Mehmet Karaca

Following the application of a Turkish copyright agency, Germany has refused to issue a visa long enough for them to attend the four-day Frankfurt Book Fair.

A crew of Turkish academics and researchers set off on a journey to Antarctica on March 29, for the country's first scientific mission on the continent. 

Istanbul Technical University (?TÜ) has begun construction on a "landmark mosque" in an area previously designated for housing facilities, in a controversial move that previously sparked satirical student protests demanding an on-campus Buddhist temple. 

After recently slamming the warped theology of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Turkey?s top religious body may have another formidable enemy: The Jedi.

Thousands of Turkish students have raised their voices in online campaigns to build Jedi and Buddhist temples at their universities, after a series of mosques were constructed on their campuses by rectors who stressed "huge demand."