Yusuf Islam
Cat Stevens channels Sufi poet Yunus Emre for new folk album
Cat Stevens has channeled the Sufi poet Yunus Emre for a song about divine love as he announced his latest album since his return to Western folk pop.
President Erdoğan hosts renowned musician Cat Stevens
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted renowned British musician Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Feb. 8, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
The two had a closed-door meeting that lasted around one hour and 15 minutes.
Yusuf Islam visits Syrian refugees in Turkey's southeast
British musician Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, visited Syrian refugees living in the ?ahinbey district of the southeastern province of Gaziantep on April 23.
Islam was accompanied by Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu's daughter, Sefure Davuto?lu, in his visit to the Güneykent Youth Center, where the Syrian refugees are receiving education.
Chefs falsely linked to ISIL serve kebab to journalists, Turkish officials
A senior Turkish government official and his team hosted a group of journalists, mostly from the foreign outlets, Dec. 7 to brief them about the latest tensions with Russia, albeit at a less than ordinary venue for a confidential talk - a kebab house in the heart of such culinary treats in central Istanbul that was recently targeted in the Russian press.