Turkish foreign minister meets Japanese princess
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu received Japanese Princess Akiko of Mikasa on Monday the capital of Ankara. They held a closed-door meeting at the official…
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Turkey celebrates Victory Day on 96th anniversary remembering Atatürk’s military and political prodigy
As Turkey commemorates the 96th anniversary of the ultimate battle of its IndependenceWar, renowned Turkish historian İlber Ortaylı has said the victory gave a message to the world…
22 heads of states to attend Erdogan’s inauguration
A total of 22 heads of states will attend the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Complex on Monday, presidential sources said….
Turkey’s iron lady: ‘It’s time for the men in power to feel fear’
Meral Akşener stood near a statue of the Turkish republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in the Black Sea town of Giresun earlier this year, as…
Gallipoli commemorations of Turkish youth tell us much about politics in Turkey
With ongoing political instability and security concerns in Turkey, we are again likely to see a smaller turnout of Australians and New Zealanders for Anzac Day ceremonies at…
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia is at the centre of a battle for Turkey’s soul
As man-made monuments go, the Hagia Sophia is one of the world’s most distinguished. The imposing, 1,480-year-old building in the heart of Istanbul’s Sultanahmet district…
Turkish soldier arrested for calling Atatürk a ‘freemason’
An Istanbul court ordered the arrest of a soldier on Aug. 23 on charges of “insulting the legacy of Atatürk” through his social media posts….
Yuriy Mavashev: What is happening can be described with a very pithy term – “Anti-Kemalist revolution”
Events and processes that are taking place in Turkey, immediately after the failed attempt of a military coup, have a rather mixed reception both in…