By Adama Makasuba
A team of Turkey Police led by Dr. Ufuk Ayhan are in the country to help transform The Gambia Police Force Training School into an academy for a five days security assessment tour for the establishment of a police academy in the country.
The move is as result of the cordial bilateral ties between the Republic of The Gambia and the Republic of Turkey.
Gibril Ngorr Secka, adviser to the Minister of Interior, received the delegation on behalf of the Minister and thanked Turkey’s team for their courtesy call on the Ministry.
He expressed admiration for the speed and urgency with which the Turkish authorities responded to the needs of The Gambia, and thanked the Turkish government for their support to The Gambia; especially in the area of security.
The Vice President of the Turkish National Police Academy and head of the delegation, Dr Ufuk Ayhan affirmed Turkey’s willingness to support The Gambia at all times. He described the relationship between the two countries as brotherly “a long-standing relationship which yielded a lot of positive results”.
“Our engagement with their Gambian counterparts will afford them the opportunity to exchange experiences especially in the area of international peacekeeping operations and missions,” he said.
He added that Turkey is willing to learn from The Gambia’s experience in peacekeeping missions.
Superintendent Demba Sowe said the idea of transforming the Police Training School into an academy is a welcome initiative.
