The decision comes a month after the conversion of the UNESCO World Heritage-recognized Hagia Sophia The 1,000-year-old building’s history closely mirrors that of the Hagia Sophia ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday ordered ...
ANKARA: On Thursday, two years after the historic currency crisis of August 2018, the Turkish lira hit a new record low against the US dollar and the euro despite the months-long failed interventions of state banks ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was warned on Sunday to keep his forces out of Libya or face an armed response. The warning came from Libya’s eastern military strongman Gen. Khalifa Haftar, who leads the ...
ANKARA: A surprise deal between the American Delta Crescent Energy LLC oil company and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the development of oil fields in northeastern Syria has sparked concerns about the reaction from ...
ROME: The Turkish government’s decision to convert Istanbul’s historic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque was based on “power and politics,” a leading Italian Muslim cleric has claimed. Imam of Milan Yahya Pallavicini said the ...
JEDDAH: The leader of main Turkish opposition party CHP has once again accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of not being transparent in disclosing his offshore wealth. During his party’s parliamentary meeting on Tuesday, Kemal Kilicdaroglu ...
ISTANBUL: A map posted by the official Twitter account of the Turkish Presidency drew an angry reaction from Baghdad because it showed a divided Iraq. The map, which was deleted after criticism, was intended to ...
ANKARA: The European Parliament has become increasingly critical about democratic backsliding in Turkey, with calls on Thursday for a complete end to accession negotiations with the country. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) said that ...
BEIRUT: Power cuts, plummeting exchange rates and soaring unemployment have hit Lebanon, even as the country’s president on Monday urged people to “stick to hope” and to not “surrender to obstacles and difficulties.” President Michel ...
BRUSSELS: The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone a glaring searchlight on NATO’s struggle to keep order among its ranks and exposed weaknesses in a ...