By Zeynep Rakipoglu
ISTANBUL (AA) – A Turkish-based aid agency built an educational complex for orphans in Somalia, according to a statement on Tuesday.
The Deniz Feneri Association said the complex — which includes a cafeteria, dormitory, library and masjid — was built in the town of Buuhoodle, north of Somalia, has a capacity of 720 people.
A primary, middle and high school is in the 2 million lira-worth (nearly $380,000) complex, which was built with the help of a benefactor, said Mehmet Cengiz, head of the association at the opening ceremony of the complex.
“We hope that this facility will make a very significant contribution to the development of the brotherhood between Somalia and Turkey, ” Cengiz said.
During the ceremony, Sheikh Mahmud Yussuf, mufti of Buuhoodle, said his prayers for the Islamic world, Turkish people and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
