Restoration work has begun on an 800-year-old wooden mosque built during the Danishmend era in the Terme district of Samsun in northern Türkiye, preserving one…
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Prayer is a “conversation” between God and His servant. God speaks at all times and the servant sometimes hears; the servant speaks sometimes, always making…
History, they say, never travels in a straight line. It curls back upon itself, zigzags and loops, stubbornly refusing the linear clarity we so desperately…
For 25 years, Hazım Perk, a 65-year-old retired worker from central Türkiye’s Kayseri, has spent the last 10 days of Ramadan in itikaf, a religious…
With the change of time and space, judgments also change. Nothing remains the same. There is no going back and the old judgments cannot adapt…
Nothing is astonishing about God speaking to a human: to create something is to have God speak to it. Everything comes into being through words;…
During Ramadan, we constantly talk about purification and cleansing. Perhaps we discuss it because it is the easiest topic to address, or because it is…
The 400-year-old Assyrian bazaar in Mardin, located in Türkiye’s southeastern region known for its rich cultural heritage, has reopened following a comprehensive restoration as part…
Religion grants clarity to one’s vision, enabling them to see correctly and with unity. It purifies the ear from unpleasant sounds and noise, frees the…
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu is facing criticism after the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) demolished a masjid located near the Uzunçayır Metrobus station, a key transit…