April 16, 2013

Malian Minister Praises Turkish Schools For Persevering Through War

Malian Culture Minister Bruno Maiga has praised Turkish schools, saying only they amongst foreign schools did not leave Mali when a civil war broke out in the country, which has been fighting against rebels in a French-led offensive for four months.

Conference on Prophet's thoughts on ideal society held in Sarajevo

A conference titled “Ideal Human and Ideal Society in the Thoughts of Prophet Muhammad,” seeking to extensively discuss the various dimensions of the Prophet's perspectives on an ideal society in a tumultuous time, was held over the weekend in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

French socialist's unfair report on Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt

I have been writing extensively on the Council of Europe (CoE) and the works of its institutions, including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) and others in recent years. I believe the concerns raised in the CoE, the largest intergovernmental organization in Europe with 47 members, have helped Turkey usher in reforms that were demanded by Turks as well.