Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama is considering granting sovereign state status to the world headquarters of Bektashism, a ...

Albania's Prime Minister wants to give a state and nationhood -- similar to the Vatican in Italy -- to a Muslim minority within the country.

Emine Erdoğan’s diplomatic tour to Kyrgyzstan and Hungary, which focused on cultural diplomacy, highlighted Türkiye’s efforts ...

Emine Erdogan visits tomb of poet Gul Baba in Budapest, which was restored in collaboration between Turkish and Hungarian ...

“It is deeply meaningful that the path once taken by a Bektashi Dervish named Gul has now turned into a symbol of friendship ...

First lady Emine Erdoğan prays at Gül Baba Tomb in Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 7, 2024. (AA Photo) The octagonal tomb of Gül Baba ...

The existence of three or four (including Bektashi Muslims) religious groups prevented churches from playing the unifying role that they played in many other areas of Eastern Europe. Much more ...

The Albanian government is planning to create a “sovereign state” for the Bektashi, a Sufi Muslim order, modeled after the Vatican, occupying several hectares in the capital city of Tirana.

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A military court in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Friday charged Anton Sopov, 21, and Stanslav Rau, 28, with murder and sentenced them to life in prison for their killing of a sleeping family ...

Internal political squabbles — and the fallout from a global backlash to inflation, immigration and ruling elites — are hobbling Germany and France. By Jim Tankersley and Aurelien Breeden ...