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Turkish police detain 210 protestors, shell tear gas during May Day rally in Istanbul

Legal experts say this stance violates the right of Turks to organise public meetings and demonstrations, a right upheld by the Constitutional Court in a ruling last October.

Turkish ‘cult leader’ Adnan Oktar jailed for 8,658 years, women accused him of sex slavery

Oktar achieved international recognition for a show which featured a mix of religious discussions alongside women dancing to modern pop.

Four dead, 38 injured in blast on busy central Istanbul avenue, cause unknown

The explosion rocked Istiklal Avenue in central Istanbul Sunday, crowded with shoppers, tourists & families. The cause of the blast is not yet known based on media reports.

India shouldn’t hope for too much from upcoming Turkey meet on Afghanistan

Thanks to US’ intervention, India will have a seat at the 10-day Istanbul conference beginning 24 April.

Metallica songs fuel students’ protest against new university head in Istanbul

Students of Bogazici University campus are demanding the resignation of its new president, Melih Bulu, an Erdogan loyalist who was appointed over the weekend.

Like Babri case, Hagia Sophia becoming mosque no setback to secular values, says Turkish envoy

Turkey is set to convert the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The envoy said the highest court’s ruling in the case is similar to Ayodhya verdict.

If the Supreme Court of India was deciding on Hagia Sophia, this is what it would have said

The Babri Masjid-Ram Janambhoomi case provides a template to imagine how the Supreme Court of India would have probably decided on the status of Turkey’s Hagia Sophia.

Turkey begins trial of 20 suspects in Jamal Khashoggi murder, including 2 top Saudi officials

The trial comes six months after a Saudi court sentenced five people to death for the 2018 murder, which it ruled wasn’t premeditated.

Ekrem Imamoglu’s mayoral win in Istanbul could give liberals a winning strategy against populists

Liberals across the world may not be able to replicate Ekrem Imamoglu's win in Turkey, but his scale of victory has some takeaways that could work elsewhere.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.