TNS – The News on Sunday

Istanbul is Europe’s most populous city, where continents and cultures bridge with apparent ease. It is awe-inspiring and wonder-filled

While in Konya, Rumi’s shrine overawes but it is at the neglected grave of Shams Tabriz that the real connection with the divine happens and Rumi’s masnavi starts making sense

Reflections on education systems in four countries — England, Pakistan Turkey and Japan

Fresh crackdown on opposition in the post-coup Turkey has stunned the world

Turkey has emerged as a major stakeholder in the Mideast affairs and any peace deal on Syria cannot be materialised without a go-ahead from Ankara

A two-day trip to enjoy the beaches, hills and historic locations of one of Turkey’s most unforgettable cities

Turkey’s recent invasion of Syria is strategic and likely to prolong until Turkey’s military goals are met

The return of the Justice and Development Party in the recent election has a whole host of implications for the future of the country and the wider region

Each trip to Istanbul renews the desire to revisit and explore the city that is bustling with culture and history

Turkish election has resurrected the hope that the juggernaut of neoliberal economics, political despotism and Islamic conservatism might have run its course