Erbil, Kurdistan-Iraq, Turkish
schools operating in Kurdistan (northern Iraq) are praised for their
success and self-sacrificing activities.
Including relatives of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and President
of Kurdistan Region and KDP leader Massoud Barzani, 1,650 students
attend Turkish schools.
Fezalar Education Group General Director Talip Buyuk stressing that
they have been teaching Kurdish children for 12 years. Armed
teachers, he told, had guarded the schools 24 hours a day during the
years when violence was at its peak. "We had a very hard time. Now
we are one of the most popular educational institutions."
The Group is consists of an elementary school and two high schools
in Erbil and two high schools in Sulaimaniyah. "We will open a new
high school in Kerkuk (Kirkuk). It will start classes next year,”
Buyuk told.
Education at these schools is given in Turkish, English, Kurdish,
and Arabic. There are 64 Turkish teachers-40 men and 24 women, and
most students prefer the Turkish teachers, he stressed. "We signed
an agreement with the Kirkuk Governorship, and the new school will
start classes next year,” Buyuk announced to the residents of Kirkuk. Top |
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