Turkish humanitarian initiatives
23 January 2015 - 11:59am
By Vestnik Kavkaza
The New York Times reports that President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey would seek the closure of schools in Africa linked to his ally-turned-foe Fethullah Gulen, who is accused in the judiciary and police of seeking to establish a "parallel state" and of orchestrating a corruption investigation targeting Erdogan's inner circle. Followers of Gulen's Hizmet (Service) movement run a network of schools in Turkey and across the world, including in Africa. "They might have established educational institutions, but they will be closed down because the Republic of Turkey education ministry will be providing the needed services for students," he told a news conference in Addis Ababa.
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