ERDOGAN MARKS 568TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISTANBUL’S CONQUEST

Sun 30 May 2021: The Turkish president on Saturday shared a message celebrating the 568th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “I congratulate the 568th anniversary of the Conquest of Istanbul, one of the most glorious victories of our history,” on Twitter.   He reminded of the Prophet Muhammad’s saying regarding […]

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TURKEY’S ANADOLU AGENCY TO LAUNCH ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITORING UNIT

Fri 28 May 2021: Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency (AA) will establish an Islamophobia monitoring unit for all its subscribers in the upcoming period, said the agency’s director-general on Tuesday. “Anadolu Agency’s international outreach will be strengthened in the new period, and our most important primary issue will be the fight against Islamophobia,” AA’s Chairperson of […]

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UK INQUIRY: ANTI-MUSLIM SENTIMENT ‘REMAINS A PROBLEM’ WITHIN CONSERVATIVE PARTY

Wed 26 May 2021: An independent inquiry on Tuesday found that the UK’s ruling Conservative Party is insensitive to Muslim communities across the country following Islamophobic remarks by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other party members. The Singh Investigation, launched in 2019 by Johnson, was set up following allegations of ant-Muslim discrimination by members of […]

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ISLAMOPHOBIA SPREADS LIKE CANCER CELLS IN WORLD, ERDOGAN SAYS

Tue 25 May 2021: Countries exposed to Islamophobia should establish a strong communication network in the international arena, the Turkish president said on Tuesday. “Efforts to prevent Islamophobia, which play an important role in peace and security of the whole humanity, should be carried out through common sense mechanisms that will be set up,” Recep […]

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FIRST INT’L MEDIA, ISLAMOPHOBIA SYMPOSIUM TO KICK OFF IN ANKARA ON TUESDAY

Mon 24 May 2021: The first International Media and Islamophobia Symposium is set to begin in the Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday. The two-day event will be held at the ATO Congresium, an international convention and exhibition center. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to attend the opening ceremony.   The symposium is being organized […]

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ACADEMIC DISCOVERS COPY OF YUNUS EMRE’S ‘DIVAN’ IN VATICAN LIBRARY

Tue 11 May 2021: Himmet Büke, an associate professor in the Turkish literature department at Turkey’s Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, found a copy of the great Turkish thinker and poet Yunus Emre’s “Divan” while searching the archives of Turkish works in the digital collection of the Vatican Library. The cover of the recently discovered copy of […]

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