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

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

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

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

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

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A council plans on battling “the plague” of shopping trolleys dumped in its rivers and streets by hitting supermarkets harder in the pocket. A wildlife reserve visitor centre has been damaged ...

A screenshot of the ABC News-hosted presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in September 2024. Picture: Youtube screenshot of Wall Street Journal debate stream Half of the world ...

The Bektashi headquarters in Albania that the country intends to declare as an autonomous state like the Vatican. In a move that has garnered both intrigue and controversy, Albania’s Prime Minister ...

The pontiff tends to a billion-strong Catholic flock from the grandeur of Rome. The Bektashi World Centre, squeezed between an industrial estate and some fields being gnawed at by sheep ...

The mini state, whose territory will consist of around 0.1 square kilometers, is planned to be the “Vatican” of the Shi’ite Bektashi Sufi order. BABA MONDI, leader of the Bektashi sect of ...

Prime Minister Edi Rama rejected hints that the proposal for the creation of a Bektashi state is an initiative from Serbia, or that it will transform Albania into an Islamic country. During his speech ...