Floating Venice awaits voyagers at Galataport

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Turkish Muezzins Win Saudi Adhan Recitation Contest

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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Portugal beat Turkiye 3-1 to qualify for 2022 World Cup European Qualifiers playoff final

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Rental Luxury Car Service in Istanbul

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Galatasaray to face PSG, Real Madrid, Club Brugge in Champions League

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Turkey commemorates Atatürk on 79th anniversary of his passing

Turkey commemorates Atatürk on 79th anniversary of his passing Turkey on Nov. 10 commemorated the 79th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey, with official and unofficial ceremonies across the country. An official ceremony was held in Anıtkabir, with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, […]

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Public Transportation Bus,Metro,Tram,Ferry Fares in Istanbul,Turkey

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Boza

Boza  Boza, also bosa (from Turkish: boza), is a popular fermented beverage in Kazakhstan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan and other parts of the Caucasus, Uzbekistan and parts of Romania, Serbia. It is a malt drink made from maize (corn) and wheat in Albania, fermented wheat in Turkey, and wheat […]

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Islamic Tours in Istanbul and Turkey

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Fenerbahce Manchester United FC

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Beşiktaş fails to win at home against Napoli

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Beşiktaş out to overtake lead in CL group

Beşiktaş out to overtake lead in CL group Turkish champion Beşiktaş will go top of Group B if it follows up a 3-2 away win over Napoli with a home win over the Italian side at its new stadium, where they have won 13 of their past 14 league fixtures. Euro 2016 star Ricardo Quaresma […]

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Turkey Marks 93th Anniversary of Republic Day

Turkey Marks 93th Anniversary of Republic Day Turkey is set to officially mark the 93th anniversary of its republic’s founding day on Oct. 29, with celebrations for the day being excluded from a security-motivated ban on public events that the government imposed on the capital Ankara. Republic Day will officially be celebrated as crowds in […]

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Istanbul Kırmızısı – Rosso Istanbul

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Finishing Up and More Discoveries

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Turkey’s Eczacıbaşı retains world title

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Ashure ( Aşure ) in Turkey

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Russian charter flights to Turkish resorts resume after ties mended

Russian charter flights to Turkish resorts resume after ties mended The first Russian charter plane carrying tourists to Turkey since Moscow lifted travel sanctions imposed over the shooting down of a Russian jet landed in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya Sept. 2. The Royal Flight airlines plane touched down at Antalya airport after Russian Prime […]

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30 th of August Zafer Bayrami Victory Day

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Wrestling world champions Akgul, Sadulaev bag Olympic titles

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İzmir strives to breathe life into city’s old Jewish district

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Who was Rumi? Five interesting facts

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Euro 2016: Everything you need to know

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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74

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Tulip Festival in Istanbul 2016

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President Erdogan opens new Besiktas stadium in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the brand new Istanbul waterfront stadium of the Besiktas football club on April 10, 2016. Besiktas, one of Turkey’s most successful football clubs, returned home Sunday with the opening of their new 42,000-seat stadium overlooking the Bosphorus. The club, which currently tops the Super Lig, has been forced to […]

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Ebru Marbling Lesson on 05 March 2016

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Galatasaray vs Trabzonspor on 21 FEB 2016

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Teacher Day in Turkey

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Fernandão stops Celtic as Fenerbahçe fight back

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Fenerbahce vs Molde 17 SEP 2015 20 : 00 Pm

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Turkish Marbling (Ebru) Lessons by Istanbul Life ORG

 Turkish Marbling (Ebru) Lessons with Istanbullife.ORG  Today we had a marbling lessons with American group. We had a great time in our workshop .   Turkish Marbling – Ebru Lessons in Istanbul. Turkish Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can roduce patterns similar to marble or other stone, hence the name. The patterns […]

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Turkey Outscore Brave Iceland in Overtime

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TURKEY SURVIVE ITALY SCARE FOR FIRST WIN

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Latvia’s Šabala stuns Turkey with Late Strike

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