Deputy PM Arinc opens first Turkish university in Cambodia

Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc on Sunday opened the first Turkish university in the Far East, in Cambodia , a country with a 14-year history of Turkish education. "Our purpose is to serve the youth of this country," said Arinc, speaking at a dinner held in Phnom Penh to celebrate the university's opening. "We believe that the valuable youth of Cambodia will have access to a very good education at this university, will work to better their country, and will build bridges of friendship between Turkey and Cambodia ." Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An thanked Turkish entrepreneurs for their initiatives in the area of education, adding that the school's students will bring Turkey and Cambodia closer together.