Turkey spent eight months and more than $120 million transforming a former military airport before one of the world’s largest passenger aircraft could touch down. The aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar to the United States and expected to be converted into an interim presidential aircraft while Boeing continues work on the delayed VC-25B […]
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington will lift sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian air defence system and indicated that his administration is also considering allowing the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara, marking a potential shift in US-Turkey defence ties.Speaking alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan […]
New Delhi, May 9: Turkey’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ahmet Yildiz, has condemned Israel’s colonization methods in Palestinian territories, including the West Bank, stating that its illegal actions must be halted. Yildiz made this statement on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) group during an Aria-Formula meeting at the UN […]
What began as a routine day of collecting rubbish in the streets of Ankara slowly turned into one of Turkey’s most inspiring community projects. Sanitation workers in the city’s Cankaya district noticed that perfectly readable books were frequently being discarded alongside household waste. Instead of sending them to landfill, workers started setting the books aside, […]
Due to lower water levels at the Atatürk Dam reservoir in Adıyaman, a monumental Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) archaeological site has surfaced in the area, yielding important new evidence related to the ‘Taş Tepeler’ (Stone Hills) cultural phenomenon. The site has become exposed due to the significant drop in water levels within the reservoir basin and […]
Uganda’s army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has sparked a diplomatic controversy after demanding $1 billion from Turkey along with what he described as “the most beautiful woman” in the country, while threatening to sever ties if his conditions are not met.In a series of posts on X on Saturday, Kainerugaba said the payment should serve as […]
Turkey is in talks with South Korea, Canada, China and Russia to develop new nuclear power capacity, energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday, as Ankara pushes to expand its energy mix.Speaking to NTV, Bayraktar said Turkey plans to build four nuclear reactors in the northern province of Sinop and another four in the Thrace […]
Turkey’s state news agency Anadolu reported that sirens were heard early Friday at Incirlik airbase, a key Nato facility where US troops are stationed.Residents of Adana, located about 10 kilometres from the base were woken at around 3.25 am local time (0025 GMT) as sirens sounded for roughly five minutes.Footage circulating on social media showed […]
Ramadan 2026 Moon Sighting: When Does Fasting Begin Globally and Why Is Crescent Timimg Significant? Every year, millions of Muslims around the world eagerly await the sighting of the Ramadan crescent moon, a moment charged with spiritual, historical and community significance. Unlike most holidays governed by a fixed date on the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan follows […]
For years, scientists studying earthquake risk in northwestern Turkey have known where the North Anatolian fault runs but not exactly how it behaves beneath the Marmara Sea. That uncertainty has mattered. The offshore section lies close to Istanbul and has not ruptured in a major earthquake for more than two centuries. A new study now […]
