Erdogan to receive honorary doctorate from UM in special ceremony


KUALA LUMPUR: Turkyish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pic), who begins a two-day visit to Malaysia today, will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate in International Relations by Universiti Malaya in recognition of his contributions to global diplomacy and international negotiations.

In a statement yesterday, the university said its Chancellor Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah will confer the honorary degree on Erdogan in a special ceremony at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) today.

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