Tag: news from turkey

Thousands of people attend he fourth Turkish Culture and Food Festival at the Zoo Lake, a popular lake and public park in Johannesburg. "I feel like am in Turkey today," ...

Turkish President Abdullah Gül departed for Saudi Arabia today to perform the hajj, becoming the first president of Turkey ever to have performed the duty while still in office. Gül ...

Two movies shared the Golden Orange award for the best picture as the festival celebrated its half century at a resplendent ceremony, despite cutbacks on associated costs, on the evening ...

President Aliyev has won a third term in office, getting 84.68 % of votes. Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev, has been re-elected in Wednesday's election, winning 84.68 % of votes. President ...

The Supreme Court of Appeals’ verdict on the “Balyoz” (Sledgehammer) coup case is unlikely to change, Turkish Constitutional Court head Haşim Kılıç said as an answer to criticism of the ...

Edirne’s Ekmekçizade Caravanserai is hosting a Salvador Dali exhibition titled “Zodiac,” starting from Oct. 23. Speaking during the press conference, Edirne Mayor Hamdi Sedefçi said Edirne was going to great ...

Italian and Maltese teams carrying out a joint operation rescued 206 from capsized boat carrying migrants. Rescue teams have recovered bodies of 33 victims after a boat carrying around 250 illegal immigrants ...

Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt says al-Qaeda worries may win Syrian president some time, but eventually al-Assad will have to go. ‘I don’t think it’s going to help him in the ...

Turkey beats Estonia, one of the weak teams of Group D, in a critical match by 2-0 and succeeded to keep their hopes alive. Turkish internationals snatch three points from Estonia by ...

"Gezi Protests not affected number of tourists to Turkey": Turkish Deputy PM Babacan. Turkish Deputy PM Ali Babacan, concerning the United States Central Bank FED's recent desicion on decreasing asset purchase which ...