As the fasting period begins each year, a time-honoured practice – dating back to the Ottoman era – comes to life on Turkish ...

The tradition of Ramadan drummers dates back to the Ottoman era when alarm clocks were a luxury few could afford. As a result, drummers took on the role of waking people up, a practice that continues ...

Traditional Ramadan drummers perform to wake people up for the iftar meal in Mamak district of Ankara, Türkiye, on March 12, ...

The wrenching dilemma echoes across Türkiye, host to the world's largest Syrian refugee population. While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced last week that over 133,000 Syrians in ...

"This is an old culture that we are trying to preserve ... Even in metropolitan areas like Istanbul, the capital city Ankara, and Izmir, where modern life has reshaped many customs, the sound ...

Rachel Décoste landed in West Africa’s Republic of Benin in August 2018, anticipating an important journey of self-discovery, ...

He did a crowd-work special that included sections called “Mexican,” “Colombian,” and “Black Women.” His newest special, ...

The Turkish Cypriot leader in the breakaway north of the ethnically divided island of Cyprus is toeing Ankara's line and ...

Kyiv has called on Moscow to respond to the proposed ceasefire - the Kremlin says it is waiting to be briefed by the US.

The Turkish president has expanded the country’s military and diplomatic footprint from Africa to the Middle East in a way ...

March 6 marked the 70th anniversary of the death of one of the founders of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Mammad Emin ...