Support for Earthquake Victims from Educator Enver Yücel

Following the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that shook Elazığ and Malatya, work has been launched to repair damaged schools in the region and to provide psychological support to children. While repair work on damaged schools has also started so that students can safely resume their education as soon as possible after the earthquake, Uğur Educational Institutions (BUEK) has undertaken the repair of 8 schools damaged in the region. With a protocol signed at the Governorship of Malatya, Bahçeşehir Uğur Educational Institutions (BUEK) undertook the repair of 6 schools in Malatya and 2 in Elazığ. In the project, supported by Bahçeşehir Uğur Educational Institutions in the region and all the founders of its schools, in addition to the repair of the schools, faculty members of the Bahçeşehir University Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling (PDR) will also work to provide psychological support to children aged 4-14 affected by the earthquake.

A library and robotics laboratory will be built

With the protocol signed at the Governorship of Malatya between Governor Aydın Baruş, Provincial Director of National Education Ali Tatlı and BAU Educational Institutions, the repair, maintenance and reinforcement of schools was also undertaken under the coordination of the Directorate of National Education, so that education in the earthquake region can continue without interruption. In addition, support will be provided to the schools in areas such as setting up libraries and robotics laboratories.

Enver Yücel: "Students will not fall behind in their lessons"

Commenting on the matter, Bahçeşehir Uğur Educational Institutions President Enver Yücel said: "As the BUEK and BAU Global Family, we are ready to provide support, together with all BAU Global institutions around the world, our presidents, deans and academics, for the renovation of schools damaged in the earthquake so that students' education is not disrupted. The students of these schools, which have a low socio-economic level, are currently staying in tents. To help them, we will quickly renovate both the schools and the dormitories and have them ready for the spring semester. This way, students will not fall behind in their lessons."

The schools to be repaired are Gökçe İmam Hatip Middle School and Şehit Türkmen Middle School in the Doğanyol district of Malatya; the Multi-Program Anatolian High School and its Dormitory, Pütürge İmam Hatip Middle School, Pütürge Regional Boarding Middle School and its dormitory building, and Pütürge Anatolian İmam Hatip High School in the Pütürge district; İzollu Multi-Program Anatolian High School and Kale Bent Middle School in the Kale district; Avni Kiğılı Girls' Anatolian İmam Hatip High School in the Battalgazi district; Elazığ Sivrice Cumhuriyet Middle School; and Elazığ Sivrice Ali Rıza Talay Multi-Program Anatolian High School.