On August 27, the Official Gazette announced that women serving in the Turkish National Police will be able to wear head scarves. The regulation notes that the headscarf must match the colour of the uniform and must be plain, without any patterns.

A bomb attack targeting an outdoor wedding party in south-eastern Turkey, killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 70 others, on the night of August 20. (Agencies)

Kiblat.net reported that the Pattani Muslims on Wednesday (17/08) also congratulated the celebration of Indonesian Independence’s Day from the Dutch and Japanese colonial hands. It is an irony because the Pattani Malay Muslims are now still under the grip of the Siam.

On the 29th of July 2016 the President of Uzbekistan chaired a Security Council meeting with government officials and heads of relevant departments regarding the “deteriorated security situations in neighboring Afghanistan and its spillover effects on the country’s southern border.’’ “Improvements in the security of Uzbekistan and co-operation with neighboring countries.”