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Muslims discovered the Americas more than three centuries before Christopher Columbus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. He made the claim during a conference of Latin American Muslim leaders in Istanbul, pointing to a diary entry in which Columbus mentioned a mosque on a hill in Cuba. BBC reports that Mr Erdogan also said “Muslim sailors arrived in America ... Read More »

Iran’s FM arrived in Ankara on Thursday and attend the inauguration ceremony of Turkish president-elect Erdogan. Mohammad Javad Zarif was received by Turkish officials at the airport. Erdogan won the country’s first direct ballot on Aug 10. BBC reported that Mr Erdogan, who served three terms as PM, has vowed to give more power to the previously ceremonial post. Critics ... Read More »