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Major earthquake in Turkey, Syria kills more than 1,400 people
The magnitude 7.8 tremor caused buildings to collapse and was felt as far as Lebanon and Cyprus. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck southeastern Turkey and northwest Syria, killing more than 1,400 people and injuring hundreds in both countries as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble. The earthquake hit near the Turkish city …
Read More »Turkey wants to be called Türkiye in rebranding move By Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara. Several international bodies will be asked to make the name change as part of a rebranding campaign launched by the Turkish president late last year. “Türkiye is the best representation and expression of …
Read More »Turkey’s Taekwondo Champ: Athlete in hijab wins gold at world meet
Turkey's Taekwondo Champ Kubra Dagli wins gold at world meet. Francis Collings brings more on how she breaks Turkish stereotypes.
Read More »Why Turkey and the Muslim world needs Erdogan
The Turkish referendum is an internal political situation of a nation that has received a lot of attention from around the world. And why not? After all, Turkey is one of the fastest movers and shakers of this century. In just over a decade, it has joined the G20 richest industrial nations in the world. Yet, despite this showing of …
Read More »MUSLIM COUNTRIES FORMING MILITARY ALLIANCE TO FIGHT ISIS TERRORISM BY CRISTINA SILVA
A coalition of 41 Muslim-majority nations is working to create a mobile military force to combat the Islamic State (ISIS) group in Iraq and Syria and militant threats across northern and western Africa. The alliance, known informally as the Muslim NATO, is preparing later this year to hold its first major meeting with defense ministers from across the Muslim world …
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