Fatima visits Sheikh Zayed Children's Complex in Turkey

GWU Chairwoman praises the efforts invested in the complex, calling it a prominent humanitarian institution that shows the historic ties between the UAE and Turkey

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Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, the “Mother of the Nation,” Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, visited on Saturday, the Sheikh Zayed Children's Complex in Istanbul, accompanied by Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Turkey.

During the visit, Sheikha Fatima and Emine Erdoğan viewed a presentation introducing the complex's comprehensive programmes dedicated to child care, highlighting its efforts to provide an integrated educational, social, and health environment for children.

The session opened with recitations from the Holy Quran, delivered by one of the children at the complex.

The presentation also emphasised the complex’s role in supporting bilateral cooperation between the UAE and Turkey in early childhood development.

It spotlighted educational initiatives designed to instil humanitarian values, enhance children’s mental and creative abilities, and provide academic and psychological support to gifted students.