THE TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

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THE TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM
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Where we are in the world
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• PRINCIPLES REGULATING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

The Turkish education system is organized on the
basis of - Constitution of the Turkish
Republic - Laws Regulating Education and
Instruction - Government Programs- Development
Plans- National Education Councils
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Based on these factors, education principles have
been defined as follows
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• - Education shall be national,- Education shall
  be Republican,- Education shall be secular,-
  Education shall have a scientific foundation,
  - Education shall incorporate generality and
  equality,- Education shall be fuctional and
  modern

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General Character of the Education System
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• Education system has democratic, modern,
  scientific secular and coeducational
  characteristics. The purpose of the Turkish
  Education System is to increase the welfare and
  happiness of the Turkish citizens and Turkish
  society, to support and facilitate economic,
  social and cultural development in national unity
  and integration and to make the Turkish nation a
  constructive, creative and distinguished partner
  in modern civilization.

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. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
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• FORMAL EDUCATION Formal education is the regular
  education of individuals in a certain age group
  and given in schools at the same level with
  programs prepared for definite purposes. Formal
  education includes Pre-Primary education, primary
  education, secondary education and higher
  education institutions.

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THE TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Non-Formal Education-Adults Education
Continuous Education
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AGE 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 1
4 13 6 5 3 AGE
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Doctorate
Doctorate
Medical Specialization
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3
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1
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Doctorate
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1
Masters Degrees
2
1
Masters Degrees
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Under Graduate Diploma
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Under Graduate
Under Graduate
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Under Graduate
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Two years Diploma
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Two years Diploma
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(PREPARATORY CLASS COMPULSORY IN SOME
UNIVERSTIES)

Open Education
Apprenticeship Training
HIGHER EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ANATOLIAN
TECHNICAL
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SICIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
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NORMAL
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GENERAL HIGH SCHOOL
ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL
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GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SECONDARY
EDUCATION
( PREPARATORY CLASS OPTIONAL IN SOME
SCHOOLS )

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PRIMARY EDUCATION (COMPULSORY BASIC EDUCATION)
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PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION (Kinder-garten and Nursery)
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• Pre-Primary education Pre-Primary education
  includes the optional education of children
  between 36-72 month who are under the age of
  compulsory primary education. Pre-Primary
  education institutions, independent nurseries are
  opened as nursery classes and practical classes
  within formal and non-formal education
  institutions with suitable physical capacity.The
  purpose of Pre-Primary education is to ensure
  physical, mental and sensory development of
  children and the acquisition of good habits, to
  prepare children for primary education, to create
  a common atmosphere of growth for those living in
  inconvenient circumstances and to ensure that
  Turkish is spoken correct and well.

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Primary EducationThe purpose of primary
education is to ensure that every Turkish child
acquires the basic knowledge, skills, behaviors,
and habits to become a good citizen, is raised in
line with the national moral concepts and is
prepared for life and for the next education
level parallel to his/her interests and skills.
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Primary education is compulsory for all
citizens, boys or girls, and is given free of
charge in public schools. Primary education
institutions are schools that provide eight years
of uninterrupted education, at the end of which
graduates receive a primary education diploma.
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.1.3. Secondary Education The purpose of
secondary education is to give students a minimum
common culture, to identify individual and social
problems, to search for solutions, to raise
awareness in order to contribute to the
socio-economic and cultural development of the
country and to prepare the students for higher
education, for profession, for life and for
business in line with their interests and skills.

