In Turkey, the Directorate of Religious Affairs is an official state institution established on 3 March 1924 under article 136 of the Constitution of Turkey by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as a successor to the Shaykh al-Islām after the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate. Read More
A meeting over Turkey's demand to acquire F-16 fighter jets between Turkish and US defence officials was conducted in a "positive and constructive atmosphere" in Washington, said Turkey's Defense Ministry on Wednesday. ...
Turkey has urged the United States to lift the unilateral sanctions it imposed on Iran, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, describing the punitive measures against his country's eastern neighbour as "inappropriate." ...
At least 13 people were injured on Tuesday after a two-floor building collapsed in Turkey's eastern Malatya province, said Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. ...