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By Anadolu staff ISTANBUL (AA) The perpetrators of Sunday’s foiled terrorist attack in the Turkish capital Ankara used a car they stole from a civilian they murdered, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Turkey has carried out an airstrike in northern Iraq after the suicide bombing attack, its defence ministry said. The airstrike destroyed […]

10th Feb 2023

Turkey/Syria: Babies, children, adults rescued from debris fourth day, 22,000 killed

Ankara, Turkey (AA): Large number of people have been rescued from rubbles alive in Turkey and Syria hit by earthquake. More people continue to be rescued five days after the magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes hit the two countries. The death toll in Turkey has risen to 18,342, and in Syria 3,377 have died bringing […]

8th Feb 2023

Turkey/Syria: 6-year-old rescued under rubble, 8,500 died in quake

By Ozgur Alantor and Hamza Sefa Yilmaz and Diyar Guldogan KASTAMONU, Turkey (AA): A 6-year-old girl was rescued from under the rubble on Wednesday in the quake-hit Adiyaman province 47 hours after two major tremors hit southern Turkey. 6,234 peopel have died in Turkey ad 2470 died in Syria since Monday quake. Hacer Kacmaz was […]

6th Feb 2023

Turkey: 284 killed, 2,323 injured as 7.4-magnitude quake hits S Turkey

By Anadolu Agency Staff ISTANBUL (AA): At least 284 people were killed and 2,323 others injured in 10 provinces after a strong earthquake jolted southern Turkey on Monday morning, Vice President Fuat Oktay said. A total of 1,710 buildings were collapsed after the earthquake, Oktay said at a news conference. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management […]

14th Nov 2022

Turkey: 6 people killed, 81 injured in deadly explosion in Istanbul

By Muhammed Gencebay Gur ISTANBUL (AA): Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue was reopened to pedestrian traffic after Sunday’s deadly explosion that killed six people and injured 81 others. Benches were removed on the street which is now being patrolled by police. The suspect who left the bomb on the crowded street frequented by shoppers and tourists […]

15th Oct 2022

Turkey: 28 killed in northern Turkey mine blast

By Zehra Nur Duz and Beyza Binnur Donmez ANKARA (AA): Twenty-eight workers were killed Friday in a blast at a coal mine in northern Turkey, according to the Turkish health minister. “The number of deaths due to the blast in Bartin has reached 28. Everything necessary is being done for our 11 patients, 6 […]

12th Aug 2022

Greece: Dep Speaker of Parliament advocates ‘necessity’ of spying on country’s Turkish Muslim MPs

By Ahmet Gencturk ANKARA (AA): A deputy speaker of Greece’s parliament has advocated “the necessity of spying on” the country’s Turkish Muslim deputies, local media reported Thursday. Charalambos Athanasiou, who is also a former justice minister and currently a deputy from the ruling conservative Nea Dimokratia (ND) party, was referring to the three Muslim Turkish […]

20th Jul 2022

Turkey, Russia, Iran condemn increasing presence of terror groups in Syria

ANKARA (AA) : Turkish, Russian and Iranian leaders condemned Tuesday the increased presence and activities of terrorist groups and their affiliates under different names in various parts of Syria and said that there was no military solution to the Syrian conflict. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi […]

24th Jun 2022

Türkiye, Israel begin efforts to take diplomatic missions to ambassadors level

By Merve Aydogan and Burak Dag ANKARA (AA): Türkiye and Israel have begun efforts to raise the diplomatic representation at relevant countries to the level of ambassadors, the Turkish foreign minister announced on Thursday. Stressing the significance of bilateral political and regional consultations, Mevlut Cavusoglu during a news conference with his Israeli counterpart Yair […]

31st May 2022

‘Pakistan, Turkey support each other on all issues of core national interest’: Pakistan’s PM

By Aysu Bicer and Riyaz ul Khaliq ANKARA (AA): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to transform his country into a self-reliant and politically stable one while assuring to work towards boosting bilateral trade with Turkey. Ahead of his three-day official trip to Ankara, Sharif told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview that […]

