https://kashmirtimes.com/news/from-ban-to-centre-stage-türkiyes-headscarf-moment-at-nato https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-16/bqmrhnz7/Fatima1.png With a headscarf Fatima Gülham Abushanab, Erdoğan's trusted interpreter, translating conversations with leaders including US President Donald Trump. Her own family story mirrors Türkiye's changing relationship with the headscarf. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-16/a4svtfuz/MUST3057.JPG Türkiye's First Lady Emine Erdoğan hosting a dinner of spouses of heads of states and government at the historic Çankaya Presidential Mansion. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-16/lzam41yv/MUST2991.JPG Türkiye's First Lady Emine Erdoğan chairing the spouses' programme at the historic Çankaya Presidential Mansion, where discussions focused on "Children, Technology and Security. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-16/066irar2/MUST2753.JPG Türkiye's First Lady Emine Erdoğan posing for a photograph after the official reception with spouses' of heads of states and government at the historic Çankaya Presidential Mansion. kashmirtimes en 2026-07-16T10:58:12.454Z From Ban to Centre Stage: Türkiye's Headscarf Moment at NATO Turkiye, Headscarf, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, Islamic Identity, International Politics, Emine Erdogan , Istanbul Summit, Ankara, Turks, Cankaya Presidential Mansion, European Security, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Donald Trump, Ahmet Nacdet Sezer, Secularism, Ankara Summit, University, Fatima Gulham Abushanab, Merve Kavakci, United States of America, Diplomacy, Middle East, Europe , Asia, NATO Summit https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/kashmir-diary-2-worlds-future-in-this-room https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-15/9oi2hw3u/School-children-in-a-classroom-in-a-village-in-Bandipra-Kashmir.jpg School children in a classroom in a village in Bandipora, Kashmir. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-15/np3y58z3/school-children-in-a-classroom-in-a-primary-school-in-Bandipora.jpg School children in a classroom in a village in Bandipora, Kashmir. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-15/gtybczva/school-children-in-a-classroom-in-a-village-in-Bandipora-Samuel-Haq.jpg School children in a classroom in a village in Bandipora, Kashmir. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-15/a67ifrft/School_children_dreaming_big_to_become_sports_players_in_a_village_school_in_Bandipora_Kashmir.jpg School children dreaming big to become sports players in a village school in Bandipora Kashmir. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-15/59bu3n3y/School-holding-a-chess-board-and-showing-interest-in-the-game.jpg School children holding a chess board and showing interest in the game in a village school in Bandipora, Kashmir. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-15/couq16m1/Poster-courtesy-Wikipedia.jpg A poster of bollywood movie 'Pakeezah'. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-15/y041mjsi/School-children-in-an-open-air-painting-workshop-for-the-ecological-preservation-of-the-Wullar-Lake-organised-by-the-Wullar-Bachav-Front.jpg School children in an open-air painting workshop for the ecological preservation of the Wullar Lake organised by the Wullar Bachav Front, in a village in Bandipora, Kashmir. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-15/13dg4u4o/The-future-of-the-world-is-in-this-room-Photo-Samuel-Haq.jpg The future of the world is in this room, a sentence written on the wall of the school in a village in Bandipora, Kashmir. kashmirtimes en 2026-07-15T11:46:31.246Z Kashmir Diary 2: World’s Future in this Room Education, Remote Villages, Primary School, Jammu & Kashmir, Kashmir, Bandipora, Makhdum Yaari, Unequal Education, Aspirations, Sports, Wullar Lake, Kashmir Diary, English https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/amarnath-yatra-ecological-questions-kashmir-can-no-longer-postpone https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-14/41rq48tw/Amarnath-shrine-in-Himalayas.png A file photo of Amarnath shrine in Himalayas. kashmirtimes en 2026-07-15T00:05:00.000Z Amarnath Yatra: Ecological Questions Kashmir Can No Longer Postpone Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir, Amarnath Yatra, Environment, Glaciers, Fragile Ecology, Himalayas, Lidder Valley, Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Faith, Pilgrims, Amarnath Pilgrimage, Politics, Nitesh Sengupta, Nunwan Base Camp https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/sutlej-rekindles-memories-of-jaswant-singh-khalra-and-jalil-andrabi https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-14/cknri15l/Jaswant-Singh-Khalra-and-Jalil-Andrabi.jpg Jaswant Singh and Jalil Andrabi, two human rights activists from Punjab and Kashmir. kashmirtimes en 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z 'Satluj' Rekindles Memories of Jaswant Singh Khalra and Jalil Andrabi Kashmir, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Insurgency, Human Rights Activists, Satluj, Jaswant Singh Khalra, Advicate Jalil Andrabi, Srinagar, Amritsar, Enforced Disappearances, Documentation, Politics https://kashmirtimes.com/news/deadly-overnight-clashes-rock-pajk-ahead-of-planned-long-march https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-07-14/s4bqxqtj/This-picture-of-the-Rawalakot-sit-in-will-be-remembered-for-centuries.-It-is-not-just-a-picture-but-an-era-a-passion-and-such-a-saga-of-public-resistance-that-even-time-will-not-be-able-to-erase-it.jpg A view of the Rawalakot sit-in on Monday, 13 July 2026, organised by the members of Joint Awami Action Committee continued through the night before the clashes between the agitators and the Pakistani forces in Baloch and Rawalakot. kashmirtimes en 2026-07-14T13:02:42.717Z Deadly Overnight Clashes Rock PaJK Ahead of Planned Long March Kashmir, Pakistan administered Jammu & Kashmir, JAAC, Joint Awami Action Commitee, Human Rights, Long March to Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Baloch, Internet Lockdown, Pakistani Rangers, Curfew, Food Blockade, Politics, Kashmiri Refugees, Legislative Assembly, Elections