Tag: Makkah
With discussions over the revision of the 1936 Montreux Convention regarding control of the Istanbul Straits ongoing, Turkey recently approved development plans for the controversial 45-kilometer Kanal Istanbul project. The project has attracted criticism not ...
ANKARA: Turkey has asked for Russia’s help in shielding northwestern Syria following mounting airstrikes in the area, which is home to 4 million people. The attacks are hitting civilian targets like hospitals as well as fuel ...
LONDON: Turkey’s COVID-19 infection rates are rapidly rising after the country began easing restrictions at the start of March, raising fears that its tourism industry could be hampered in the summer. Daily cases, which stood ...
Turkey’s school curriculum and textbooks have been radicalized in recent years, according to a new report that found that anti-American sentiment, Turkish nationalism, and “sympathy for the motivations” of Daesh and Al-Qaeda have permeated teaching. ...
ANKARA: A new international study has produced striking results about the growth of polarization in Turkey this year. The study, by the German Marshall Fund of the US and the Istanbul Bilgi University Center for ...
ANKARA: Human rights activists in Turkey have warned that upcoming legislation will further restrict the limited space being allocated to civil society in the country. A draft law that is expected to be rushed through ...
Social media giant Facebook’s decision not to appoint a company representative in Turkey could mark the beginning of the end for the platform in the country, according to an industry expert. New Turkish government regulations, ...
The mistreatment of Kurds in Turkey is under the spotlight again following allegations of torture and food poisoning. Three politicians from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) who were recently arrested said they were hospitalized ...
Islamist cult leader Ahmet Mahmut Unlu, a pro-government figure, announced that he is ready to name at least 150 Salafi associations, along with their locations, as part of preparations to fight in Turkey. Quoted by ...
ANKARA: Following a meeting Thursday, the EU leaders decided to work for the modernization of the Customs Union with Turkey, but urged Ankara to abstain “from renewed provocations or unilateral actions in breach of international ...