Turkey's first lady opens high school in Baku

By Ruslan Rehimov

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) - Turkey’s first lady on Tuesday opened the new building of a high school in Azerbaijan’s capital run by the Turkish Religious Foundation (TDV).

"I believe that teens who graduate from here will make a great contribution to both strengthening Azerbaijan and enhancing relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan," Emine Erdogan told the opening ceremony in the capital Baku.

Erdogan called it one of the country’s most "successful" schools.

The Turkish Religious Foundation has covered the expenses of the school for nearly a quarter-century, 23 years.

A total of 827 students, including 268 girls, currently receive education there. It has 112 teachers.