Turkey’s top court will deliver a critical verdict Thursday on whether Istanbul’s emblematic landmark and former church Hagia Sophia can be redesignated as a mosque, a ruling which could inflame …
HBKU takes part in Islamic finance conference
Dr Ahmad M Hasnah, participated in the 12th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF), hosted online by the Halkali Campus of Turkey’s Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, from …
QF’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University partners in Islamic Finance Conference
Dr. Ahmad M. Hasnah, participated in the 12th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF), hosted online by the Halkali Campus of Turkey’s Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, …
Turkey: 11 Detained Over Tweets Dealing With Leader’s Family
Police say at least 11 people were detained in Turkey for social media postings that allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s daughter and son-in-law after they announced the birth of …
Anthony Bourdain’s Business Turkey
Brush the turkey all over with the butter and season with salt and pepper. Set the turkey in the rack breast side …
Hagia Sophia: Turkey to rule on turning site into mosque
Turkey’s Council of State is due to decide if the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul can be converted into a mosque. Built in the Sixth Century on the orders of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, it was the world’s …
Aliyev signs laws on preferential trade, military-financial agreements with Turkey
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has signed the laws on the military-financial cooperation and preferential trade agreements between Azerbaijan and Turkey, the presidential website reported on …
Pompeo urges Turkey to maintain the status of Hagia Sophia as museum
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to continue to maintain the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul as a museum, a day before an expected court ruling that may give the legal …
France pulls out of NATO Med operation over Turkey tensions
France said Wednesday it was suspending its participation in a NATO Mediterranean maritime security operation owing to the behaviour of Turkey, in a new escalation of a growing dispute between the two …
Pompeo Urges Turkey Not To Convert Hagia Sophia Into Mosque
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque and said Istanbul’s celebrated former cathedral should remain …