Religious and political leaders are decrying Turkey’s decision to make Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, known for its Christian origin and as the secular Muslim nation’s most popular tourist site, into a …
Erdogan is erasing Ataturk’s stamp on Turkey
WIKIPEDIA/DENNIS JARVISUNDER NORMAL circumstances, the most important news out of Turkey last weekend would have been a new law that, critics say, represents a blow to the country’s already weakened …
Greece Says Turkey Is Being ‘Petty’ Over Hagia Sophia
Greece on Tuesday described Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque as “unnecessary and petty” and called for tougher European Union action over Ankara’s gas exploration …
3 Dubai hackers ‘impersonate lawyer, defraud his client of Dh232,000’
A Turkey-based man was defrauded of more than Dh232,000 after communicating with hackers who pretended to be from his Dubai lawyer’s office, the Court of First Instance has heard. The client could …
Qatar- Turkey moving forward to broaden its Islamic finance base
(MENAFN – Gulf Times) The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a situation in Turkey which prompted economists and financial experts to think about the establishment of an alternative economic order to avoid …
Turkey to cover Hagia Sophia’s Christian icons during prayers
Mosaics in Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during the Muslim prayers, the spokesman for Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has said. The …
Turkey moving forward to broaden its Islamic finance base
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a situation in Turkey which prompted economists and financial experts to think about the establishment of an alternative economic order to avoid the fragility of debt- …
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers -ruling party spokesman
“I would stop every kind of financial aid to the Turkish regime and I would terminate once and for all any hypothesis of Turkey entering the European Union because we have given more than 10 billion …
As Iran arrests Instagram influencers, some seek safety abroad
Parkour star Alireza Japalaghy’s video landed him in hot water with Iranian authorities for violating public decency laws, forcing him to escape to Turkey. The possibility of extradition back to Iran …
Turkey: Ceasefire in Libya now would not benefit GNA
Sirte and al-Jufra airbase must be turned over to the Government of National Accord before a truce, Turkey’s FM says. 13 Jul 2020 20:53 GMT GNA troops make preparations for a planned operation to take …