by Thaer Abbas | Apr 22, 2017 | Features
Istanbul – A referendum that was held in Turkey last Sunday put the country on the doorsteps of the Second Republic as a result of the Constitutional amendments that would deal a blow to the First Republic that was founded by Mustafa Kemal known as Ataturk in...
by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 11, 2016 | Middle East
Istanbul-The world’s oldest military band Mehter has resurfaced after the failed coup in Turkey. Mehter, or as it was generally known as mehterane, was an important part of the army during the Ottoman Empire and was almost non-existent in the Turkish Republic that was...
by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 19, 2016 | Middle East
Ankara- When discussing military coups in Turkey, especially with its most recent startling turn of events, last Friday, it is imperative to take into consideration the creed valued and objectives held by the Turkish national army and the changes they have undergone....
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 5, 2016 | Middle East
Turkey jailed 17 suspects on Tuesday, mostly foreigners, over last week’s suicide bombing at Istanbul’s main airport, the deadliest of several attacks to strike Turkey’s biggest city this year. President Tayyip Erdogan described the attack as the work of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 2, 2016 | World
Turkish police continue to arrest people involved in the suicide bombings on Ataturk international airport. They arrested 11 people yesterday in raids on a number of houses, and all those arrested were foreign nationals. Turkish anti-terror police carried out a raid...
