Hyderabad: MANUU cancels MoU with Turkey’s institute amid tensions between India and Pakistan

The University had on January 2, 2024, signed a MoU with Yunus Emre Institute, Turkey, for a period of five years, under which a diploma in Turkish language was started at the School of Languages, Linguistics & Indology

Hyderabad: The Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) on Thursday announced the cancellation of its academic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yunus Emre Institute, Turkey with immediate effect. The decision has been taken in protest against Turkey’s support for Pakistan’s terrorist activities in the backdrop of Indo-Pak tensions.

The University had on January 2, 2024, signed a MoU with Yunus Emre Institute, Turkey, for a period of five years, under which a diploma in Turkish language was started at the School of Languages, Linguistics & Indology.

Services of a visiting professor were hired for this. It is also worth mentioning that the visiting professor from Turkey has already returned to his country, the MANUU said.

With this decision, the MANUU has joined the growing list of Indian universities withdrawing from the collaboration with Turkish educational institutions.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, was the first university to formally announce the halting of its collaboration with Inonu University in Malatya, Turkey, over ‘ national security concerns’. Following this, Jamia Millia Islamia has decided to put its partnership with institutions affiliated with Turkey.