Turkey

More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands injured on Monday when a huge earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, pulversing apartment blocks and heaping more destruction on Syrian cities already devastated by years of war. The magnitude 7.8…

The semi-official Turkish newspaper, Hurriyet, recalled one of the clerics in Turkey who spent his life and scientific journey in the path of AhlulBayt, peace be upon them. In an editorial, the newspaper said, “Among the most prominent things known…

The Turkish daily ‘Yeni Akit’ published a report including some of the picturesque scenes that accompanied the blessed Arbaeen pilgrimage last year. At the beginning of its report, the conservative Islamic newspaper described the holy city of Karbala as “the…

The Turkish capital, Ankara, witnessed the establishment of a women’s academic forum to shed light on the most important defining stations in the life of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her) on her blessed birth anniversary. The Doğruhaber daily newspaper,…

The well-known Turkish newspaper ‘Yını Mesaj’ lauded what it described as ‘the Revival of Knowledge’ based on Imam Zain Al-Abidin Ali bin Al-Hussein’s ‘Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya’. In the opening article, the newspaper said, “Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiyya is an act of worship of…

Several Turkestan organizations held a symposium entitled “Genocide in East Turkestan and the Search for Rights” at Muhammad al-Fateh University, which shed light on the atrocities committed by China against the Muslim Uyghur minority, and coincided with the revival of…

A number of demonstrators gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate General in the Turkish city of Istanbul, to protest against Beijing’s policies towards the Muslims of East Turkestan. According to the Anadolu news agency, the demonstrators chanted slogans against…

 The state of Konya, in central Turkey, witnessed the organization of a majestic ceremony for the graduation of a new batch of memorizers of the Noble Quran, with official, governmental and religious participation. In his speech during the graduation ceremony…

Activists in Turkey came out in large numbers last week to support the Uyghur community in China’s Xinjiang province, who are being persecuted by Chinese authorities, and to remember the victims of the residential building fire in Urumqi. A protest…

The 8th World Halal Summit and 9th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Halal Expo commenced in Istanbul on Thursday, with officials delving into measures to further expand the flourishing global market for halal products. Nearly 500 exhibitors from 40 countries…