Tag: Turkish

A family spent 3 months rebooking flights home from Bali after being incorrectly marked as a no-show by Turkish Airlines. Now, they might lose $5,000.

Justin Parfitt’s family spent $12,093 on Turkish Airlines business-class tickets to Indonesia. Their tickets permitted changes, but when they went to extend the trip, the system didn’t allow it. Parfitt said his family was incorrectly marked as a no-show, and he’s spent months trying to rebook the flights. Justin Parfitt has sent 47 emails, called […]

Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul

FILE – Turkish Airlines airplanes are parked at Ataturk International Airport, in Istanbul, Friday, April 5, 2019. Afghanistan’s Taliban government confirmed the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Kabul’s international airport, nearly three years after the carrier’s services were suspended following the collapse of the Western-backed government. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s […]

Turkish religious body expands imam training programme in Germany

The Turkish-Islamic Union of the Institute for Religion (DITIB) announced in Cologne on Friday that from 2025 onwards, 75 graduates of Islamic theology from Turkey will be trained in Germany every year. The young men are to receive intensive German and integration courses in Germany. After a total of two years of training, they will […]

Turkish Cypriot leader pours cold water on chances of peace talks restarting

Chances of restarting formal talks to mend Cyprus’ decades-long ethnic division appeared dimmer on Wednesday as the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots told a UN envoy that he saw no common ground with Greek Cypriots for a return to negotiations. Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said that he conveyed to the UN secretary general’s […]