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Erdogan furious as his Islamic ambitions stumble in Turkish Cyprus A Turkish Cypriot court ruling that reins back on Quranic courses comes as a poignant message to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Cypriot Turks are unwilling to sign up to his quest to raise “devout generations.” Turkish Cypriot police stand before a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the disputal coastal town of Varosha, in Famagusta, Cyprus, Nov. 15, 2020. - Alexis Mitas/Getty Images
April 23, 2021
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has triggered a fresh bout of tensions with Turkish Cyprus over a court ruling that flies in the face of his efforts to promote Islamic education among Turkish Cypriot youth, just as he has done in Turkey.