KABUL : Taliban insurgents on Tuesday released the final four Turkish engineers held hostage since their helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan last month. "The remaining four Turkish nationals were released today as a sign of goodwill and as an Islamic and humanitarian gesture of respect," the ...

ANKARA : A Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashed in south-eastern Turkey on Monday near the Syrian border, and its pilot is believed to have safely ejected, an army statement said."Radio communication was cut around 2:15 pm (1115 GMT) with the F-16 fighter plane on mission in the Amanos mountains," ...

KABUL  - The Taliban Sunday freed four of eight Turkish engineers taken hostage last month after their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Afghan officials announced.The engineers were in good health and the other captives would also be ...

LONDONTurkish Airlines is quashing a ban on female flight attendants wearing red lipstick and nail polish, its chief executive said on Thursday, after an outcry by secular Turks worried the country is becoming too Islamic.The national carrier had said in a statement this month the use of red and ...

ISLAMABAD : Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) awarded a Brand Excellence Award to Turkish Airline to recognize its important contribution in promoting bilateral relations between Pakistan and Turkey.Zafar Bakhtawari, President ICCI, represented this award to Alp Yavuzeser, General ...

ANKARA Turkish Airlines has banned air hostesses from wearing brightly-coloured lipsticks such as red or pink, a move which has sparked fierce debate as the government is accused of trying to Islamise the country, local media reported Wednesday.Numerous women posted pictures of themselves wearing ...

ANKARA -   Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said he would go ahead with a scheduled trip to the Gaza Strip in May despite US calls to delay the visit. “There is no question of delaying this trip,” Erdogan said on Turkish television. Washington had urged ...

ISLAMABAD - National University of Modern Languages (NUML) and Suleyman Sah University, Turkey, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here on Tuesday to have a close academic collaboration in the faculties of humanities and social sciences, faculty of administrative and management sciences as ...

LAHORE - The Government College University (GCU) on Monday signed an accord of educational, research and cultural cooperation with Turkish university, Suleyman Shah University Istanbul (SSU), for strengthening friendly relations between Turkey and Pakistan.GCU Vice Chancellor Dr Khaleequr Rahman ...

ISTANBUL - An Istanbul court on Monday slapped world-renowned pianist Fazil Say with a 10-month suspended jail term for blasphemy. The court handed down the sentence after finding Say guilty of "insulting religious values of a part of the population" in a series of tweets that critics said insulted ...

Turkey’s envoy to Pakistan Babur Hizlan on Wednesday called on Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif.Sources said that matters pertaining to Pak-Turkey relation were came under discussion during the meeting, adding that Nawaz Sharif applaud and thanked the envoy over the ...

KARACHI - The investors of Turkey have shown keen interest in developing Special Economic Zone in Karachi. Sindh Board of Investment Chairman Muhammad Zubair Motiwala said this during a luncheon meeting hosted by President Ankara Chamber of Commerce.According to official statement issued by the ...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said that with the cooperation of Turk government, over 2000 houses, four schools, five shopping centers, sports complexes, health centers, mosques and other infrastructure had been completed in the flood affected areas of South Punjab as ...

Istanbul - Authorities in Turkey have detained a former military chief for his alleged role in a 1997 coup that forced an Islamic-leaning government from power, Anatolia news agency reported Thursday. The retired general, Ismail Hakki Karadayi, is expected to testify before an Ankara court as part ...

ISTANBUL  - Turkish power firm Karadeniz Holding said it was suing Pakistan at a US arbitration court for at least $600 million compensation after two of its electricity-generating ships were seized in March.Karadeniz Holding chief commercial officer Nuray Atacik told Reuters the ships were ...

LAHORE – Around 25 new buses of a Turkish company have started operation between Lahore and Sheikhupura. “Turkish company Albayrak imparted state of the art buses of international standard on route number B-21 from Lahore Railway Station to Sheikhupura,” said the Lahore Transport ...

Imran Khan in many interviews and speeches repeatedly gives the example of Turkish Lira (currency) and Turkey’s progress. He reiterates that a decade before Turkish Lira was equal to 1 dollar. But then an honest leader came and now, 1.5 Turkish Lira is equal to 1 dollar. I don’t have ...

KARACHI – Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) and Turkish Coast Guard on Tuesday discussed matters related with joint training, maritime security in Indian Ocean and concept of collaborative security against piracy.Turkish Coast Guard delegation comprising of 5 officers was visiting ...

ISLAMABAD - Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Mustafa Babur Hizlan has said that the issue of Karkey Power Plant would have a negative impact on Turkish investors in Pakistan.Reiterating concern of the Turkish company Karkey, Turkish Ambassador expressed his special concern for resolving this matter ...

QUETTA  - Two people who are said to be Turkish nationals have been abducted near the Kashlak area of Balochistan on Thursday.Media quoting source said that these people were on their way to the Chaman area of Afghanistan in a car when they were intercepted and kidnapped. Quetta has been ...

Islamabad - Turkey President Abdullah Gul is in contact with President Asif Ali Zardari to rescue the bilateral relations from being worsened over detention of Turkish power-generating ships’ row. Sources told TheNation on Monday that President Gul was seeking personal help of President ...

LAHORE – A 25-member Turkish delegation visited the Mazar-e-Iqbal on Thursday and offered Fateha. The delegates paid homage to Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The delegation also visited the Badshahi Mosque and the Lahore Fort and lauded the architecture of Mughal era. The delegation went to the Quran ...

ISLAMABAD  - Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that if the issue of Karkey Power Plant was not resolved then it may have negative impact on Turkish investors who are keen to invest in Pakistan.The Turkish Prime Minister who arrived here straight from the airport ...

ISLAMABAD - A Turkish delegation led by its Member National Assembly and Vice President of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Prof Dr Muhammad Cetin visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) and discussed ways and means to explore and create joint venture opportunities between the two ...

ISTANBUL  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the United Nations on Monday of failing to act over the deadly Israeli air bombardments of Gaza, calling Israeli a “terrorist state” that “massacres innocent children”.He accused the UN Security Council of ...

karachi Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, en route to Ankara from Brunei, had a short stay in Karachi on Saturday night. He was received by Sindh Minister for Local Government Agha Siraj Durrani at Karachi Airport and presented him the messages of well-wishes and love on behalf of ...

DIYARBAKIR - A Turkish military helicopter crashed Saturday in bad weather in the southeastern city of Siirt, killing all 17 troops on board, local officials said.“Our helicopter hit a hill due to unfavourable weather conditions caused by a thick fog and heavy rains,” Siirt province ...

LAHORE – Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Mustafa Babur Hizlan called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Tuesday.  Matters of mutual interest and bilateral relations came under discussion during the meeting. Talking to the Turkish Ambassador, the chief minister said brotherly and ...

ISTANBUL (AFP) - World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say went on trial on Thursday on charges of insulting Islam and offending Muslims in a series of provocative comments on Twitter, in a case that could revive fears of the Islamisation of Turkish society.“I reject all the ...

ISTANBUL (AFP) - Acclaimed pianist Fazil Say is to stand trial Thursday on charges of insulting religious values in a series of provocative tweets about Islam, a case that is likely to revive fears of Islamisation of Turkish society. The virtuoso will be tried under Article 216 of the Turkish penal ...