Abrahamic religions
Niece of FETÖ leader nabbed fleeing to Greece
Security units in the northwestern province of Edirne have detained 10 suspects trying to sneak into Greece, including Sümeyye Gülen, niece of Fethulah Gülen, the leader of FETÖ.
"Five of the suspects were FETÖ members," the İhlas News Agency reported on June 23.
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Israel uncovers a rare early mosque in Negev
Israeli archaeologists on June 22 unveiled a rare ancient mosque in the country's south that the antiquities officials said sheds light on the region's transition from Christianity to Islam.
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Op-Ed: Beware of imitations
By Petros Tatsopoulos
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" or "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back"?
Depending on whether we see the glass half-full or half-empty, we can quote Neil Armstrong or Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin).
Covid-19 pandemic in Greece: 10,528 new infections on Wed.; nine related deaths; 94 intubated patients
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Turkish Court Releases Former Cadets Jailed Over 2016 Coup
Turkish soldiers guard the Silivri Prison in Istanbul, where many journalists and political prisoners held. Photo: EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU
The former students at the Air Force Academy started to be released from prison early on Wednesday.
Elon Musk: “I agree with the principles Jesus advocated. There’s some great wisdom in the teachings of Jesus” (video)
“An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind”
Islamic Solidarity Games: Action for consonance: Op-ed
Much work has been done and much effort has been spent on global reconciliation. As the most recent contribution, Türkiye will host the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games to make a fresh start towards world peace. Approximately 3 thousand athletes from 56 different Islamic countries will come together for sports, pose a harmonic stance to show that unity, despite differences, is possible.
Rumi 165 cm tall, 60 kilos heavy: Expert
Rumi was a man weighing between 60 and 63 kilos, with a height of 160 and 165 centimeters, the head of the Rumi Museum in the Central Anatolian province of Konya has said.
Naci Bakırcı highlighted that he has come to this conclusion after examining Rumi's 19 clothes in the museum's inventory and some 18th-century drawings.
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Turkish historians slam Musk’s ‘open gate’ tweet
Turkish historians have lashed out at the world's richest man Elon Musk for his "1453 Constantinople" tweet, hinting that Istanbul was conquered, not with a military victory, but due to an open gate forgotten by Byzantine soldiers.
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Tanoura puts kaleidoscopic spin on dervish tradition
In a 500-year-old stone theatre in the Egyptian capital, two young dervishes spin ceaselessly. Slowly, then all at once, they are consumed in a flurry of vivid fabrics.
Born into a lineage of whirling dervishes, Mohamed Adel, 20, takes great pride in the uniquely Egyptian interpretation of the centuries-old ritual known colloquially as "tanoura," or skirt in Arabic.
At least 50 killed in attack at Catholic Church in Nigeria
The attack took place during a Pentecost Sunday service at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo