LIVE TV
POLITICS
TÜRKİYE
WAR ON GAZA
BIZTECH
INFOGRAPHICS
FEATURES
OPINION
WAR ON IRAN
Zulal Sema
Zulal Sema is an assistant producer at TRT World
Zulal Sema is an assistant producer at TRT World
Articles from author
How the AK Party reshaped heritage conservation in Türkiye, 25 years on
Twenty-five years after the AK Party's founding, restoration, archaeology and adaptive reuse have become defining pillars of Türkiye's heritage policy, from Hagia Sophia and Yildiz Palace to Ani, Sumela Monastery and Rami Library.
9 min read
How a Muslim astronomer from al-Andalus taught Europe to read the sky
As a rare solar eclipse darkens Spain, the skies above Toledo illuminate an older story: how Muslim astronomers turned patient observation into instruments, tables and ideas that reshaped European astronomy.
7 min read
TV series Asirlik Gece immortalises sacrifice of Turkish citizens in defeating July 15 coup attempt
Filmed at hundreds of real locations and built from court records, archival footage and first-hand testimony, the docudrama seeks to preserve not only what happened on July 15, 2016, but the human choices that shaped the night.
13 min read
How a 12-year-old autistic baker turned cake into a force against hate
After an attack on a British mosque, Joshua Harris transformed his passion for baking into ‘Cake Not Hate’, a grassroots campaign confronting anti-Muslim hatred through kindness.
7 min read
Longevity: The new global status symbol?
From ancient elixirs to biological clocks, the pursuit of a longer life has become measurable, marketable and increasingly aspirational. But does the longevity boom promise better health for everyone?
9 min read
Mehter: Türkiye's Ottoman-era military band and why it was the theme for Ankara NATO summit
As NATO leaders gathered in Ankara, Türkiye opened the summit with the thunder of the Mehter, transforming a diplomatic arrival into a passage through centuries of military memory.
10 min read
Guardians of Istanbul: Chronicles of a historical city’s four sacred watchers
For centuries, Istanbulites have believed that sacred figures watch over the Istanbul Strait, their tombs forming a spiritual map, one that continues to endure.
12 min read
‘Unbearable conditions’: Inside Sudan’s rapidly failing health system
Sudan is facing a severe health collapse as hospitals are destroyed, aid is blocked and disease outbreaks spread.
7 min read
After a century, Türkiye’s national palaces look to the next 100 years
From Dolmabahce to Topkapi and Yildiz, scholars and museum directors gathered to imagine how these historic palaces will continue to inspire for generations to come.
9 min read
81 years later: A survivor recalls the exile of the Ahiska Turks
On November 14, 1944, Ahiska Turks were uprooted from their homes across Georgia. On the 81st anniversary of the mass exile, 86-year-old Ecem Omeroglu, now living in Istanbul, recalls the day his childhood was torn apart.
7 min read
