Turkish school opens in Budapest
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The government would declare the renovation of the building of a private Turkish school in Budapest to be a matter of top priority for the national economy.
After the renovation and reconstruction of the property at 52 Hernád Street in District VII, the Turkish Maarif Foundation Hungarian-English Bilingual Primary and Secondary School would start its operations in September 2024.
According to a regulation published in the Hungarian Gazette on Tuesday evening, the government has decided on the organisation and financing of the Hungarian-Turkish joint cultural year 2024.
Declaring the investment a matter of top priority
“The purpose of the investment is the renovation and transformation of the property at 33379, parcel number 33379, in kind at Hernád Street 52, 1078 Budapest, which was previously used to house a public education institution.”
According to telex.hu, the reason for declaring the investment a matter of top priority in terms of the national economy is to simplify and accelerate the administrative licensing procedures related to the renovation and transformation of the property owned by Maarif Hungary Property Ltd.
The organisation is close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to who the Wise Men of the Organization of Turkic States would award the Nobel Peace Prize due to his successful mediation role in the Russia-Ukraine war. The organisation first opened a school in Budapest in 2019, in the IX district of Ifjúmunkás Street.
The Maarif Hungarian-English Bilingual Primary School and Secondary School is run by Maarif Hungary Nonprofit Ltd., which is owned by the Maarif Foundation of Turkey, according to 24.hu. The foundation was established by the Turkish government in 2016 and since then, several schools have been opened around the world.
