Turkey
A glimpse of the Istanbul we don’t know
Here was a woman who was but a dot amidst the throngs of people who watched the Bosphorus Bridge being opened in October 1973, as fireworks erupted over a Turkey that now seamed Asia to Europe.
15 May 2023, 08:55 AM
Significance of the damaged historical sites in Syria and Turkey
Here are some of the most important historical locations devastated by the earthquake in Turkey.
16 February 2023, 11:38 AM
1901 feels a lot like 2020 in Orhan Pamuk’s latest novel
How Mingherians responded to the infectious plague in 1901 isn’t altogether different from our response to the Covid-19. They too hid their patients in fear of stigma and isolation.
15 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Caught in the politics of aid, Syria is suffering
Death toll in Syria currently stands over 5,800 (as of 3:30 pm Bangladesh time, February 15). With every passing hour, chances of finding survivors are becoming slimmer.
15 February 2023, 13:00 PM
Historical sites affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake
Turkey Government has informed that due to the earthquake, more than 3,000 buildings have been destroyed throughout the country, which includes cultural landmarks and historic sites
9 February 2023, 08:55 AM
Turkey in 5 Days: The only travel itinerary you need
There are numerous prime travel destinations in the world but none quite stand out as much as Turkey, now known as Türkiye. Spread over two continents and serving as a bridge between them, the country offers a uniquely holistic experience full of food, culture, art, and architecture. Increasingly popular thanks to its favourable climate, deep blue skies, hot air balloons, baklava, and Turkish coffee, there is much ground to cover in the transcontinental country. Here is the perfect itinerary to experience Turkey!
13 October 2022, 11:49 AM
Saudi prince Salman's first Turkey visit since Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler will on Wednesday take another step out of his international isolation by paying his first visit to Turkey since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate.
22 June 2022, 11:05 AM
Israel, Turkey looking to boost economic ties, FM Lapid says
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday that Israel and Turkey are opening a new chapter in their relations after "ups and downs" and were working to expand economic partnerships.
25 May 2022, 09:35 AM
Elif Shafak's 'Black Milk': Can a writer be a mother too?
Black Milk is an autobiographical documentation of Shafak's hesitation, anxiety, perplexity, and self-discovery as she is about to enter the phase of motherhood.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Turkey receives first Russian missile delivery, risking US ire
Turkey has received the first batch of Russia's S-400 missile defence system in a move expected to raise tensions with the United States, which has repeatedly warned against the purchase.
12 July 2019, 11:28 AM
Turkey stun France; Italy sweep aside Greece; Germany see off Belarus
World champion France was given a cold shower on Saturday in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Turkey, which kept up pressure throughout the game for a 2-0 home win while former world champions Italy and Germany notched comfortable wins against Greece and Belarus.
9 June 2019, 04:49 AM
Close internment camps for Uighur
Turkey on Saturday condemned China's treatment of its Muslim ethnic Uighur people as "a great shame for humanity", adding to rights
10 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Turkey working to carry Khashoggi investigation to UN: foreign minister
Turkey is working with other countries to carry the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the United Nations, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says.
24 December 2018, 12:54 PM
Khashoggi's disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism
Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and women to acquire skills that would either allow them to compete in the job market or turn them into entrepreneurs.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Not exactly Turkish delight!
Tit-for-tat goes on between the US and Turkey with surprising frequency and fury. Ankara has declared a “boycott” of all electronic goods from the US. This is in retaliation—of a narrower calibration—to Washington having doubled tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Turkey.
16 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Wedding photographer beats up groom for marrying child bride in Turkey
A Turkish wedding photographer is declared a hero on social media after admitting that he beat up a man who was getting married to a 15-year-old girl.
11 July 2018, 06:46 AM
24 killed as Turkish train derails after heavy rain
Twenty-four people are killed when a train derailed in northwest Turkey this weekend, Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag says.
9 July 2018, 05:10 AM
Turkish court sentences journalists to prison over coup links: Amnesty
A Turkish court hands six journalists jail sentences on Friday of up to just over 10 years for links to a failed military coup in July 2016, rights group Amnesty International says.
7 July 2018, 06:54 AM
8 Turkish troops die in Syria operation
Turkey says eight of its troops were killed Saturday in Ankara's military operation against a Syrian Kurdish militia, the deadliest day in the two-week-old offensive in the enclave of Afrin, while in another part of Syria, al-Qaida-linked militants downed a Russian fighter jet, then shot and killed the pilot.
4 February 2018, 04:31 AM
Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 with emergency rule decree
Turkey says that 2,756 people have been dismissed from their jobs in public institutions including soldiers, teachers and ministry personnel over links to “terror” organisations.
24 December 2017, 06:38 AM