A son was born to Yakup, a converted Muslim Sipahi, and his Greek wife in the late 15th century in the village of Palaiokipos on Lesbos. This bicultural child, named Khizr, grew up with three brothers ...

From a Persian prince to the American “jeweler to the stars,” the world’s largest cut blue diamond has a lengthy history.

The diamond was formerly owned by an Ottoman sultan and, according to legend, was kept as the eye of a secret idol in the ...

The dispute over the "Idol's Eye" diamond pitted art collector Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, cousin of Qatar's ruler ...

The South African-born hand of King Trump is doing the leader’s bidding, and their twin ambitions are proving very hard to ...

Turkey invests in capital goods through a mix of government-led projects, private sector contributions, and foreign direct ...

With new high-speed trains complementing old school diesels, Turkey’s once undervalued rail system is enjoying a ...

Türkiye's first lady Emine Erdoğan visited the Yunus Emre Institute (YEE) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Upon her arrival, she was ...

Whether it’s skiing in winter, beach days in summer or nature and history year-round, Kocaeli offers the perfect getaway for ...

At the start of the new year, on January 6, President Erdogan made clear his intention to streamline the production of the ...