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EDUCATION SYSTEM IN TURKEY
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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 functional 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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• 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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YÜKSEK ÖGRENIM UNIVERSITY
Sürekl i Egi T im Merkez i
DiPLOMA
12. SINIF / grade
11. SINIF / grade
SERTIFIKA
10. SINIF / grade
ORTAK 9. SINIF COMMON 9 th grade (ÖRGÜN MTE /
FORMAL VET)
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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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EDUCATION TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN
2004-2005 EDUCATION YEAR ( Open education and
other institutions schools not included)
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EDUCATION TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
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TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
PROJECT ON STRENGTHENING THE VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM IN
TURKEY (SVET) SVET is a five-year project
resulting from an agreement signed between the
European Commission and the Government of Turkey,
and has a total budget of 58.2M. The project
aims at strengthening Turkey 's VET system rather
than imposing an alien structure.
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• OUTCOMES OF PROJECT
• Setting up the bodies needed for VET reform,
• Labour market needs analysis,
• Development of occupational standards,
• Development of training standards,
• National Qualification System,
• Revision of existing curricula (based on ISCED
  97)
• Development of Life Long Learning concept for
  Turkey
• Quality assurance system
• Training of school and training centre managers
  
• The final outcome of the project should be a
  strong VET system supported by a National
  Qualification System with national and
  international credibility.

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TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

• SOCIAL PARTNERS
• DISK Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions
  of Turkey
• HAK-IS Confederation of Right Trade Unions,
• IS-KUR Turkish Employment Agency,
• KOSGEB Small and Medium Scale Industry
  Development Institution
• MEKSA Vocational Training and Small Industry
  Support Foundation,
• TESK Turkish Confederation of Tradesmen and
  Craftsmen,
• TOBB Turkish Union of Chambers of Commers,
  Industry, Navigation and Commercial Exchanges
  of Turkey,
• TURK-IS Confederation of Trade Unions of Turkey

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ACTIONS 2.3Trainer Training 2.4Role of
social partners in VET governance 3.1Public
information campaign 3.2Managing function in
decentralized VET systems 3.3Strengthening the
decentralized approach to VET system
governance, 3.4Empowering schools and training
centres and their managers to promote
decentralized VET system 3.5Training of civil
servants at ministerial and regional level
ACTIONS 1.1Setting up the bodies needed for
VET reform 1.2Labour market needs
analysis 1.3Development of occupational
standards 1.4Development of training
standards 1.5National Qualification
System 1.6Revision of existing
curricula 1.7Development of Life Long Learning
concept for Turkey 2.1Quality assurance
system 2.2Training of school and training centre
managers
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