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News18
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Turkish food festival delights with authentic street-style favourites
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) A variety of delectable kebabs — from the fiery and flavorful 'Adana lamb kebab' to the succulent 'Doner kebab' wrapped in soft pita bread — are featured alongside a tempting selection of dips at an ongoing food festival here, showcasing the finest of Turkish cuisine. The Turkish food festival, currently underway at Tahia in Noida, captures the vibrant aromas, textures, and hospitality of a bustling Turkish bazaar as it offers a curated menu of traditional street-style favorites and innovative interpretations. Whether it's the ever-popular 'Kibbeh' — crispy bulgur shells filled with delicately spiced vegetables or lamb and fried to a perfect golden brown — or the showstopper 'Lahmacun Turkish Pizza' — a thin, crisp flatbread topped with fragrant herbs and a savory mix of spiced vegetables or minced lamb — the festival offers visitors an immersive culinary journey through the streets of Istanbul. 'At Tahia, we think that food is a storyteller — and this festival is our ode to the flavours and soul of the Middle East. We've reimagined each dish with love, spice, and creativity, while remaining true to tradition," Nishant Kumar, founder of Tahia Noida, said in a statement. The menu, curated by chef Kartikey Puram, boasts of a range of toothsome delicacies including 'Jackfruit skewer kebab', 'Pide' (Turkish flatbreads baked with spiced vegetables, cheese and herbs) and 'Chicken Shish Touk' (marinated grilled chicken served with garlic sauce and salad). To finish off the feast on a sweet note, the festival offers indulgent desserts like the gooey viral sensation 'Kunafa brownie pistachio indulgence' and the sinful 'Zaffrani milk cake'. The gastronomical extravaganza will come to a close on August 31. PTI MG MG MG (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: July 20, 2025, 13:45 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Khaleej Times
07-07-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Turkish assets slide as political crackdown widens
Turkey's international bonds and lira currency weakened on Monday, and the cost of insuring government debt against default rose, following weekend detentions of opposition mayors. The detentions, which prosecutors say are part of anti-corruption investigations, are seen by the opposition and some foreign leaders as an effort by President Tayyip Erdogan to weaken the Republic People's Party (CHP). Jamie Fallon of Tellimer said the detentions had "fuelled fears around the rule of law and political instability". Turkish assets are notably sensitive to domestic politics, with foreign investors crowding back in after Erdogan's return to orthodox economic policies in 2023, but prepared to ditch them if the latest political developments impact those policies - or the economy more broadly. The lira slid by some 0.2% to beyond 40 against the dollar, before clawing back some of the losses, to trade at 39.99 at 1025 GMT, still weaker than its close on Friday. Turkey's international dollar bonds also slid, with the 2045 maturity shedding nearly 1 cent to be bid at 85 cents on the dollar. And the country's five-year credit default swap, an indication of the cost of insuring its debt against default, widened by 13 basis points from Friday's close to 292 bps. The mayors of the big southern cities of Adana, Adiyaman and Antalya were taken into custody as part of a corruption investigation, expanding a months-long legal crackdown well beyond its origins in Istanbul. Istanbul's benchmark BIST 100 index was down 1.25% at 1050 GMT. The banking index was down 0.58% at the same time, after an earlier drop of 1.68%. The lira has weakened some 11% so far this year on concerns over domestic politics and conflicts in neighbouring countries. There are expectations that Turkey's central bank would begin cutting rates again this month, but the lira's weakness — and the economic impact of the political developments — has thrown that prospect into question. Hilmi Yavas, an Istanbul-based independent macro strategist, said the bank's efforts to stabilide the economy were already under pressure. "High real interest rates still seem necessary to contain domestic demand for foreign currency, while services inflation remains more elevated than a central banker would find comfortable," Yavas said. "Meanwhile, tight monetary policy is placing increasing strain on the real economy."
