TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Yenbu Indonesia Foundation, managing Pribadi School in Depok, said that it would take a legal action over Turkish Embassy’s allegation of being affiliated with terrorists in Turkey. The foundation management said that the allegation had tarnished the reputation of the school.

"We have nothing to do with the current condition in Turkey. Pribadi School is an asset of the country, since we have won medals in regional, national and international science competitions," Yenbu Foundation spokesperson Ari Rosandi said in Depok on Friday, July 29, 2016.

Earlier, the Turkish government released a list of nine schools in Indonesia, including Pribadi School in Depok, being affiliated with Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), which allegedly plotted a coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Ari explained that Pribadi School has no capacity to provide comment or statement on the current condition in Turkey, since the school is not a political institution.

"We would like to emphasize that our schools never teach violence, let alone activities related to terror acts," Ari said.

Ari argued that the press release issued by the Turkish Embassy contained a baseless and unethical allegation for clearly mentioning names of schools without evidence. Ari said that the move was a vile slander.

Ari added that seven out of the nine alleged schools would take legal actions in response to the allegation.

"If we suffer losses, the foundation will take a legal action. We will use ethical ways," he revealed.

In addition to Indonesia, the Turkish government had called on other countries to shut down schools allegedly linked with the FETO terrorist organization, namely Jordan, Azerbaijan, Somalia and Nigeria.

President Erdogan has also issued a decision to shut down 1,043 schools, 1,229 foundations, 35 medical institutions, 19 organizations, and 15 universities allegedly linked with Fethullah Gulen.

IMAM HAMDI