Eid ul-Fitr

The Feast of Sacrifice, the Bayram has gone, right? Since the holiday mood is over, I would like to say a few words to those who continued to fight the entire world during the holiday

Turks have begun migrating en masse between the various cities and regions of Turkey to spend the five-day Eid al-Adha holiday

British actress Emma Watson has joined a Twitter campaign in solidarity with thousands of women who post their photos of themselves in defiance of a call by a Turkish politician for them to stop laughing in public.

The Turkish Lira and Turkish stocks began the day weak as markets returned from a five-day break for Eid al-Fitr, during which regional politics remained tense as Israel continued its bombardment against Gaza while Western countries announced fresh sanctions against Russia over Ukraine.

Outgoing President Abdullah Gül’s Bayram (Eid al-Fitr) message was the first of many farewell messages he will undoubtedly issue before his tenure officially ends on Aug. 28. Eyes are on him now to see if he remains in active politics or not.

The release of a video allegedly showing a group of jihadists gathered for prayer in the rural part of Istanbul has sparked concerns in Turkey.

The video has prompted deputy Sezin Tanrıkulu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) to question whether the gathering took place upon consent from both the police department and the Gendarmerie Command.

Six children were among at least 15 civilians killed in overnight bomb attacks by government and rebel forces in the divided city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said Monday.
      
"At least nine civilians, three of them children, were killed in barrel bombs (dropped by regime aircraft) in Shaar," an eastern district, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
      

BELGRADE - Serbian top officials extended greetings to the country's Islamic community on Monday as Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan Bayram - one of the two most significant Islamic holidays, which marks the end of fasting.

Efforts to rescue Turkish nationals who were kidnapped by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) last month are ongoing, President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan both said in Eid al-Fitr messages early July 28.

President congratulates Muslims on major holiday

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić congratulated all Muslim citizens on their religious holiday of Ramadan Bayram.

He expressed the wish for them to spend it in peace and good health, and for the holiday to bring them family happiness and joy.