May 5, 2012

Turkish schools behind Turkey's soft power in the Middle East

Minhac Çelik

Marco Padovan, Italian businessman and a member of the Turkish-Italian Trade and Cooperation Association, said during a round table meeting held in Istanbul on Wednesday that Turkish schools play a crucial role in the increase of Turkey's soft power in the Middle East and North Africa.

Hizmet university serves Iraqi students in Arbil

Gamze Gül

Ishik University provides education
to Iraqi students in Arbil since 2008.
(Photo: AA, İbrahim Yakut)
Ishik University, established in 2008, serves the multiethnic society of Arbil in Northern Iraq by providing equal education opportunities to students from a variety of backgrounds, said Dr. Mehmet Özdemir, vice president of administrative affairs for Ishik University.