“There is a history of friendly relations and cooperation between the United Kingdom and Azerbaijan. As soon as our republic gained state independence in 1991, Great Britain was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of Azerbaijan. “Diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Azerbaijan were established in March 1992. In 1993 the […]
The Republic of Turkiye is gearing up for a massive international operation to enable more than 3 million Turkish nationals living abroad to vote in the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections, which are taking place on 14 May 2023. Voting stations are being opened in 73 countries worldwide for Turks on the electoral register to cast […]
When a social media user, Samet Karaboğa, asked Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create Disney characters of Turkish political leaders, the results went viral. Karaboğa shared illustrations of 9 of the 10 leaders AI had created for him on his Instagram page, Samet SKB Karaboğa (@samkrbg). He apologised for having to omit the one of Ahmet […]
Türkiye’s Rıza Kayaalp has secured a record-equalling 12th Greco-Roman gold medal at the European Wrestling Championships at the Arena Zagreb in Croatia – the same number as Russian great Aleksandr Karelin. Kayaalp was crowned champion of the super-heavyweight 130-kg division following a closely contested bout against Sabah Saleh Shariati of Azerbaijan on Saturday, 22 April, […]
Five more sections of Topkapı Palace have been restored and opened to the public: the Department of Holy Relics (Mukaddes Emanetler Dairesi), the Conqueror’s Pavilion (Fatih Köşkü), the Pages’ Barracks (Seferli Koğuşu), the Dormitory of the Treasury (Hazine Koğuşu) and Mecidiye Pavilion (Mecidiye Köşkü). President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady, Emine Erdoğan, attended an […]
A gourmet food portal dedicated to celebrating traditional dishes from around the world has given a popular Turkish soup near perfect scores. Mercimek Çorbası (lentil soup) was scored 4.7 out of a possible 5 on TasteAtlas’s list of 100 Best Rated Soups in the World. The Turkish soup was only bettered by Japan’s Tonkotsu Ramen (rated […]
An independent bookshop in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, is the winner of the coveted Bookstore of the Year Award in The London Book Fair’s International Excellence Awards. Minoa wowed the panel of judges with its beautiful “must-see” presentation of books that has made it a tourist attraction in Istanbul. The Turkish outlet beat three other bookshops from […]
After a decade of coming runner-up, 2023 was the year Turkish basketball club Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding was finally crowned EuroLeague Women’s champions. Captain Olcay Çakır proudly lifted the trophy after the team beat CBK Mersin Yenişehir Belediyesi in an all-Turkish final in Prague on Sunday, 16 April. The game itself was a one-sided affair, with […]
Fly Kıbrıs Airlines has made its first flight, taking off from Ercan Airport in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus early on Sunday morning carrying government ministers, tourism sector professionals and Turkish Cypriot media to Istanbul Airport in Turkiye. The airline then welcomed its first paying guests, who boarded its A320 Airbus aircraft for a […]
There has been a record increase in the number of people being investigated and prosecuted for ‘insulting’ the Turkish authorities in 2022. A total of 16,753 people came before a judge in a criminal court after they were accused of either ‘insulting the President or government’ or ‘denigrating Turkishness’, both criminal offences under Turkish Law. […]
