Gaziantep University opens facilities in Syrian opposition areas
The Turkish Gaziantep University has opened three faculties in the opposition-held Aleppo countryside, giving students there an opportunity to earn a degree from an accredited university.
ALEPPO, Syria — Enrollment has been open for Syrian students in the Turkish Gaziantep University facilities in the Aleppo countryside since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved the move Oct. 4.
Erdogan’s decree includes the Faculty of Business and Economics in Al-Bab, in Aleppo’s northeastern countryside, the Islamic Sciences Faculty in Azaz and the Education Faculty in Afrin, in Aleppo’s northern countryside.
The facilities were officially opened Oct. 9. In attendance at Gaziantep University in Al-Bab's inaugural ceremony were Deputy Governor of Gaziantep Shinoul Asmar, a delegation from the Gaziantep University headed by President Ali Kour and head of the local council of Al-Bab city Jamal Othman, in addition to prominent figures from opposition-affiliated local councils in the Aleppo countryside.
According to Anadolu Agency, Kour talked about a sacred right to education and the need to raise living standards.
