Senegalese deputies say Turkish schools taught them fraternity

The Senegalese students are holding flags in front of their school (Photo: Sunday's Zaman)
The Senegalese students are holding flags in front of their school (Photo: Sunday's Zaman)


Date posted: May 13, 2015

A delegation of Senegalese deputies who visited a Turkish schools in Dakar expressed their with Turkish schools in the country saying that they taught them fraternity and charity.

The deputies were welcomed by the principal and other officials from the Yavuz Selim Education Institution. They visited the school building and watch a presentation about the school at the 3D cinema hall. After visiting computer laboratory, they said they were impressed by technological possibilities at the school.

A diner was held in honor of the deputies at the school. Speaking during the meal, one of the deputies said Turkish school is one of the three most successful schools in the country where students receive education and learn morality at the same time. “The schools taught us fraternity and charity with the charity activities apart from education. Turkish schools in our country enabled us to from a bridge of communion with Turkey,” he said.

Established by Turkish entrepreneurs affiliated with Hizmet Movement in 1997, Yavuz Selim Education Institutions provide education for more than 2,500 students in the country.

Source: Today's Zaman , May 13, 2015


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