Tag: news from turkey

As the country goes into the weekend with the government shut down and neither side talking, there seems to be little hope for breaking the impasse any time soon. And ...

When you mention cats in Middle Eastern history, one first thinks of the Egyptians and the regard in which they held cats, deifying and mummifying them. No other ancient civilization ...

Kadir Topbas re-elected as the president of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) until 2016. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Kadir Topbas was re-elected as the president of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) ...

Details of the Turkish alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest, Turkvision, have been announced by Turksoy secretary general Dusen Kaseinov.  The project, branded as an alternative to Eurovision after Turkey ...

Stakes were high before Erdogan's press conference on 30 September. So were expectations, albeit conflicting, as there was no social consensus on the basis of a new constitution. Each group ...

Israel's population registry lists a slew of "nationalities" and ethnicities, among them Jew, Arab, Druse and more. But one word is conspicuously absent from the list: Israeli. Residents cannot identify ...

"Black Sea Storm" dies down early as Italian giants score two in a row for unlikely comeback with five mins to go. Trabzonspor fans rubbed their eyes in disbelief Thursday ...

 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, "We will have women candidates wearing headscarves in local elections." Speaking on a Turkish private TV channel, Erdogan discussed the recent developments ...

A total of 30 European countries including Turkey will celebrate the “European Day of Jewish Culture,” on Oct. 6. The events will take place at İstinye Park shopping center.  The ...

Turkish motorcyle designer Telli designed motorcyles to be driven in the movie "The Expendables 3" Telli told the Anadolu Agency correspondent that " We achieved the unbelievable as a Turkish ...