Turkish authorities will launch new Turkish schools in Morocco by next year after they pushed for the shutdown of Gülen schools in January this year, a source close to the Turkish government says. The new schools will open next year, Moroccan daily Al Massae reported Tuesday, quoting Mustapha Ghoukous, a member of Wakef Fund. The future schools will get funding from the Wakef fund, which champions education and knowledge, Ghoukous further noted. The Moroccan Interior Ministry early January requested the shutdown of Turkish schools affiliated to Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish cleric based in the US. Ankara had hailed the Moroccan Government’s decision to close down the schools.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2017 15:45 UTC