Arabic is spoken by more than 400 million people. Can you recognise these Arabic words that made their way into English?

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Turkish used to be written with the Arabic alphabet from about 900 to 1928. In order to increase literacy in the country and to modernize Turkey, the Latin alphabet was introduced and adopted after ...

Modern Turkey owes much of its foundation to Atatürk—“Father of the Turks,” as he later became known. Revered across the country, his legacy is visible everywhere: statues of him stand proudly in ...

He who loves the rose should put tip with its thorns. —Old Turkish saying ONE day in 1853, Nicholas I, Czar of all the Russias, peered southward over his aristocratic nose and voiced the opinion that ...

The coolest letter in the alphabet: When we learn the letters of the English alphabet, we just remember them in order, from A to Z. But have you ever thought about whether some letters are just ...

Who are the best rock bands for every letter of the alphabet? It's time that we learn our rock 'n' roll ABCs. First off, how difficult is it to name a rock band or solo musician for every letter of ...