May 10, 2014

Smear campaign against Gülen today harsher than in Feb. 28 era

Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who has inspired a worldwide religious network that defends peaceful coexistence through dialogue and education, is currently being targeted in a government-sponsored smear campaign that is reminiscent of, and even harsher than, the Feb. 28, 1997 coup period.

Former football star, İstanbul deputy says he is subject to hate crime

The famous former football player Hakan Şükür, who was awarded a distinguished service medal from the state due to his impressive sporting career, is also renowned in the international football world for scoring one of the highest numbers of goals in one season.

Islamic scholars convene at ijtihad symposium in İstanbul

Around 100 Islamic scholars from many parts of the world gathered at İstanbul Congress Center at ijtihad conference organized by Yeni Ümit and Hira Magazines.

Afghan Turk schools gained great success at university exam

Students from Afghan Turk schools scored a victory at university entrance examination in the country and 30 students were able to be ranked on top 100 at the exam, a success which was observed in the previous years as well.

Science, Culture and Art activity held at Fatih College

Near the end of 2013-2014 academic year, Fatih College held a large scale activity with the participation of 25,000 students from 106 colleges.

Turkey is gateway to Europe: exporters urged to collaborate with Turkish companies

Ultimate objective of Pak-Turk Businessmen Association (PTBA) is to give a quantum jump to the trade between the two brotherly countries and in this connection members of the association are regularly interacting with various chambers of commerce and industry in Pakistan, said Nida Yilmaz, Secretary General, PTBA.