bundestag, Berlin, Germany, May 15, 2024. (EPA Photo) Germany still faces […]
Turkiye striving for joint Muslim strategy on Gaza, Islamophobia’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY KARACHI MAY 23, 2024 – A Palestinian searches through debris at the site of an Israeli strike on the Al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City on May 23, 2024. […]
Greece lambasted for refusing to restore historic mosques in Lesbos
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL MAY 21, 2024 Valide Mosque sits in disrepair amid slowed restoration work on the island of Lesbos, Greece, May 21, 2024. (AA Photo) Greece has yet to […]
Istanbul’s third Mevlevi lodge welcomes visitors after 99 years
BY DAILY SABAH WITH DHA ISTANBUL MAY 12, 2024 – A whirling dervish ceremony is held during the opening of Kasımpaşa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Türkiye, May 11, 2024. (DHA Photo) Kasımpaşa […]
Turkish-led party aims to combat rising racism in Germany
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAY 06, 2024 DAVA leader Teyfik Özcan (2nd L) and the party’s EP elections candidates hold a press conference in the western city of Gelsenkirchen, […]
Turkey stops all trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza
Israeli foreign minister strongly criticises decision by President Erdoğan, accusing him of acting like a ‘dictator’ Jasper Jolly Thu 2 May 2024 Turkey has halted all trade with Israel, citing […]
Israel delays Gaza Freedom Flotilla departure with bureaucratic ‘block’
By Asia Pacific Report – April 27, 2024 Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla is ready to sail to Gaza, reports Kia Ora Gaza. All the required paperwork has been submitted to the port authority, and the cargo has been loaded and prepared for the humanitarian trip to the besieged enclave. However, organisers […]
Western far-right-fueled Turkophobia harms Turkish diaspora
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL APR 26, 2024 Turkophobia reflects a concerning rise in anti-Turkish sentiment in Europe since 2001, driven by populist politics, economic uncertainties and cultural tensions. (EPA […]
Rare Münire Sultan Qur’an sets record at Sotheby’s Islamic art auction
BY DAILY SABAH WITH IHA ISTANBUL APR 26, 2024 EDITED BY BURCU ÇAKMAK The elaborately illuminated Qur’an commissioned by Sultan Abdülmecid I.’s daughter Münire Sultan in 1860 was sold for a […]
Turkish community Germany awaits justice, prevention of hate crimes
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA APR 22, 2024 Police officers stand near a building that is being searched in Solingen, Germany, Wednesday April 17, 2024. (DPA PHoto) The Turkish community in Germany […]
Freedom Flotilla set to leave for Gaza from Istanbul for aid
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL APR 19, 2024 General view of the Akdeniz RoRo ship, part of the flotilla, in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 15, 2024. (EPA Photo) Activists from around the world […]
Language of flowers in Islam and Ottomans
BY EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI NOV 30, 2021 – Roses are seen in the garden at the entrance of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Shutterstock) Flowers are exceptional children […]
Greece reopens historic mosque for Eid amid thaw with Türkiye
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AFP ISTANBUL APR 12, 2024 Turks and other Muslims attend prayers in the Yeni Mosque, which opened for the first time after more than a century, during […]
Türkiye to mobilize 12-nation aid flotilla for Gaza
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL APR 07, 2024 – Pro-Palestinian activists wave Turkish and Palestinian flags during the welcoming ceremony for cruise liner Mavi Marmara at the Sarayburnu port of Istanbul, Türkiye, […]
Historical Quran that was taken from Türkiye has returned to its homeland
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL APR 05, 2024 – DAILY SABAH The 16th-century Quran, written by Mustafa Dede, son of calligrapher Sheikh Hamdullah, has returned to Türkiye. (AA Photo) Minister […]
Turkish Cypriots frustrated over embargoes, sanctions’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY HAMILTON APR 05, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shake hands at the U.N. headquarters in New York, April 5, […]