Mustafa Akyol
Two Turkish citizens die from coronavirus in UK, Austria
Two Turkish citizens living in the U.K. and Austria have lost their lives due to the novel coronavirus.
Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, Ozan Ceyhun, Turkey's ambassador to Vienna, said that a 28-year-old woman, identified as Yonca Akyol, lost her life.
Akyol is the first Turkish citizen to die of coronavirus in Austria.
Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol detained in Malaysia for 18 hours
Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol stated on Sept. 26 that he was detained by police in Malaysia for 18 hours before being released.
"It is true. Thank God I am now free after 18 hours in detention. Thanks so much to all who helped, supported, and prayed," Akyol tweeted on Sept. 26.
A note for readers on Islamic radicalism
A piece in the International New York Times (Dec.
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Canadian liberalism - and beyond
My column neighbor (and ex-sparring partner) Mustafa Akyol was perfectly right when he praised "Canadian liberalism" after a cute children's choir in Canada welcomed Syrian refugees by singing "Tala al-Badru Alayna" (The Full Moon Rose Over Us), the tune that was sung to welcome the Prophet Muhammad upon his arrival in Medina from Mecca in 620 ("Canada: A bright hope for liberalism," Hürriyet D
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