Reuters
07-07-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Turkish assets slide as political crackdown widens
ISTANBUL/LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Turkey's international bonds and lira currency weakened on Monday, and the cost of insuring government debt against default rose, following weekend detentions of opposition mayors. The detentions, which prosecutors say are part of anti-corruption investigations, are seen by the opposition and some foreign leaders as an effort by President Tayyip Erdogan to weaken the Republic People's Party (CHP). Jamie Fallon of Tellimer said the detentions had "fuelled fears around the rule of law and political instability". Turkish assets are notably sensitive to domestic politics, with foreign investors crowding back in after Erdogan's return to orthodox economic policies in 2023, but prepared to ditch them if the latest political developments impact those policies - or the economy more broadly. The lira slid by some 0.2% to beyond 40 against the dollar, before clawing back some of the losses, to trade at 39.99 at 1025 GMT, still weaker than its close on Friday. Turkey's international dollar bonds also slid, with the 2045 maturity shedding nearly 1 cent to be bid at 85 cents on the dollar. And the country's 5-year credit default swap, an indication of the cost of insuring its debt against default, widened by 13 basis points from Friday's close to 292 bps. The mayors of the big southern cities of Adana, Adiyaman and Antalya were taken into custody as part of a corruption investigation, expanding a months-long legal crackdown well beyond its origins in Istanbul. Istanbul's benchmark BIST 100 index (.XU100), opens new tab was down 1.25% at 1050 GMT. The banking index (.XBANK), opens new tab was down 0.58% at the same time, after an earlier drop of 1.68%. The lira has weakened some 11% so far this year on concerns over domestic politics and conflicts in neighbouring countries. There are expectations that Turkey's central bank would begin cutting rates again this month, but the lira's weakness - and the economic impact of the political developments - has thrown that prospect into question. Hilmi Yavas, an Istanbul-based independent macro strategist, said the bank's efforts to stabilize the economy were already under pressure. "High real interest rates still seem necessary to contain domestic demand for foreign currency, while services inflation remains more elevated than a central banker would find comfortable," Yavas said. "Meanwhile, tight monetary policy is placing increasing strain on the real economy."
LBCI
05-07-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Turkey arrests three more opposition mayors
Turkey arrested three more opposition mayors early on Saturday, media reports said, indicating it was part of an investigation into alleged organized crime. The arrests targeted the mayors of the southern city of Adana, Zeydan Karalar, and of the southeastern town of Adiyaman, Abdurrahman Tutderethe, Anadolu state news agency said. The leftwing Sozcu newspaper said the mayor of the southern resort town of Antalya was also detained. AFP
South China Morning Post
05-07-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
3 mayors arrested in opposition crackdown in southern Turkey
The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey were arrested on Saturday, state-run media reported, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul was imprisoned in March. Advertisement Abdurrahman Tutdere, the mayor of Adiyaman, and Zeydan Karalar, who heads Adana municipality, were detained in early morning raids, according to Anadolu Agency. Both are members of the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP. The CHP mayor of Antalya, Muhittin Bocek, was arrested with two other suspects in a separate bribery investigation by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Anadolu reported. CHP officials have faced waves of arrests this year that many consider aimed at neutralising Turkey's main opposition party. The government insists prosecutors and the judiciary act independently, but the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu led to the largest street protests Turkey has seen in more than a decade. Karalar was arrested near Istanbul and Tutdere was arrested in the capital, Ankara, where he has a home. Tutdere posted on X that he was being taken to Istanbul. Police also carried out searches at the municipal offices in Adana and Adiyaman. Advertisement Ten people, including Karalar and Tutdere, were arrested as part of an investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into allegations involving organised crime, bribery and bid-rigging. In a statement, it said the evidence against Karalar and Tutdere had been supplied by a businessman who cooperated with prosecutors following his detention for running a criminal organisation and paying bribes. The mayors had 'requested unfair financial benefits from company executives doing business with the municipality,' prosecutors added.
