Saudi Arabia is closing eight Turkish colleges
Saudi Arabia determined to shut eight Turkish colleges at the tip of the present tutorial 12 months, based on what the official Turkish Anadolu company reported on Wednesday, in a choice that might anger Ankara, who sought to reassure relations with Riyadh.
Based on Anadolu, the Saudi authorities have knowledgeable the Turkish Ministry of Training that these eight establishments can have to shut their doorways completely by the tip of the present college 12 months.
These establishments have a whole of 2256 college students, based on the company.
Agence France-Presse tried to contact the Turkish Ministries of International Affairs and Training, however obtained no response.
Final month, the Ministry of Training reported that 26 Turkish colleges had been working in Saudi Arabia.
The closure of eight of them could lead on to renewed tensions between Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Relations between Ankara and Riyadh have been considerably strained since 2017, primarily as a result of Turkey’s help for Qatar in its battle with Saudi Arabia.
Including to the thrill was the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 inside his nation’s consulate in Istanbul.