Mr. Muhammad Zakir Hossain, Chairman of the Al-Ummah Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Ummah, held a series of meetings in Istanbul with senior officials representing two prominent Turkish institutions and discussed opportunities for future cooperation in education, research, and media.

In a meeting with Professor Dr. Ahmet Emre Bilgili, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Turkish Maarif Foundation, Hossain explored prospects for mutual cooperation between the two organizations and discussed developing potential areas of collaboration in the future.

In education, Professor Dr. Bilgili expressed support for closer cooperation and highlighted several potential joint initiatives. The meeting also explored ways to exchange knowledge and expertise and work together in areas of mutual interest.

The Turkish Maarif Foundation is active in the education sector, while the Al-Ummah Foundation is a newly established platform based in Bangladesh.

In a separate meeting, Hossain met with Professor Dr. Yaşar Kulak, Vice President of the Center for Islamic Studies (ISAM), a research institution in Istanbul operating under the Presidency of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye (Diyanet).

The meeting focused on future cooperation in media and related activities. Both sides discussed opportunities to work together and expressed their willingness to establish collaborative initiatives in the future.

These meetings reflect Al-Ummah Foundation’s efforts to develop partnerships with Turkish educational, research and institutional organizations and to explore opportunities for international cooperation, particularly in the areas of education, research and media.

Hossain stressed the importance of building constructive institutional partnerships and creating opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaborative initiatives between organizations in Bangladesh and Türkiye.