Turkey’s international cultural and language body, the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü,  has recorded progress in its latest forays into sub-Saharan Africa.

The UK has overtaken the US as the destination of choice for Turkish students, according to a survey carried out by IEFT Fairs. Other European destinations are also gaining popularity.

Ireland's Dublin International Foundation College has joined forces with Istanbul-based Levant Education to promote DIFC’s Foundation pathway programs across Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan. 

Turkish education agency Atlas is upbeat for the year ahead and will expand by opening offices in two new countries - Poland and Morocco.

The US embassy in Turkey has announced it is resuming normal visa services for Turkish citizens after previously halting most visa services for Turkish citizens in October 2017.

The US has indefinitely suspended the processing of non-immigrant visas in Turkey since Sunday, with Turkey following suit early on Monday, in a move that has ramifications for international education.

Qatar’s first Turkish school has opened to serve the children of Turkish expats living in the country. The city's Turkish cultural centre has also launched a language programme for both expats and local residents.

As conflict and terrorist attacks around the world prompt fears over student safety, some US universities have suspended study abroad programmes in Turkey and elsewhere in Europe while others remain defiant in the face of violence.