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The library building of Belgium's Catholic Leuven University (Photo: Wikimedia)

Does Erdoğan's long arm now reach Belgian universities?

It now seems Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not been satisfied with scores of schools he banned at home, and aims to carry out his crusade outside Turkey's borders.

His latest target is the Gülen Chair, created at Catholic Leuven University back in 2010.

Leuven's catholic University, one of Belgium's best universities, has decided to close one of its respected yet controversial chairs.

And many say the ch...

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Selcuk Gultasli was Brussels bureau chief of the Turkish newspaper Zaman. Zaman was closed by decree of the Turkish government in July 2016.

The library building of Belgium's Catholic Leuven University (Photo: Wikimedia)

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Selcuk Gultasli was Brussels bureau chief of the Turkish newspaper Zaman. Zaman was closed by decree of the Turkish government in July 2016.

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