Guinea-Bissau minister pay visit to Turkish school
Date posted: February 24, 2014
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Alfredo Gómez, Guinea-Bissau Education Minister visited International Ufuk College, one of the Turkish schools in the country established by entrepreneurs affiliated with the Hizmet movement.
The minister was welcomed by school Principal Ramazan Özel and watched a show performed by students. Gómez stated that he found the schools very modern and clean and also appreciated the quality of the education provided by the teachers.
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