21st May 2022

Turkey pledges support to boost Pakistan’s military infrastructure

By Sarp Ozer KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Turkey will provide all support needed to strengthen Pakistan’s military infrastructure, the nation’s president said on Friday. In a video message sent to the launching ceremony of the third vessel of the MILGEM Ada class corvettes – a joint venture of Turkey and Pakistan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “The […]

29th Mar 2022

Turkey close to restore full diplomatic relations with Israel

By Hamed Chapman London (The Muslim News): Turkey appears set to restore full diplomatic relations with Israel in a move that could come as early as this week following a surprise visit by President Isaac Herzog to Ankara less than three weeks ago. The rapprochement comes as Turkey has been acting as an intermediary in […]

12th Jan 2022

Organization of Turkic States ready to support Kazakhstan to overcome crisis

By Merve Aydogan ANKARA (AA): In an extraordinary meeting convened Tuesday to address the latest developments in Kazakhstan, the Organization of Turkic States reiterated its readiness to support the Central Asian country in overcoming the crisis. The virtual meeting of the foreign ministers was chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, with Kazakhstan’s Mukhtar […]

29th Dec 2021

Turkey rescues 526 asylum seekers pushed back by Greece

By Faruk Zorlu and Ahmet Gencturk ANKARA (AA): Turkey has rescued 526 irregular migrants over the past 12 days who were pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek forces, the country’s Coast Guard Command said Tuesday. From Dec. 13-25, “in a total of 52 incidents, 991 irregular migrants and 10 migrant smugglers were […]

1st Dec 2021

Turkey: MPs from around the world gather in Ankara for Jerusalem

By Ali Abo Rezeg ANKARA (AA): Parliamentarians from 50 countries from across the world gathered Tuesday in the Turkish capital Ankara to show solidarity with the Palestinian cause and the occupied city of Jerusalem. Organized by the League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds, an NGO, the conference was attended by lawmakers from Turkey, Arab and […]

28th Nov 2021

Turkey rescues 29 asylum seekers pushed back by Greece

By Halil Sahin IZMIR (AA):- Turkey rescued 29 asylum seekers early Saturday who were illegally pushed back by Greece into Turkish waters in the Aegean Sea. The asylum seekers, who were in a life raft, were taken ashore near the Cesme district of Izmir province, the Turkish Coast Guard Command said in a statement. […]

9th Sep 2021

Turkey rescues 97 asylum seekers in Aegean Sea

By Sabri Kesen, Gokhan Duzyol and Ali Balli MUGLA/AYDIN, Turkey (AA): Turkey rescued 97 asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back by the Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters in the Aegean Sea, security sources said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, the Turkish Coast Guard teams rescued 18 asylum seekers from a rubber […]

5th Sep 2021

Russian security forces arrest more than 50 people in Crimea

By Zehra Nur Duz ANKARA (AA): Russian security forces arrested more than 50 people in Crimea, a senior Ukrainian official said late Saturday. “There are already 50 detainees in Crimea, relatives, friends, activists, including 2 civilian journalists, who came to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) building to enquire into the fate of 5 […]

5th Aug 2021

Turkey: 167 wildfires now under control

By Mustafa Calkaya and Zehra Nur Duz ANKARA (AA): Turkey has successfully contained a total of 167 wildfires that have emerged a week ago, according to the country’s agriculture and forestry minister. Forest fires are a global threat just like the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkey’s president said Wednesday. The whole world is currently facing this […]

26th May 2021

‘Strong communication network needed against Islamophobia’: Turkish president

By Gozde Bayar ANKARA (AA): Countries exposed to Islamophobia should establish a strong communication network in the international arena, Turkey’s president said on Tuesday. “We need to mobilize conscientious politicians, intellectuals, media members, clergy, including our own clergy, all over the world against the disease of Islamophobia.” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the first […]

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The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.