Category: Education

By Trend The coach of the Turkish “Ritmika” Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Nihan Ozkan called Azerbaijan a native country for her, Trend reports via the press service of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. “In Baku, together with me, one more coach and nine athletes represent the “Ritmika” Club. Our gymnasts train twice a day – in the morning and evening. The training lasts nearly eight hours,” Ozkan said. “The National Gymnastics Arena in Baku is very beautiful. All conditions have been created here for athletes, such as a lot of gymnastic mats, medical center, canteen, hotel, and others.” “Every… Continue reading “Turkish rhythmic gymnastics coach talks exhausting training, calls Azerbaijan ‘native’ country”

Workers were still trying to restore power to some 20,000 households left in the dark for three days in the central Turkish province of Isparta after heavy snow caused disruptions to the electricity grid, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Saturday, according to news website Haberturk. “Heavy snow and a blizzard caused serious damage to energy infrastructure… initially 113,236 users were left without electricity in the province…units are working in the field to restore energy to the remaining 20,000 users,” Donmez said. The governor’s office in Isparta said some neighbourhoods and villag… Continue reading “20,000 households without power after heavy snow in Turkey”

By Laman Ismayilova Azerbaijani cyclist Ramil Ziyadov has reached the Albanian city of Vlora. The city sprawls on the Bay of Blood and is surrounded by the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains along the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea Coasts. Vlora is the third most populous Albanian city. The cyclist currently travels through the Balkan countries. His next stops will be Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. On his way, he traditionally conducts educational work, telling the locals about Azerbaijan’s rich history and traditions. Ramil Ziyadov Ramil continues his journey around the w… Continue reading “National cyclist reaches Albania”

Sunday, 30 January 2022 – A bright Kenya student who scored an A- in the 2014 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) has been arrested for alleged involvement in terrorist activities. The suspect, identified as Salim Mohamed alias Chotara, was arrested in DRC for being a member of the Islamist Rebel Group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which has been organizing terror attacks in Uganda and DRC. He is reportedly the commander of the terror group. The suspect, who hails from Mombasa County, comes from a well-to-do family. He had travelled to Turkey for further studies but he was deport… Continue reading “SHOCK as a top KCSE student is arrested in DRC over terrorism links as details emerge that he comes from a well-to-do family.”

By Orkhan Amashov Against the backdrop of this, it appears that the ambition of the OST met a ‘reality check’ and the organisation failed its Kazakhstan test. The proponents of this view believe Azerbaijan’s victory in the war against Armenia has significantly emboldened Turkey’s ambitions and provided it with what one may figuratively call a springboard for further penetration into Central Asia, and the CSTO’s involvement in Kazakhstan has cast an aspersion on the legitimacy of Ankara’s ambitions in the region. For example, geopolitical analyst Michael Tanchum is of the opinion that “Russia’s… Continue reading “Kazakhstan: Revocable setback”

Türkiye Scholarships is a government-funded, competitive scholarship program, awarded to outstanding students and researchers to pursue a full-time or short-term program at the top universities in Turkey. Türkiye Scholarships aims to build a network of future leaders committed to strengthening cooperation among countries and mutual understanding among societies. What makes Türkiye Scholarships unique is that it’s not only inclusive of financial support but also provides university placement to its awardees at all levels of higher education. Explore your chances for fully-funded education at th… Continue reading “Türkiye Scholarships 2022 Undergraduate Postgraduate Studies Fully Funded to Study in Turkey”

By Vugar Khalilov A group of Azerbaijani servicemen has attended parachute training courses in Turkey’s Kayseri, the Turkish National Defence Ministry has reported on its Twitter account. The 113th Term Static Parachute Basic Course was held at the first Commando Brigade Command in Kayseri with the participation of Azerbaijan’s Guest Military Personnel, the report added. Azerbaijan and Turkey periodically hold joint drills to improve interaction and communication between their army units. Military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey first emerged in 1992, with an agreement signed between… Continue reading “Azerbaijani servicemen join exercises in Turkey”

Algerian authorities have announced the arrest of a criminal gang who scammed university students in the country out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The National Directorate of State Security said in a statement on Saturday that 75 Algerian students had been cheated out of money by the gang, who had set up a fake education consultancy. The consultancy offered to register students at universities in Turkey, Ukraine, and Russia and pay for their tuition and accommodation for a year, in exchange for a sum of 20,000 euros (US$22,830). However, when they arrived in those countries, they found … Continue reading “Scam tricks Algerian students out of thousands of euros”