Turkey slams Charlie Hebdo for Erdogan caricature
REUTERS: Turkey on Wednesday slammed French weekly satirical Charlie Hebdo for mocking president Erdogan, calling the attack "a disgusting effort to spread its cultural racism and hatred".…
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Erdogan doubles down in backlash against Macron’s Islam comments
The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam intensified Sunday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have "mental checks" and many Muslims…
Pakistan PM lauds Turkey’s Erdogan for raking up Kashmir issue at UNGA
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has commended Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for once again voicing his support for the rights of Kashmiri people during his address to the UN…
Turkish actor of ‘Ertugrul’ fame arrives in Pakistan
Turkish actor Cavit Çetin Güner, who essays the role of Dogan Alp in popular drama series Dirilis: Ertugrul arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday morning.
“Gooood morning, Islamabad,…
Turkey ‘disappointed’ by majority-Muslim Kosovo’s move to recognise…
Turkey on Sunday voiced disappointment over majority-Muslim Kosovo's decision to recognise Israel and set up its mission in Jerusalem.
A vocal advocate of the Palestinian cause, Turkey…
Imran Khan congratulates Turkey’s Erdogan for reopening of Hagia Sophia for…
Prime Minister Imran Khan received a telephone call from his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
Both leaders exchanged Eid greetings and best wishes…
Turkey condemns Greek reaction to Hagia Sophia prayers
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned statements by Greek officials and a flag-burning protest in Greece after the first Islamic prayers in nine decades were held at Istanbul’s…
Malaysia reinstates Pakistani pilots after license verification
Malaysia has verified that all Pakistani pilots currently employed in the country hold valid licences and it has reinstated them with immediate effect, its aviation regulator said in a…
YouTube removes Hadiqa Kiani’s Kashmir tribute song
YouTube took down Pakistani singer Hadiqa Kiani's tribute song for the people of Kashmir — Daimi Bahar — released on the Kashmir Martyrs' Day and on the day of the botched coup attempt in…
Hagia Sophia will open outside prayer time, says Turkey
Turkey's Hagia Sophia could open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to…
Erdogan declares Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque again
President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim prayer as a mosque on Friday after a top court ruled that the ancient building’s conversion to a museum by modern…
Changes to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO
UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee, the United…
Pakistan, Turkey want to team up to combat Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkish leaders have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation to minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The concurrence came during a telephone call that was…
‘I love you Pakistan’: Engin Altan thanks fans for watching Ertugrul…
ANKARA: Turkish actor Engin Altan Düzyatan expressed the hope that he would come to Pakistan.
Altan who essays the character of Ertugrul Ghazi in the historic TV series, took to Instagram…
‘Ertuğrul’ actress Gulsim Ali hopes to visit Pakistan after COVID-19
Turkish actress Gülsim Ali, who playsAslihanHatun in Diriliş: Ertuğrul, has expressed her desire to visit Pakistan once COVID-19 is over.
Her comments came a day after her Ertugrul…