Tag: news from turkey

From an educational system that was religiously denominated to a secular system in the 19th century, Istanbul’s schools provided an education that was often lacking until it became one of ...

Turkish President Abdulah Gul expressed his pleasure at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) which was granted the Nobel Peace Prize. The president replied to questions from ...

Motions for cross border operations in Iraq, passed since October 2007, generally empower the government to order military forces to pursue PKK terrorists. Turkish deputies began Thursday to debate a ...

Samsung's first smartphone with a curved display screen enters the South Korean market on Thursday, as the electronics giant seeks to maintain its lead in the increasingly saturated market. Galaxy ...

Some European companies, which lost the tender for Istanbul’s third airport, may want to create some obstacles against the winning Turkish consortium, a Turkish minister says, noting that these firms ...

The academy announces its decision in a short press release, praising Munro as a "master of the contemporary short story." The Swedish Academy announced on Thursday that the Nobel Prize ...

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday, by criticising Assad's statements on Turkey, said, "these statements have nothing to do with the reality. Turkey and the rest of the world ...

Within the scope of a project for the preservation of Istanbul’s historic Haydarpaşa Railway Station, the city last year hosted an exhibition featuring the works of 16 Turkish and foreign ...

There are a number of people who abandoned their former religion and accepted Islam. These people belong to various races, countries, nationalities, colours and professional groups. Many of these people ...

Covered women working as public servants were able to enter their workplaces with their headscarves on yesterday for the first time ever after an amendment guaranteeing the freedom of dress ...