Hyderabad, May 16 -- Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has announced the cancellation of its academic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yunus Emre Institute in Turkiye with immediate effect, Dr Mohd. Mustafa Ali Public Relations Officer said.

The decision is taken in protest against Turkey's support for Pakistan's terrorist activities in the backdrop of Indo-Pak tensions.

On January 2, 2024, MANUU signed MoU with Yunus Emre Institute for a period of five years, under which a diploma in Turkish language was started at the School of Languages, Linguistics & Indology, MANUU.

Services of a visiting professor were hired for this. It is also worth mentioning that the visiting Professor from Turkey has already returned to his...