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


Related News

Turkish school staff among 230 more evacuated from Yemen

Turkey evacuated 230 more people, including 185 Turkish nationals, from the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on April 5, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said.

Japanese students assist Syrian refugees in Turkey

A group of Japanese university students and professors recently came to Turkey to provide educational assistance to Syrian refugees, according to Turkish news sources on Tuesday. The volunteer group, which came to Turkey through the agency of charity Kimse Yok Mu, consisted of 15 students and professors from Meiji Gakuin University.

Turkish schools key to success in Africa

It is very pleasing to hear that, just as in Uganda, a prime minister mentions Turkish schools out of the blue and these schools have strong ties to the highest profile officials, as well as to civil society groups and even members of minority religions in those countries. Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister Bülent […]

EP’s Rebecca Harms Visited Turkish Educator Çabuk In Georgian Prison

Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament and co-president of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly visited Mustafa Emre Çabuk, a Turkish school administrator who was arrested by Georgian authorities last year at the request of the Turkish government, on Thursday according to her post on her Twitter account.

Land of Private high school declared green space

The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) recently declared a piece of land on which a private high school had been being built to be a green space. The high school is a branch of Fatih Koleji, a private institution affiliated with the Hizmet movement inspired by Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen.

Turkish schools

About 15 years ago, I attended an international academic conference in a state located within the former Soviet geography. These conferences give us the chance to make on-the-spot observations about changes around the world. There were two Turkish high schools in the city: a state school, run by the Turkish Republic under bilateral agreements, and a private school run by Turkish entrepreneurs inspired by the ideas of well-respected Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. I visited both and talked to students and teachers.

Latest News

Turkish inmate jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack in prison

Message of Condemnation and Condolences for Mass Shooting at Bondi Beach, Sydney

Media executive Hidayet Karaca marks 11th year in prison over alleged links to Gülen movement

ECtHR faults Turkey for convictions of 2,420 applicants over Gülen links in follow-up to 2023 judgment

New Book Exposes Erdoğan’s “Civil Death Project” Targeting the Hizmet Movement

European Human Rights Treaty Faces Legal And Political Tests

ECtHR rejects Turkey’s appeal, clearing path for retrials in Gülen-linked cases

Erdoğan’s Civil Death Project’ : The ‘politicide’ spanning more than a decade

Fethullah Gülen’s Vision and the Purpose of Hizmet

In Case You Missed It

Erdoğan’s way: scare, divide and rule

HAPPENED AGAIN: Police detain woman who just gave birth at Mersin City Hospital

Fethullah Gulen Statement Accepting the 2015 Gandhi King Ikeda Peace Award

New Jersey’s Peace Islands Institute Holds Iftar At Community Center

“Abraham’s Table Gatherings” in Turkey hosts Assyrian community

Gov’t effort to bring down bank would have international repercussions

Kimse Yok Mu Becomes A Member Of Ecosoc

Copyright 2026 Hizmet News