TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called on Riyadh to prove its claim that Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since last week, left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The disappearance of Khashoggi, previously a prominent newspaper editor in Saudi Arabia and an adviser to its former head of […]

The leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France will meet in Istanbul on September 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Sunday. “On September 7, we will host the summit of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France in Istanbul, we will discuss what we can do. We will discuss the issues of the region at this meeting of the four,” […]

 A joint exhibition featuring Iranian and Turkish artists’ artworks has kicked off in Istanbul, according to Turkish media. An exhibition dubbed ‘Immorality’ has recently opened at the art gallery of Istanbul’ Adahan Hotel, Turkish Daily Sabah reported on Monday. The exhibition is organized through the efforts by Iranian artist and curator Tima Jam in cooperation with […]

 President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Tehran from Istanbul after attending the extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). In his intensive one-day visit to Istanbul aimed at attending OIC extraordinary summit on Palestine, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran expressed Iran’s views on the matter. Rouhani proposed six initiatives and practical suggestions, calling […]

 The extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) began in Istanbul on Friday evening with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran taking part. Upon arrival at the summit hall, President Hassan Rouhani and heads of state of Islamic countries taking part in the summit were welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. After […]

TEHRAN – The Yunus Emre Institute, a Tehran-based Turkish cultural center, will discuss travelogues of Istanbul written by Iranian adventurers during the Qajar period (1796-1925) in a session tomorrow. Iranian scholars Ali-Akbar Shirvani and Mehdi Etemadifard are scheduled to attend the meeting entitled “Istanbul in Travelogues from the Qajar Period”, Persian media reported on Monday. […]

TEHRAN – A senior adviser to Iran’s Leader said on Tuesday that Palestine is still number one issue of the Islamic world, criticizing the statement issued by participants in OIC Summit in Istanbul for being too conservative. Speaking in a press conference held on Tuesday, Ali Akbar Velayati, who is also the Secretary General of […]

TEHRAN – Istanbul University commemorated Mohammad-Hossein Behjat Tabrizi, the prominent contemporary Iranian poet who is known by his pseudonym Shahriar, during a symposium at the Faculty of Letters on Monday. The symposium opened with a speech by the dean of the faculty, Professor Hayati Develi who expressed his thanks to the University of Tabriz in […]

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has been invited to attend the 5th International Bosphorus (Bogazici) Film Festival taking place in Istanbul from November 17 to 26. Majidi’s latest drama “Beyond the Clouds”, which had its world premiere at the BIF London Film Festival this October, will go on screen at the festival, the organizers […]