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 […]
Neo-Ottomanism debate in light of Turkey-Africa relations
BY MUHAMMET ALI GÜLER OP-ED OCT 24, 2020 Students hold Turkish flags in a dormitory restored by donations provided by Turkish charities and businesspeople, in the capital Abuja, Nigeria, Oct. […]
Conquerors and Innovators: 7 of the Greatest Muslim Leaders and Commanders in History
Source: History Collection By Patrick Lynch Since the formation of Islam in the early 7th century AD, there have been countless battles involving commanders who fought to expand the religion […]
Oldest painting of Muslim mystic Haji Bektash Veli auctioned in Germany
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL ARTS OCT 25, 2020 The painting depicting Haji Bektash Veli with Sarı Saltuk Baba is 22 by 17 centimeters. (AA Photo) While Haji Bektash […]
The Hashimites and the Great Arab Revolt: The Promise and Betrayal of Arabia
MAGAZINE: EDITION AUGUST 2020 Dr Bilal Tahir ISLAMIC HISTORY 1st October 2020 Dr Bilal Ahmed Tahir, Sheffield, UK Introduction The Ottoman Empire ruled much of the Arab World for […]
Ottoman descendants in South Africa get Turkish citizenship
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ARTS SEP 17, 2020 Abu Bakr Efendi’s descendants during their visit to Istanbul, Turkey, June 26, 2018. (AA Photo) Fifteen South African descendants of Ottoman scholar Abu […]
From Pink Mosque to Turkish rooms: Traces of Ottoman influence in European architecture
Source: Daily Sabah By ALİ TÜFEKÇİ; ISTANBUL; Arts The 18th century was a period of great acculturation between the Orient and the West. The first thing that came to mind […]
16th-century Ottoman mosque vandalized in Greece
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL POLITICS AUG 05, 2020 Agroup of unidentified people on Tuesday attacked a 16th-century historical Ottoman-period mosque with stones in the Greek city of Trikala. Windows […]
Erdogan is sure his strategy of politics cloaked by religion will consolidate his power. We shall see
Source: Independent Turkey’s leader is picking and choosing his way through his country’s history for the gaudiest bits to discard or embellish, writes Robert Fisk If Bashar al-Assad was the only […]
Hagia Sophia: Shrine of 2 Empires
Source: Daily Sabah By Ihsan Aktas Napoleon Bonaparte once said: “If the earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.” Besides its geographical beauty and geostrategic position, Istanbul […]
A view from Turkey: The purpose of the anti-Turkish campaign
SOURCE: DAILY SABAH BY BURHANETTIN DURAN The effective steps Turkey has taken to fill the deepening power vacuum in its region have hurt the interests of many foreign governments. Those […]
Tracing Ottoman architecture through works converted into churches
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL ARTS JUL 17, 2020 2:39 PM GMT+3 Mehmed Pasha Mosque, built by Mimar Sinan in Sofia and later turned into a church, is seen in this photo dated […]
Pope Francis ‘very distressed’ over Turkey’s Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Muslim prayers would begin on July 24 at Hagia Sophia. Above, visitors inside the UNESCO World Heritage site. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/z5rb6 ‘My thoughts […]
The debate over the future of Hagia Sophia tells you everything you need to know about modern Turkey
Source: Independent The monument that served as the centre of Christianity for 900 years and as a mosque for 500, holds a strong symbolic importance for the nation Sebnem Arsu; […]
Different takes on the Ottoman Empire: A summer reading list
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER JUN 22, 2020 Vintage photograph shows the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque in Istanbul on a foggy day. (iStock Photo) Here is the ultimate […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
102 years since death of Sultan Abdulhamid II marked
Tuesday, February 25 2020 34th Ottoman sultan ruled empire for 33 years, and significantly improved education, literacy, and public works ISTANBUL (Rahnuma) Sultan Abdulhamid II, the 34th sultan of the […]
Romania, a beacon of coexistence for Muslims in Eastern Europe
by Maxim Edwards Constanta, Romania – The Grand Mosque of Constanta in southeast Romania has a hulking minaret nearly 50 metres high overlooking the Black Sea. It was constructed as […]