Turkey

Clashes erupted in the predominantly Kurdish region of Siirt, Turkey, between supporters of President Erdogan’s AK Party and the opposition DEVA Party, resulting in the death of the brother of the DEVA candidate for mayor and injuries to four others.…

Turkish security forces detained 72 asylum seekers near the Greek border in Edirne, including people from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Syria who were trying to travel to Greece, Khaama Press reported. According to the news agency, Afghan migrants have been…

Efforts to preserve cultural and religious heritage in Thailand have taken a new and significant step with the establishment of a new museum named the “Islamic and Quranic Museum” in the southern part of the country. The initiative launched by…

At least 22 people, including seven children, have lost their lives after the rubber dinghy they were travelling on overturned off the Turkish island of Gokceada in the Aegean Sea, Al Jazeera reported. According to Turkish officials, the boat began…

Turkish archeologists have found the world’s oldest known bread, dating back to 6600 BC, at the Çatalhöyük archeological site in Konya. According to CNN, the discovery was made in a largely destroyed oven structure in an area called “Mekan 66,”…

Turkish police have arrested 33 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in operations in the northwestern province of Sakarya over alleged preparation of attacks ahead of the country’s local elections later this month, Xinhua reported on Sunday. According…

Turkish police have arrested at least 47 people suspected of belonging to the terrorist organization “ISIS” in five provinces, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya stated on the social media platform “X” that the suspects were arrested in…

Turkish officials have arrested six individuals on suspicion of spying on Uyghurs in Turkey for China’s intelligence agency, with another suspect currently being pursued by the police, Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday. According to the report, prosecutors in Istanbul…

Authorities in Turkey are moving ahead with the conversion of another important Byzantine monument, the Chora Church, into a mosque, with plans to open it to Muslim worshippers for Friday prayers on February 23, ekathimerini reported. The plan to convert…

The restoration and reconstruction of historical and cultural monuments of Hatay, damaged in the February 6th earthquakes in the center of Kahraman Marash, continues with diligent efforts. The responsibility lies with the scientific-advisory board of the Hatay Foundation, which was…