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AK Party Case Resolved
AK Party Case was resolved in Turkey. Turkish Democracy is the winner.

Court Rejects Demand to ban Ruling AK Party
The Case regarding ruling AK Party in Turkey has been decided 10 minutes ago. The Supreme Constitutional Court of Turkey rejected the demand to ban Ruling AK Party.

Turkey’s top court warns AKP, but rules not to close the ruling party
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejects demands to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in its critical ruling released on Wednesday. A closure case was filed against the ruling party in March on claims that it became the focal point of anti-secular activities.

Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejects demands to close the governing AKP in its critical ruling released on Wednesday. A closure case was filed against the ruling party in March on claims that it became the focal point of anti-secular activities.

Six members voted in favor of closing the party, the court chairman told at a press conference. Hasim Kilic said he voted against the closure, while the remaining four members of the court said the AKP has shown signs of being a focal point of anti-secular activities but not in an extent to deserve to be closed. At least seven members must vote in favor for a party closure.

“Six members of the Constitutional Court voted for closure of the political party while four others voted for depriving the party of the financial assistance of the Treasury instead of its dissolution. Accordingly, the AKP will be deprived of the financial assistance with an amount of half of the last assistance,” he said.

Kilic said the court decided to cut financial aid to the party. He added “a serious warning” given to the AKP. He urged political parties to make the necessary legal arrangements to avoid any further party closure cases.

AKP has become the 18th political party to avoid closure by the Constitutional Court in Turkey.

Top court rejects closing AK Party
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejects demands to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in its critical ruling released on Wednesday.

A New Chapter in Democracy
A New Chapter was opened in Turkey for Turkish Democracy. As we called this as an Exercise for Turkish Democracy.

A closure case was filed against the ruling party in March on claims that it became the focal point of anti-secular activities.

Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejects demands to close the governing AKP in its critical ruling released on Wednesday.

A closure case was filed against the ruling party in March on claims that it became the focal point of anti-secular activities.

Six members voted in favor of closing the party, while five voted against, the court chairman told at a press conference.

At least seven members must vote in favor for a party closure.

Hasim Kilic said the court decided to cut financial aid to the party.

He added “a serious warning” given to the AK Party.

He urged political parties to make the necessary legal arrangements to avoid any further party closure cases.

Islamic Science Museum in Istanbul
Islamic science and technology will be revived in Istanbul. A museum is being built at historical “Gul-han-eh Park”, or Gülhane Park. The museum will host the reproductions of the works of Islamic scientists. There will be 800 pieces of technology in the museum of which restoration has been started long ago.

The historical buildings which are known to be stables belonging to famous Topkapi Palace will be turned into a museum at the completion of the restoration works.

The architect of the museum which will display the contributions of the Muslim scientists is world famous professor FUAT SEZGIN who lives in Germany. The 83 years old architect hopes to see the inauguration of the museum.

Professor Sezgin who knows 27 languages and can read many sources from their original manuscripts has proven Muslim scientists laid the foundations of the world science history. Sezgin, who established a science museum which displays the foundation of the world science in Germany, wants to build a similar museum in Istanbul. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged his personal support for the completion of the museum.

The museum is expected to open in April. When the restoration has been completed the inventions of Muslim scientists will emerge as the contributions to the humanity.

Video About Islamic Science Museum in Istanbul

See also the post “Muslim Contribution to World Civilization”

Muslim Contribution to World Civilization
There are two Professors in the World now as frontiers of the work on Muslim Contribution to World Civilization. Professor Salim Al-Hassani is based in UK, Machester University whereas Turkish Professor Fuat Sezgin is based in Goethe University in Germany. The following is about Turkish Professor Fuat Sezgin.

Professor Fuat Sezgin’s Work on Muslim Contribution to World Civilization
Turkish Professor Emeritus of History of Science Fuat Sezgin, who crafted miniatures of 800 inventions by Muslims scholars throughout history and exhibits them in Frankfurt, Germany, fascinates the world.

Sezgin took the initiative to establish a museum in Istanbul similar to the Historical Museum of Islamic Sciences in Frankfurt and received support from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The symbolic works of Sezgin will be exhibited at a museum that will be established in the historic Suleymaniye Complex in Istanbul.
An authority in the history of science, Professor Sezgin will establish the museum in Istanbul similar to the Historical Museum of Islamic Sciences established in Frankfurt, Germany.

About 800 unique inventions from the fields of mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, geography, geology, and mineralogy will be exhibited at the museum. These inventions, today, do not existent and could only be found in books by Muslim scholars from earlier centuries.

Sezgin coming together with Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Atilla Koc in Frankfurt recently said he would like to establish the museum in Istanbul, and that he would be supported both physically and financially.

“I am 81 years old. I’m getting older and don’t have much time left. Let’s finish this project quickly. In this way, I would also pay my debt of loyalty to my country and my nation,” the Professor said. He noted that such a museum would serve as a bridge between the East and the West. “Okay. We are ready. We can assign the Medresetu’r-Rabi at the Suleymaniye Complex for the museum project,” Koc replied.

Sezgin impressed by the minister’s remarks started to prepare the museum project. The renowned scholar will also donate 5,000 unique Islamic handwritten manuscripts, which he was unable to release to the Goethe University for display despite several requests, to the future museum in Istanbul.

Professor Sezgin manufacturing and reviving technological instruments invented by Islamic scholars in the earlier centuries exhibits them in the museum he opened in Frankfurt. Most of these inventions have either become obsolete or remained only in theory in the writings of the Islamic scholars. A water pump and clocks invented by Taqiyuddin Efendi, founder of the Istanbul Observatory in the 16th century, a weighing scale by Biruni and a compass manufactured based on his instructions, a ship by Arabian geographer Ibn Hauqal, the famous globe by Hilfe Ma’mun, and the renowned heaven sphere by Sufi are among the revived instruments exhibited.
Turkish scholars argue that modern science originally emerged from the inventions created by Islamic scholars. Noting that many inventions in the West emanated from inventions developed in the East, the professor specifically called on those that have sense of inferiority to the West to, “come to the museum. You will see that you don’t have a disgraceful history.”

Emphasizing that the Historical Museum of Islamic Sciences was an expression of the rich heritage of the Turkish nation and Islamic civilization, Sezgin continued, “European sciences emanated from Islamic sciences. This fact will be evidenced once again with this museum.

Sezgin is also the director of the Institute for the History of Arabic-Islamic Sciences at Goethe University. He established the Institute thanks to the King Faisal Prize (considered as the Nobel Prize of the Islamic world) that he won in 1982. He has twice been awarded a medal of merit by the Germangovernment. (Abdullah Kilic/Zaman)

Professor Salim Al-Hassani’s Work on Muslim Contribution to World Civilization
Professor Salim Al-Hassani has published their work in UK in several places. Their work is well-known as 1001 Inventions. The following video on 1001 Inventions is taken in an exhibition on Muslim Contribution to World Civilization in Manchester.