Turkish institute launches language course for Iraqi police officers

By Haydar Karaalp

BAGHDAD (AA) - Türkiye's Yunus Emre Institute has started a Turkish language course for high-ranking police officers at the Iraqi Interior Ministry.

The non-profit, created by the government in 2007 to promote the Turkish language and culture, started the crash course for police officers who graduated from the University of Baghdad's Turkish language department, it said in a statement.

New classes, set to begin in March, will extend the Turkish language training to all Iraqi border police and customs guards, it added.

This project, which was launched in cooperation with the Iraqi ministry, is a sign of the friendship and commitment to joint work between Türkiye and Iraq, said Ahmet Can Turgut, the NGO's Baghdad coordinator.

The training of border police and customs officers will contribute to strengthening cooperation and communication with our neighbor Iraq, he added.

Ismail Davud Sellumi, director of the ministry's Language Institute, said the two institutions had reached an agreement on Turkish language courses for Iraqi officers.