Kefir Grains in Malaysia
Kefir Grains in Malaysia
We are still making homemade yogurt in Malaysia initiated with the yogurt culture that we brought when we came to Malaysia 9 months ago. As known, Yogurt, originally Turkish yogurt is a wonderful product full of beneficial bacteria for human body and specially human digestion system (See Yogurt).
Yogurt is ordinary food in any Turkish house consumed daily without any exception. I do not remember a day in my house or mother’s house without yogurt. We always keep culture anyway. Because for the next production you need the culture.
Kefir Grains to Make Kefir
As original Turkish food again, Kefir is widely consumed in Caucasus Turks and Turkey as well. You need kefir grains to start kefir production in-house similar to yogurt process (see making Kefir). Kefir is also becoming very popular like yogurt in Turkey. You can find it anywhere. If you are not sure you can go to any Faculty with Agricultural studies in Turkey having a department with diary products.
Kefir Grains in Malaysia
Unfortunately, we did not bring Kefir grains when we traveled to Malaysia. I made a search for Kefir Grains in Malaysia but we could not find any. I am writing this blog entry to find out if anyone has Kefir grains or producing Kefir in Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia. Please use commenting facility in this post if you are willing to share. If anyone coming from Turkey to visit Malaysia would bring Kefir grains we would be grateful. I am ready to pay for it. You can alternatively email me at drcetiner at gmail.com. Once I get Kefir culture I will inform valuable readers from this post. We can also share the culture.
The related posts for Kefir:
* How to Make Kefir
* Kefir
* Yogurt vs Kefir
* How to Make Yogurt
* Yogurt (Yoghurt)
Turkish German University (Turger University)
Turkish German University (Tur-ger University)
A new university in Turkey is to be established soon. The interesting fact about this university is that it is the first Turkish University founded in collaboration wit Germany.
The number of universities in Turkey has been reaching almost to 200. A web campaign in a recent blog in Turkish called 500 Ãœniversite (meaning 500 universities) is started to promote the increase the number of universities in Turkey to 500.
The following is the news about Turkish German University (Tur-ger University).
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier are set to sign on Friday the foundation agreement of a Turkish-German university in Istanbul, German embassy in Ankara said in a statement on Thursday.
“This is a mile-stone in the academic cooperation between the two countries,” the embassy said, describing the university as “the star project of the Ernst Reuter Initiative.”
The university will have faculties of law, science, economics, social sciences and engineering. Turkey will cover all expenses the construction of the university compound and the infrastructure.
Anatolian News Agency
Turkish Universities to hire foreign researchers
Turkish Universities to hire foreign researchers
Turkish Universities cannot hire foreign researchers currently according to regulations by Higher Education council of Turkey. This was criticized by one of new rectors elected recently in a famous Turkish University called Middle East Technical University (METU).
Turkey’s reputable Middle East Technical University (METU) will ask the Higher Board of Education and Finance Ministry to employ foreign researchers, new rector of the university said on Sunday.
Turkish universities are not legally allowed to hire foreign researchers, Professor Ahmet Acar said in an interview with the Anatolian News Agency reporter.
Acar said his university would try to draw successful postgraduate students in Turkey and from around the world, stating that legislative arrangements should be made for that purpose.
“We have to attract most successful students. We can do it in Turkey but we can not do it internationally. We can not employ foreign students here as researchers and provide them with financial support. This issue should be discussed. I believe that Turkey missed a lot of opportunities because of this,” he said.
Acar also said that METU held talks with officials to establish a campus in Kosovo, reminding the international campus in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
“We are experienced. We had preliminary talks about a campus in Kosovo but there is nothing formal yet. This matter should be discussed seriously,” he added.
Anatolian News Agency