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Turkey and Ethiopia are determined to wipe out the tumor" of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FET), President Recep Tayyip Erdoan said Tuesday.

Ethiopia is our friend who sees the criminal face of FET, which poses a great threat to humanity," Erdoan said, referring to the group Ankara holds responsible for last July's coup attempt in Turkey, which left 248 people martyred. In this regard, we are taking steps within the alliance.

I would like to express this point in particular. After the July 15 coup attempt, Ethiopia was one of the first countries to explain its support and solidarity to us."

Speaking at a news conference in Ankara with Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome, Erdogan underlined Turkey's strategic partnership with the east African state, particularly in the economic sphere.

Hopefully, we will begin negotiations on preferential trade agreements very soon in line with this objective," he said.

Georgian Ministry of Education has canceled Saturday the license of the school that is known to be linked to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FET) in Batumi. Sahin Primary and High Schools' license was cancelled due to some serious deficiencies such as student enrollment system, officials from the country's Education Ministry told Anadolu Agency, speaking on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking with the media. The officials said the formal decision on the cancellation of the school's license would be issued within 10 working days.According to Georgian law, when a school's license is canceled, educational procedures are suspended from the day the decision is formally issued.By the decision of the Ministry, the students will be transferred to various educational institutions.It is known that there were seven FET linked schools in Georgia, as the Georgian Education Quality Improvement Center did not renew the licence of one of those schools located in capital Tbilisi at the beginning of the 2016-2017 academic year.According to Turkey's government, FET leader Fetullah Gulen -- a resident of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania -- masterminded the July 15 defeated coup, which left at least 248 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.Ankara has also said FET is behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary. The terrorist group is also known for its network of hundreds of schools around the world.So far, over 80 FET organizations operating abroad, including schools and training centers, have been shut down or transferred to the Turkish government.

Teshome congratulated Turkey for the courage and determination shown in defending democracy on July 15. He pledged to transfer schools linked to FET to Turkey's Maarif Foundation.

Turkey's head of Presidency of Religious Affairs Mehmet Grmez has said that the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FET) headed by Fetullah Glen has nothing to do with providing free education to the children of poor families. "The terrorist organization's only target is that it's known to be used as tools to reach the children of the richest families of the country, provide them education and intervene in the politics and make them become a part of this systematic malignity," Grmez said. "The representatives of the global malignity focused on the Middle East and Balkans along with Europe to serve their dirty targets," Grmez said. "The terrorist organization has been conducting its activities in Africa, and the geography where the Soviet Union collapsed to take advantage of the situation there," he said.Pakistan requests help from Turkey against FET Turkish officials repeatedly warned countries of the threat of the FET formation in many countries, which may trigger possible coup bids there, similar to the recent coup attempt in Turkey. The FET is known to have 24 schools across Pakistan; six of them in Islamabad, five of them in Lahore, three of them in Karachi, three in Quetta, two in Peshawar, two in Multan, and one each in Haripur, Hyderabad and Amshoro.The 'FET Empire' in Kyrgyzstan Another country that FET has the largest number of schools in is Kyrgyzstan where the terrorist organization is known to have 23 schools. Also, another FET center is the African country Chad, which has dealt a blow to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization that attempted the coup in Turkey on July 15. A violent coup bid was witnessed on July 15, mostly in Turkey's cities, when the terrorist group headed by Fetullah Glen attempted to topple the democratically-elected government. Turkey's government says the deadly plot, which martyred at least 246 people and injured more than 2,100 others, was organized by followers of U.S.- based Fetullah Glen.

He heralded his meeting with Erdoan as fruitful and productive" and said they had exchanged views on wide range of issues.

We have recognized that additional effort is needed to further strengthen and deepen cooperation through economic interdependence by expanding trade and investments," he told reporters.

We discussed how to take new actions to further enhance Turkish investment in Ethiopia in much needed areas of infrastructure, manufacturing and energy."

Calling on Turkish investors to come forward, Teshome said he wanted Turkey to be the leading foreign investor in Ethiopia."

Both countries were leading the fight against terrorism, he added. We are partners in the struggle to fight terrorism, albeit in different regions," Teshome said.

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