Turkish muezzins win Saudi adhan recitation contest he mellifluous voices of Muhsin Kara and Alpcan Çelik, two Turkish muezzins, earned the top titles in an adhan recitation contest and a huge monetary prize. Kara and Çelik, who work at mosques run by the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), were the winners of the Otr Elkalam contest in […]

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Istanbul among four megacities of Europe Istanbul now sits firmly among Europe’s “Big Four” megacities alongside London, Moscow and Paris, according to an international report. JLL, a global financial and professional services firm that specializes in commercial real estate services and investment management, made the revelation in a report titled “Istanbul on the World Stage” […]

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