Bestselling feminist writer Elif Shafak has published her sixth novel. “The Bastard of Istanbul” is the story of two families divided between two cities, Tucson and Istanbul; and between two national identities, Turkish and Armenian.
French-Turkish writer Nedim Gürsel talks about his latest book, “Les Filles d'Allah” (Allah’s daughters), which earned him a court summons in Istanbul for allegedly slandering Islam.
The World Cup football qualifying match represents the latest phase of the rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia, after generations of ill feeling. But there are still other nations and other issues on which Turkey is at odds with.
The World Cup football qualifying match represents the latest phase of the rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia, after generations of ill feeling. But there are still other nations and other issues on which Turkey is at odds with.
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan made a landmark visit to Turkey for the Turkey-Armenia World Cup qualifier match on Wednesday, heralding a new era of diplomatic co-operation between the two countries.
Over the weekend, representatives from Turkey and Armenia met in Zurich to sign a reconciliation agreement and normalise relations. Tonight, the Armenian President is going to Turkey to watch the national side play in a world cup qualifying match.
Days after the foreign ministers of Turkey and Armenia signed landmark diplomatic deals (photo), Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan will join his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to watch a symbolic football match in the Turkish city of Bursa Wednesda
In this edition: Turkey and Armenia sign an historic accord after tense negotiations; is Silvio Berlusconi really the "most persecuted man in the entire history of the world?"; efforts to rehabilitate Stalin gain momentum in Russia.
In this edition : Ankara and Erevan's agreement generates a wave of protests on the Armenian web ; the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Barack Obama causes many reactions ; and the steps of a stair case transformed into piano keys.