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. Higher Education Among higher education
institutions are universities, faculties,
institutes, higher education schools,
conservatories, vocational higher education
schools and application-research centers. The
purpose of higher education is to raise the
students in line with their interests and skills,
in conformance to the science policy of the
country and in consideration of qualified
manpower needs of society at several levels, to
do researches in scientific areas, to arrange for
all kinds of publications that show the research
and examination results
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and facilitate advancement of science and
technology, to finalize the researches and
examinations demanded by the government and to
make comments, to make written or oral public
announcements explaining the scientific data that
shall increase the general level of Turkish
society and enlighten the public, and to give
non-formal education.
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• 2.2. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
• Services given by non-formal education are
• to teach reading-writing, to provide continuing
  education opportunities for students to finish
  their incomplete education
• to provide education opportunities that shall
  facilitate the students' adaptation to
  scientific, technologic, economic, social and
  cultural developments
• to give education that protects, improves,
  introduces and comprises our national cultural
  values

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to help students acquire the concepts and habits
of collective living, supporting, helping,
working and organizing collectively to provide
opportunities that shall ensure acquisition of
professions in line with the economic development
and employment policy to teach balanced
nutrition and a healthy life style to teach
people from various professions the knowledge and
skills they need to improve themselves to
provide the habit of using one's free time in a
useful way.
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PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION" Nurseries"
Kindergarten" Practical classes" Nurseries
within private Turkish, Foreign, Minority,
International schools " Other institutions
(Society for the Protection of Children, and
other institutions and organizations opened as
per article 191 of Law no 657)
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PRIMARY EDUCATION" Primary schools " Regional
Boarding Primary Schools" Boarding Primary
Education School" Primary schools for the
Hearing-Impaired " Primary schools for the
Visually-Impaired " Primary schools for the
Orthopedically Disabled " Primary schools for
the Mentally Retarded " Private Turkish,
Foreign, Minority, International Primary schools
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SECONDARY EDUCATION General Secondary Education
Secondary schools " Science schools " Anatolian
schools" Anatolian Fine Arts schools " Anatolia
teacher training schools " Foreign language
school Vocational and Technical Secondary
Education " Vocational schools for industry "
Technical schools" Anatolia technical schools"
Anatolia Vocational schools" Vocational schools
for girls " Technical schools for girls
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" Anatolia Vocational schools for girls "
Anatolia Technical schools for girls " Anatolia
Vocational Schools for Commerce " Anatolia
Vocational Schools for Communication " Anatolia
Vocational Schools for Hotel management and
Tourism " Vocational Schools for Commerce "
Religious High Schools " Anatolia Religious High
Schools " Multi-program high schools for the
Hearing impaired " Vocational Schools for
orthopedically disabled " Multi-program high
schools " Vocational Schools for Health "
Anatolia Vocational Schools for Health  
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HIGHER EDUCATION" Universities" Faculties"
Institutes" Higher education schools" Higher
Vocational education schools" Conservatories"
Application and research centres
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HIGHER EDUCATION" Practical Arts Colleges for
Girls " Maturation Institutes" Technical
education centres for adults " Public education
centres - Reading-writing courses - Vocational
courses - Social-cultural courses" Vocational
training centres " Professional education
centres " Science and Art centres
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" Guidance and research centres " Private
education - Private courses- Private classes-
Private motor vehicle driving courses - Private
student training centres vocational courses -
Remote Education - Open education primary
schools - Open education high schools-
Vocational and Technical Open education schools
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FIGURES BY EDUCATION LEVEL IN THE SCHOLASTIC YEAR
BETWEEN 2006-2007
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Some Projects supported by EU -SBEP (Support to
Basic Education Programme)-SVET (Strengthening
the Vocational Education and Training System in
Turkey)-MVET (Modernization of Vocational
Education and Training in Turkey)-SEP
(Secondary Education Project)-BEP II ( Basic
Education Project Project-II)
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Turkey Now Fully Participated European Union
Education and Training Programmes
The Memorandum of Understanding establishing
Turkey's participation in the Socrates, Leonardo
da Vinci and Youth programmes has been signed by
the Commission and the Turkish authorities on 15
April 2004 and has been published in the Turkish
Official Gazette on 8 May. This MoU has now
entered into force. It takes effect
retrospectively as from 1 April 2004.
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I would like to thank to those who have given
their precious time for hearing and watching my
presentation . I will be be glad If I make you
understand the Turkish Education System Regards
and with my best wishes. Necmettin KALKAN Vice
Governor of Kocaeli Province
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