Negotiators for the warring sides in Istanbul appeared to make little progress on ceasefire terms or a possible summit between their presidents – with their meeting ending after less than an hour.

Istanbul’s historic buildings, including the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, are at risk from a major earthquake on the Anatolian fault line.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that he wants to arrange a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Source: Erdoğan during a press conference, as quoted by Turkish news agency Anadolu and reported by European Pravda Details: On Friday 25 July,

Kuwaiti artist Sabah Asad on Thursday expressed his great happiness and pride in representing the State of Kuwait at international forums

Minas Avramidis worked in early 20th-century Kutahya, long after Iznik's kilns cooled but before global capital flattened local craft. He turned humble glazed earthenware into narrative tableaux: a Christian martyr haloed by florals; a moustachioed man raising a pistol in theatrical despair.

A Turkish court has convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor of insulting and threatening a public official.

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