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Turkey takes over FETO-linked schools in Pakistan

Turkey's Maarif Foundation will now run schools once linked to FETO, the terror group behind the defeated coup of 2016 in Turkey.

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Last month, Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled the handing over of FETO-linked schools to Turkey's Maarif Foundation.

Turkey's Maarif Foundation on Thursday assumed management of education institutions once linked to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in Pakistan, the foundation said.

In a written statement, the foundation said Pak-Turk Cag Education Foundation schools were handed over to Turkey's education body.

Türkiye ve Pakistan arasındaki kardeşlik bağları, eğitim alanındaki iş birlikleriyle güçleniyor. Vakfımız, FETÖ iltisaklı Pak-Turk Okulları’nın yönetimini Pakistan Anayasa Mahkemesi kararıyla devraldı.#PakistanTürkiyeZindabad 🇹🇷🤝🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/91plcMTqdo
— TÜRKİYE MAARİF VAKFI (@tmaarifvakfi) January 3, 2019

Last month, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the government to declare FETO a terror group and ruled the handing over of the FETO-linked schools to Turkey's Maarif Foundation.

Turkey established Maarif Foundation in 2016 after a coup attempt.

It was tasked with taking over the administration of overseas schools linked to FETO. It also establishes schools and education centres internationally.

FETO and its US-based leader Fethullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016 in Turkey, which left 251 people dead and nearly 2,200 wounded.

Ankara accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.

SOURCE: AA