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in Somalia in the coming months.

A Turkish high school will be opened in Mogadishu in the next month, proof that Turkey is continuing to make good on its promise to invest in Somalia's infrastructure, according to an Anatolia news agency report.

Bilal Çelik, chairman of Turkish charity the Nil Organization, said on Wednesday that an admission exam had been devised and more than 1,000 prospective students have applied to the school.

Çelik, adding that 120 students would be boarders, said they would give textbooks to Somali students free of charge.

Math, physics, chemistry and computer lessons will be taught in English, social studies lessons will be taught in Somali and religion lessons will be in Arabic. The students will also have Turkish language lessons 11 hours per week.

A total of nine Turkish teachers will work at the school, Çelik said.

Turkey has been a leader in the international community for its impressive and ongoing aid to Somalia, where approximately half of its population has yet to receive aid. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Mogadishu and several refugee camps in Somalia, pledging more aid in cash and infrastructure.

http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Oct/t ... dishu.aspx

Muqdisho 12 October 2011 (SONNA) – Dowladda Turkiga ayaa maanta shaaca ka qaaday in bilaha soo socdo ay magaalada Muqdisho ka fureyso iskuulaad u badan dugsiga sare, kuwaa oo wax lagu bari doono ardayda Soomaaliyeed ee aanan heli fursadaha waxbarasho ee ay dhwaantaan dowladda Turkiga ugu deeqday boqolaal arday Soomaaliyeed ah.

Bilal Çelik oo ah madaxa hayadda Niil ayaa sheegay in dowladda Turkiga ay bilaha soo socdo dalka Soomaaliya ka hirgalineyso dugsiyo waxbarasho oo u badan kuwa sare, isagoo xusay in ku dhawaad 1,000 arday ay u fadhiisan doonaan imtixaanaadka lagu galaayo dugsiyadaasi, si ay uga faa’iideystaan fursadaha wax barasho ee ay dhawaan dowladda Turkiga ka hirgalineyso qeybo ka mid ah dalka Soomaaliya.

Bilal Çelik ayaa intaasi ku daray in dowladda Turkiga ay fulineyso balan qaadyadii ay horey ugu balanqaaday dowladda Soomaaliya, waxa uuna intaa raaciyay in iskuulkiiba ay seexan doonaan ku dhawaad 120 arday, waxaana la siindoonaa buugaag isu jirta xisaab, ingiriis, Soomalia Carabi iyo kuwa kale oo aad u farabadan.

Dhinaca kale Mr. Bilal Çelik waxa uu xusay in macalimiinta wax ka dhigeysa dugsiyadaas ay ku jiraan macalimiin Turkish ah oo tiradoodu ay gaareyso sagaal macalin, waxa uuna sheegay in luqadda Turkigu ay ka mid tahay maadooyinka lagu baranaayo dugsiyadaasi.

Dhawaan ayey ahayd markii dowlada Turkigu ay deeq waxbarasho dalkeeda ugu qaaday boqolaal arday Somaliyeed ah oo isagu jirata wiilal iyo gabdho ka kala socota dhamaan gobolada dalka Soomaaliya.

Looks like Al Shabab has found itself a new target.

"Turkish language lessons 11 hours per week"


And what happened to ENGLISH!!!????????????????????????????????? They NEED to learn English as well! OMG

11hr uma leeymayi, but this is good

"Turkish language lessons 11 hours per week"


And what happened to ENGLISH!!!????????????????????????????????? They NEED to learn English as well! OMG

Yeah. But you have to understand these type of projects also serve as a promotion of one's country and cross-cultural ties. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. Countries do this all the time. E.g the UK has the British Council which has a centre everywhere from Tokyo to Kabul providing English lessons. America has programmes which give scholarships to only British students as long as they want to study in America.

The idea is to cultivate a relationship with the future leaders of the country.

Turkey is just smart enough to realise the potential in Somalia while everyone sees her as a dead horse.

OMG The Turkish language is soo ugly walahi. LOL

Just to add to that, why do you expect Turkey (an ambitious country) to train people in a western fashion in English to further the objectives of the west. The whole point is they want to claw back some influence.

Us Somalis really have to get over this addiction to the free lunch. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. All the prosperous countries paid their dues.

"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" (TANSTAAFL) expresses the idea that even if something seems like it is free, there is always a cost, no matter how indirect or hidden.

In finance, TANSTAAFL refers to the opportunity cost paid to make a decision. The decision to consume one product usually comes with the trade-off of giving up the consumption of something else.

e.g a student has to decide: studying v nap time

Looks like Al Shabab has found itself a new target.

south somalia ppl speak af turkei ,interesting