May 27, 2014

Graduation ceremony held in Turkish schools in Senegal

Turkish schools opened by entrepreneurs affiliated with Hizmet Movement held a graduation ceremony for the students on their 11th academic year in Dakar.

Lailat al-Miraj marked with prayers for Soma victims across Turkey

Along with the rest of the Islamic world, Turkey marked the Muslim festival of Lailat al-Miraj, known as Miraç Kandili in Turkish, which is the sacred day of the Prophet Muhammad's ascent to Heaven, on Sunday, while also praying for the souls of 301 miners who died in a mining accident in the western Turkish province of Manisa.

Turkish miner, Lonmin to explore for gold, silver in Ireland

Turkish gold mining company Koza Altın said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South African platinum miner Lonmin's Northern Ireland unit for gold and silver exploration activities.

Failure of political Islamists in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt

…I think we have reached a critical juncture in Turkish politics. The fractured state institutions, deepening of divisions and highly fragmented Turkish society under values of political Islamism imposed under Erdoğan's stewardship prevent Turkey from making vital progress on many issues that need urgent attention for the security and viability of the Turkish state. Erdoğan's political discourse, intolerant of dissent and highly incoherent because of corruption scandals that have pushed his government into a defensive posture, has dealt a significant blow to Turkey's national interests both at home and abroad.