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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad General Secretariat convenes under title ‘Raise your flag’

The General Secretariat of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad held its fourth meeting on Friday in Istanbul, Turkiye, under the title "Raise your flag". The meeting was attended by the chair of the Popular Conference, Munir Shafiq, Secretary-General Ahmed Muheisen, his deputy Hisham Abu Mahfouz and members of the General Secretariat, where they affirmed their: "Full support of the people in the West Bank, who confront the continuous aggression of […]

14 January 2023

International

Istanbul bombing: Syrians in Turkey fear more animosity after attack

INTERNATIONAL As Istanbul's central shopping district of Taksim recovers from the weekend attack that killed six people and wounded dozens more, Turkey's Syrian community finds itself in the spotlight, fearing a backlash. Turkish authorities have arrested Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian national the police say confessed to being trained by the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). A further 46 people have been arrested over Sunday's attack. The PKK on Monday denied responsibility for the […]

18 November 2022

Local

MJCSA condemns bomb attack in Istanbul, calls for justice

LOCAL The MJC SA has expressed its support for Turkiye following a deadly explosion in the capital of Istanbul this weekend. Reports indicate that a suspect has been arrested, after a bomb went off in a busy street, claiming at least six lives and wounding over 80 others. In a statement, the MJC condemned the bomb attack and extended condolences for victims and prayers for the wounded. The council further […]

14 November 2022

Uncategorized

Turkey: At least six killed and 81 wounded after central Istanbul explosion

INTERNATIONAL At least six people were killed and 81 wounded, including two critically, after an explosion hit Istiklal Avenue in the historic Beyoglu district in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, Vice President Fuat Oktay said. "We consider it to be a terrorist act as a result of a female attacker, detonating the bomb," Oktay said. In earlier remarks on Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking to reporters ahead of his departure to the G20 summit in […]

14 November 2022

International

Turkey: Hundreds gather for anti-LGBTQ rally in Istanbul

INTERNATIONAL Hundreds of protesters gathered on Sunday for an anti-LGBTQ march in Istanbul, a city where pro-LGBTQ demonstrations have been banned for years. Religious, conservative and far-right groups organised the protest in the Fatih neighbourhood against what they claim is an increasing threat to traditional values in Turkey posed by LGBTQ people. Protesters held placards reading "protect your family and your generation" and "say No to the project of a […]

19 September 2022

International News

First prayers held in Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque after 86-year hiatus

Friday’s historic prayers in Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque have marked the first acts of worship there in 86 years. Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the traditional Friday prayers both inside and outside the historic mosque in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest metropolis. A Turkish court on July 10 annulled a 1934 Council of State decree that had turned Hagia Sophia into a museum, paving the way for its […]

25 July 2020

International News

Turkey reconverts Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship after a top court ruled that the building's conversion to a museum by modern Turkey's founding statesman was illegal. Erdogan made the announcement on Friday an hour after the court ruling was revealed, despite international warnings not to change the status of the nearly 1,500-year-old monument, revered by Christians and Muslims alike. "The decision was taken […]

11 July 2020

International News

Turkish court to open Jamal Khashoggi murder trial

A Turkish court is set to open the trial of 20 Saudi officials indicted over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The trial will begin at Istanbul province's main court in the district of Caglayan at 10am local time (07:00 GMT) on Friday morning, officials at the Istanbul prosecutor's office told Al Jazeera. Khashoggi, a 59-year-old Washington Post columnist, was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October […]

3 July 2020

International News

Turkey: Coronavirus genome sequenced in Istanbul

Turkish researchers have sequenced the genome of the novel coronavirus isolated from four patients, the head of the project said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. Dr. Sadrettin Pence, the vice-rector of Istanbul Medeniyet University, told Anadolu Agency the genomes were sequenced using the latest sequencing platforms. The novel coronavirus gene maps were produced at the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute of the Marmara Research Center at the Scientific and Technological […]

30 May 2020

Istanbul

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