Tag: Turkey

Exiled Syrian author Samar Yazbek is to share this year's Pen Pinter literary prize with poet Carol Ann Duffy. Yazbek is being recognised for her book A Woman In The ...

The Zeugma Mosaic Museum in the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep has been awarded this year’s “excellence” award in a poll conducted by Trip Advisor travel website. The museum was ...

Internationally acclaimed Turkish novelist Yaşar Kemal’s “Bir Ada Hikayesi” (A Story of an Island) tetralogy has been completed with the release of the fourth novel, “Çıplak Deniz, Çıplak Ada” (Naked ...

Antalya welcomes cinema stars for the Golden Orange Film Festival. The ‘sultan of Turkish cinema,’ Türkan Şoray, was honored with a social responsibility award. Veteran actress Türkan Şoray was presented ...

An investigation continues into claims of burglary at the home of famous Turkish folk singer Neşet Ertaş, in İzmir’s Karabağlar neighborhood. Ertaş died of cancer on Sept. 25, and on ...

The following paragraphs are quoted from the book “The Belief and Islam” , annotated translation of  “Itiqad Nama”, written by Mawlana Khalid-i Baghdadi and published in English by Hakikat Kitabevi, ...

According to the New York Times/CBS News poll released on Friday, the re-election possibility of President Obama seems to be more potential now when compared to the past months. Mitt ...

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan: The Prime Ministry motion approved by the Turkish Parliament earlier this week. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan on Sunday said that the Prime ...

Everyone must share in the blame for children choosing to “head to the mountains” to join the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Diyarbakır police chief Recep Güven said yesterday. Appointed ...

The Turkish government should not use the tactic of giving a little bit under pressure, but set out some eye-catching goals in regards to solving Turkey's long-standing Kurdish problem, an ...