Uzbekistan has summoned home 2,000 students from Turkey alleging that conditions are not safe enough there.
However, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reported an Uzbek official claiming the real reason is a cooling of relations with Turkey because of the rise of fundamentalism there. Many Uzbek students had come under its influence.
Following the break-up of the Soviet Union, Turkey has been viewed as the natural role model and patron of the five ex-Soviet Republics of central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Register to continue
Why register?
- Registration is free and only takes a moment
- Once registered, you can read 3 articles a month
- Sign up for our newsletter
Subscribe
Or subscribe for unlimited access to:
- Unlimited access to news, views, insights & reviews
- Digital editions
- Digital access to 罢贬贰’蝉 university and college rankings analysis
Already registered or a current subscriber?
Please or to read this article.