May 24, 2013

Turkish deputy PM hails Gülen's role, says he is 'supra-political'

Turkey's deputy prime minister has hailed the role of respected Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, saying that his thinking and behavior are well beyond what he called the “limited boundaries” of politics.

11th Int'l Turkish Olympiads kick off in İstanbul

The 11th International Turkish Olympiads, which is a festival celebrating the Turkish language and brings together 2,000 students from 140 countries this year, began in İstanbul on Wednesday.

'Turkish schools abroad are successfully representing our country'

Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdogan Bayraktar said Turkish schools abroad are successfully representing Turkey. As officially reported by the ministry, the minister Bayraktar visited Rainbow International Turkish School in South Korea capital, Seoul.