Ottoman Era News Today

Türkiye has a long legacy with music and a lot of love for it, from orchestral music to distinct instruments and unique styles that are still remembered...

“Historic Palestine” is an erroneously used term when discussing the Arab-Israeli conflict, supposedly referring to a nation that existed in the past.

Twenty-one years ago, on 11 July, the Camp David 2000 Summit convened. While hopes were initially high for a landmark breakthrough between Israelis and

In Western Thrace, Turkish women living in the mountain villages of Xanthi, a city in Greece, are making efforts to preserve and revive traditional attire...

Search for survivors continues in the hardest hit regions, Kahramanmaras and Hatay

From the blog of Susannah Schild at The Times of Israel

ANTAKYA, Turkey (JTA) - Jews have lived in the city of Antakya, known in ancient times as Antioch, for over 23 centuries. And the city wants visitors

The Star of David imagery is so prevalent that one would be forgiven for thinking Jews were a significant part of the city’s 200,000-strong population; in reality - barely more than a dozen Jews remain

Antakya, known in antiquity as Antioch, has a Jewish community 2,300 years old and is mentioned in the Talmud, but a flight to urban areas has left just a dozen Jewish residents

A symbol composed of a Star of David entwined with a Christian cross and Islamic crescent has practically become the city’s logo.