He inaugurated the Turkish Embassy and visited a Turkish college yesterday during which he was overjoyed with what he saw.

President Abdullah Gül of the Republic of Turkey had a good dose of Cameroon's culture and know-how of Cameroonian students in educational methods from Turkey. During his busy morning schedule yesterday, President Abdullah Gül and his entourage had a memorable time in songs, sketches and poems in the Turkish language demonstrated by students from the lone Turkish school in Yaounde: Amity International College. From Amity College, the visibly happy Abdullah Gül later went on to inaugurate the Turkish Embassy at the Bastos neighbourhood in Yaounde and made a stop over at the Bastos residence of the Turkish Ambassador to Cameroon.

Despite the gloomy whether yesterday morning, authorities of the Amity International College left no stone unturned to gracefully and beautifully welcome President Abdullah Gül and his delegation. The school premises were properly arranged with a banner placed at the entrance of the school which read "Sayin cumhurbaskanimiz Hos Geldiniz" in the Turkish language meaning, "Welcome Mr President"! The "British" uniforms of the students, Scottish red dresses, white shirt and red tie for the girls, grey trousers, shirt, white, navy blue jacket and red tie for the young boys quickly gave an impression of seriousness. The students and the Turkish people living in Yaounde waved little flags of Cameroon and Turkey as President Abdullah Gül entered the school campus and was welcomed by the Minister of External Relations, Henri Eyebe Ayissi alongside other school authorities.

The smiling Turkish President immediately went on to shake hands with the enthusiastic crowd that was waiting for him. After a brief visit to the science laboratory, the President could not resist going towards the traditional display of the Koé group from the Centre Region which had earlier on captivated his delegation before his arrival. In broad smiles, President Abdullah Gül applauded the dance group as they curved their bodies to the tempo of the tam-tam. While the Turkish President was being treated to a rich display of poems and sketches in the Turkish language, a majority of his delegation members were amazed with the display and appearance of the Koé dance group as each of them took turns to take a picture with the group.

President Abdullah Gül used the occasion to thank the government and population of Cameroon for the hospitality shown him and his delegation since their arrival in Cameroon. He noted that the Amity International College is a veritable corner stone of a perfect example of cooperation between Cameroon and Turkey. According to Abdullah Gül, his visit will accelerate, develop and intensify cooperation between Cameroon and Turkey in all domains, particularly in the education sector which is of importance to Cameroon and Turkey. The Amity International College was created in 2003 by Turkish association living in Cameroon. The school complex currently host some 730 students but with the construction of a definitive site for the establishment in the Nkolfoulou neighbourhood along the Soa road, the school capacity will increase to 1, 300 students. The Director of the school, Suleyman Akdemir says the school already has a branch in Ngaoundéré and there is hope to open more branches.

President Abdullah Gül later went to the premises of the Turkish Embassy where he was received by the Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang. After cutting the inaugural ribbon of the embassy, Abdullah Gül and other dignitaries climbed to the top floor of the embassy where he cheerfully waved women in the CPDM "kabas" dancing to the rhythm of the "balafon".