Turkish prime minister receives honorary degree

Malaysia and Malaysian universities have sided with Turkey during hard times, said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kuala Lumpur, reports World Bulletin. At a ceremony hosted in his honour, Erdogan was presented with an honorary doctorate by Malaysia's International Islamic University.

Referring to Turkey's 28 February post-modern coup process, Erdogan said a large number of Turkish students had studied in Malaysian universities while retaining their values and beliefs.

The 28 February military memorandum was a host of decisions issued by the Turkish military in 1997 in response to what it saw as rising Islamist ideology. Turkish students suffered pressures, prohibitions and restrictions at that time, said Erdogan in reference to the headscarf ban on female Turkish students during and after the 28 February process.
Full report on the World Bulletin site