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Fethullah Gülen’s message to “Gülen Movement” conference in Senegal
Dear guests, esteemed organizers, academics, thinkers, and honorable government authorities of Senegal, I have gratefully received your kind invitation to the conference titled “Diversity and Cohesion in a Globalized World: Contributions of the Gülen Movement.” It is with deep sorrow that I am unable to join you due to my unfavorable health conditions. Diversity is […]
Abant Platform meeting launches with identity debates in Turkey
SEVGİ AKARÇEŞME, ABANT/BOLU/TURKEY The Abant Platform started its 28th meeting on Friday at Lake Abant with the participation of over a hundred intellectuals, academics, journalists and pundits from different ideological backgrounds to discuss the current issues in Turkey. The first theme of the meeting was on Turkey’s issues of identity. Participants agreed that the misinterpretation […]
Conference on Hizmet movement to take place in Senegal
As the faith-based Hizmet movement widens its activities around the globe in areas such as fostering education and launching humanitarian efforts to heal social and economic woes in different regions, academic research on the motives and nature of the movement is also surging, and a conference is set to take place in the West African […]
Turkish schools in Mali stay open despite conflict
CUMALİ ÖNAL, BAMAKO Turkish schools in Mali are staying open to students in spite of the military operations against rebels being carried out in the northern part of the African country. Northern Mali fell under rebel control after a March military coup in Bamako triggered a Tuareg-led rebel offensive that seized the north and split […]
Turkish PM’s wife praises devotion of Prague school’s teachers
TAYFUN GIRGIN, PRAGUE Emine Erdoğan, the wife of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has praised the teachers of a school opened in the Czech capital of Prague by Turkish entrepreneurs. Erdoğan accompanied her husband during his official visit to the Czech Republic, where she paid a visit to the Meridian International School with the spouses […]
Civil war in Mali did not discourage the Turkish school teachers
Turkish teachers living only 100 miles away from the hot zone told Cihan News Agency that they never even thought about leaving the area. The Oter and Mutlu families are the only two Turkish families living in Segou, a town very close to the hot zone in Mali. Both families work at the Turkish school […]
Tajik-Turkish Schools excel in Science Olympiads
Haci Kemal Tajik-Turkish Schools operating in Tajikistan recorded another victory in the science olympiads held in Kazakhistan. The schools’ team ranked second, winning one gold and two silver medals. Following their arrival back in Tajikistan, the contestants having represented the country were received by Minister of Education Nuriddin Saidov. The Minister congratulated the team on […]
Time for win-win in trade for Turkey, Portugal
ERGIN HAVA, İSTANBUL Amid global economic volatilities, Turkish and Portuguese companies must begin establishing partnerships in fast-growing markets in which each has wide experience before they lose more time missing opportunities in this area, a Portuguese business union head has told Today’s Zaman. Francisco Mantero, the vice president of the board for the Community of […]
Kimse Yok Mu gears up to assist Malian refugees
Kimse Yok Mu continues its help to Malians left homeless in the ongoing civil war around the country. Donations delivered to the country are ready to be distributed. Building bridges between philanthropists and the needy, Kimse Yok Mu has once again taken action to aid war-stricken people of Mali. The association, which has delivered donations […]
Thais demand more Turkish Schools during their visit in Turkey
Highly satisfied with the Turkish Schools operating in their country and demanding more, an official delegation from Thailand visited Bursa, Turkey. Bursa Governor Sahabettin Harput expressed his pleasure to host Chiang Mai Governor Tanin Subhasaen, his wife and accompanying officials from such a far but friendly country. Emphasizing the significance of Thailand as a country […]
Kurdish singer Perwer says freedoms should be gained via peaceful means
HAŞİM SÖYLEMEZ, ARBIL Renowned Kurdish singer Şivan Perwer has voiced his support to the ongoing peace talks between the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government and the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to resolve Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish problem and urged that freedom should be taken through peaceful means. In an exclusive with Sunday’s Zaman […]
Turks Taught Us How to Invest In Education, says Congolese Minister
Cihan News Agency In his remarks at the opening ceremony of Shafak International Turkish Schools’ new campus sponsored by businesspeople from Adana province of Turkey, Republic of Congo Minister of Education Mr. Maker Mwangu Famba expressed his admiration of high quality education offered at the schools. “They have accomplished what our President points us in […]
Best robot design award for Turkish school students in NY competition
ORHAN AKKURT, NEW YORK Students from the private Turkish school Pioneer Academy of Science were granted the prize of the best robot design in a competition in New York last week. Ninety-five schools participated in the competition FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) displaying designs of robots. At the end of the competition, the team from the […]
Turkish Gov’t gears up to boost mutual trade with Ghana to $1 bln
GAMZE GÜL, İSTANBUL Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan said on Wednesday at a forum organized by TUSKON that the government is gearing up to increase the mutual trade volume with Ghana from $550 million in 2012 to $1 billion in the next two years. Speaking to participants at the Turkey-Ghana Trade and Investment Forum organized by […]
