Islam in Europe
Bosniak Politicians Campaign for Erdogan in Turkish Elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the cornerstone ceremony for the Belgrade-Sarajevo highway in Sremska Raca, Serbia, 8 October 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC
They sent messages over the weekend via social media, and paid visits and joined meetings and political rallies in Turkey itself.
Diyanet to send letters over Quran burning in Sweden
Türkiye's top religious official will send letters to many countries around the world over Sweden's permission for a planned burning of the Quran, Islam's holy book, near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm.
Turkish club Trabzonspor eyes Olympiakos forward Masouras
The Turkish club already has two Greek players
Sociological Survey: Most Europeans Wary of Muslims, Immigrants
A high percentage of Europeans have negative feelings towards Muslims and immigrants, writes Weiss magazine, citing a large-scale sociological survey in eight European countries.
Turkey reaffirms support for Turkish minority in Greece
Turkey reaffirmed its support on Jan. 29 for the legitimate struggle of the Turkish minority community in Western Thrace in Greece.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry posted a message of support on Twitter with reference to the January 29 Western Thrace National Resistance and Solidarity Day.
Turkey says Greece cannot deny Muslim Turkish minority
Top Turkish officials on Feb. 18 slammed Greece's president for mislabeling the Muslim Turkish minority in a region of Greece bordering Turkey as a "Greek Muslim minority".
Syrian children to be taught Turkish at schools
Syrian children lacking Turkish-language skills will be put in special adaptation classes opened just for them where they will be provided Turkish language courses, before they integrate with Turkish students, a senior official from the Education Ministry has said.
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Former far-right Dutch MP van Klaveren tells of reactions to his conversion to Islam
Joram van Klaveren spent several years serving far-right and anti-Islam politics in the Netherlands. But van Klaveren, once a right-hand man to Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, took the world by surprise when he announced his conversion to Islam recently.
Mosques seek Twitter ban on Dutch populist Geert Wilders
A body representing 144 Turkish mosques in the Netherlands has asked Twitter to block the account of anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders for inciting hatred.
Turkish court gives citizenship to Spanish woman despite divorce from Turk
A Turkish court has ruled that a Spanish woman was eligible for Turkish citizenship although she had been divorced with the Turkish man in two years.