User:MyreliaCorpo/Ankara School

Ankara School is a school and orphanage opened during the Korean War by Turkish soldiers who were sent there under United Nations' command. The school for orphaned children in need of food, shelter, family and education has first been opened in 1950 by Master Sergeant Hüseyin Dinçtürk and his soldiers 70 kilometers away from Seoul in a city called Suwon. It has also been mentioned as "Ankara Suwon School" and "Ankara Primary School".

About the School
Ankara School was a school as well as an orphanage. Before its opening, Turkish soldiers had been attending to about 70 childrens basic needs in a tent set up near their headquarters. As the number of orphans grew, a ruined building had been restored to serve as this facility. With a light education program, children being educated in Korean, Turkish and English. With support of the Turkish military, about 10 Koreans teached, with attention given to the ongoing war, more favourably sports and music. Teaching instruments, such as the piano, and folklore dances stood especially out. During and until shortly after 1953, many of this school's and orphanage's needs for educational supplies were delivered by the Ankara Demirlibahçe İlkokulu (English: Ankara Demirlibahçe Primary School), located in Turkey. &#x5D;