Türkiye’s Ambassador to Damascus Nuh Yılmaz visited the Damascus International Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish School, which is preparing to begin operations in Syria’s capital, Damascus.
Ambassador Yılmaz inspected the school building during his visit, which marked another step in the education initiatives being carried out between Türkiye and Syria.
The Turkish school in Damascus will begin operations
The Damascus International Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish School is planned to begin its educational activities in Syria’s capital.
In an earlier statement, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Damascus Nuh Yılmaz announced that an international Turkish school would be opened in Damascus and its surrounding areas under an agreement reached between the Ministry of National Education and the Syrian authorities.
Education cooperation between Türkiye and Syria
The school project stands out as one of the concrete steps in the education cooperation recently developed between Ankara and Damascus.
Nuh Yılmaz had previously highlighted the importance of support for education in Syria and said that the relevant authorities of the two countries were working to open the Turkish school.
Ambassador Nuh Yılmaz visited the school
During the visit on September 18, Ambassador Nuh Yılmaz visited the school building, which is preparing to begin operations.
The phrase “Damascus International Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Turkish School” appears at the entrance to the building in both Turkish and Arabic.
Once the school begins operations, a new area will be added to education relations between Türkiye and Syria.