Delivering a speech at the symposium held in Istanbul, President Erdoğan drew attention to the reputation of Imam Hatip schools and said: “These schools, where life and social sciences, as well as religious lessons, are taught, set a good example to the Islamic world with their unique education model. 1,200 foreign secondary and high-school students from over 89 countries in the world study at Imam Hatip schools in our country. This figure will inshallah increase in both our country and the world, as Imam Hatip schools’ role in the fight against such terrorist organizations as FETO, DAESH, Al-Shabab and Boko Haram, which feed on the exploitation of religion, is better understood.”