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The Turkish history book Mir’ât-i-kâinât, which is a compilation of a number of books and was prepared by Muhammad bin Ahmad Efendi, who is also known with the sobriquet ‘Nişancızâde’, ...

The death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has prompted eulogies from around the world, but few of the messages have been as eccentric as the second-coming predicted by Iran's president. ...

Officially Russia prides itself on being a diverse, multicultural country.  So it seemed appropriate when 18-year-old Elmira Abdrazakova -- the daughter of a Russian mother and a Tatar father from ...

Sergio Pininfarina, the former chairman of the Italian design firm that bore his name, died in July 2012 at age 85. He has been honoured at the 2013 Geneva motor ...

Antalya hosted fewer numbers of tourists this January and February, according to data from the Mediterranean Touristic Hotels and Investors Association (AKTOB). The number of foreign tourists visiting the city ...

İzmir is set to host puppet shows performed by worldrenowned puppeteers from around the world during the İzmir International Puppetry Days festival, which begins tonight and continues until April 6. ...

A hadîth-i-sherîf reads: “The best of you is the one who makes repentance ‘tawba’ immediately after committing a sin.” The gravest sins are disbelief, hypocrisy, and deserting one’s faith or ...

Sixty-five detainees have been released from Afghanistan's high security Bagram detention centre, a move condemned by the US as "deeply regrettable". The US embassy in Kabul said some of those ...

Mango is the most delicious fruit of summer season which is liked by people of all ages. It is the second major fruit-crop of Pakistan with high international value. Mango ...

Recently launched peace talks between the state and the PKK could finally end the 30-year-old Kurdish issue, Sabancı Foundation chair says. The chairperson of the Sabancı Foundation, Güler Sabancı, backed ...