Syria, Turkey more than just neighbors
A civil society platform in Erzurum in eastern Turkey has funded the renovation of a damaged school building in the Syrian city of al-Bab.
ALEPPO, Syria — A damaged public school in the eastern neighborhood of al-Bab city in the Euphrates Shield area in Aleppo countryside has resumed classes following extensive renovation efforts financed by a local Turkish nongovernmental organization (NGO).
Al-Bab local council reopened the public school Sept. 30 in an inauguration ceremony attended by a number of Syrian and Turkish dignitaries and officials. Jamal Osman, the director of al-Bab's local council, and Fawzi al-Sayeh, the council's director of the education bureau, attended the opening.
Since the end of Operation Euphrates Shield, Turkey has been seeking to rehabilitate social institutions in the Euphrates Shield area, and its efforts have been especially focused on the education sector.
The renovated school was named Erzurum Secondary School by the city's local council, after the city of Erzurum in eastern Turkey. The Erzurum Civil Society Platform (ECSP), a Turkish NGO, financed the renovation of the wrecked school building.
