1. TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

3. 814.578 square kilometres area

4. 2672 kilometres land borders

5. Surrounded by the Black sea, the Mediterranean and the Aegean sea

6. About 73.000.000 population

7. Age groups in population - 0 - 14 Ages 29 % - 15 - 64 Ages 65 % - 65 + Ages 6 %

9. Language : Turkish

10. Political Structure : Parliamentary democracy

11. Memberships : Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, BSEC, OIC, and many other international organizations NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development BSEC: Black Sea Economic Cooperation OIC : Organization of the Islamic Conference

12. Turkey-Regional

13. Organisation of Turkish Education System

15. Provincial Organisation

16. Abroad Organisation

17. Related Institutions

18. 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

19. Outline of Turkish Education System 1. Basic Law No. 1739 (M O NE), The Ministry of National Education (MONE) is responsible for all educational services . 2. Law No. 2547 of 1981 (C O HE) T he Council of Higher Education (C O HE) is the planning, coordinating and policy making body for higher education

22. TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM CHART

23. Formal and Non-formal Education (2006/2007) Level of Education Number of Schools Number of Male Students Number of Female Students Total Number of Students Pre-school education 3.222 334.252 306.597 640.849 Primary education 34.656 5.684.609 5.162.321 10.846.930 Secondary education: General: Vocational & technical: Total 3.690 4.244 7.934 1.156.418 760.771 1.917.189 985.800 483.728 1.469.828 2.142.218 1.244.499 3.386.717 Total for formal education 45.812 7.936.050 6.938.446 14.874.496 Non-formal training 10.576 2.545.004 1.963.560 4.508.564 Universities - 1.134.140 812.302 1.946.442 Total general 56.388 11.615.194 9.714.608 21.329.502

25. Non-formal Education

27. Primary

28. Secondary

29. Higher Education

30. Non-formal Education-1 It involves all educational and training activities organized for the individuals that have never participated in formal education system or left school in one of the levels of this system.

32. Apprenticeship Education

33. Distance Education

35. P re- S chool E ducation N on-compulsory programs for children from birth to the age of 72 months T hree sub-categories: 1. D ay nurseries (kre s and yuva) (0-36 months) 2. K indergartens (anaokulu) (37-60 months) 3. P re-school classes (anas i n i f i ) (60-72 months)

36. Pre- S chool Education (PSE) M O NE provides pre-school education for children from th e age of 36 to 72 months in kindergartens and pre-school classes P rivate nurseries, day care cent er s, and kindergartens provide care and education for 0-72 age group.

38. Primary Education Compulsory Education : Age of Entry : 6, Age of Exit: 14 Structure of School System : Basic / Primary Type of School : Basic (Primary) Education School Length of program in years : 8 Diploma Awarded: Basic Education Diploma

39. Primary Education The primary education program includes : Turkish language and literature, mathematics, social studies, science, civics and human rights, the history of the Turkish Republic and Atatürk's reforms , a foreign language (English, French or German), individual and group activities, religious culture and ethics, art/handicraft, music, physical education, traffic safety and first aid, career guidance, and elective courses .

40. Primary Education M O NE and private firms prepares s tudents' textbooks, teacher's books, worksheets, and teaching aids . The approval of M O NE is required for all materials. Teachers at this level are trained at university faculties of education and complete at least one year of teaching on provisional/probationary status prior to appointment as regular teachers

41. SECONDARY EDUCATION General Secondary Education Secondary schools " Science schools " Anatolian schools " Anatolian Fine Arts schools " Anatolia n teacher training schools " Foreign language school Vocational and

42. Vocational schools for industry " Technical schools " Anatolia technical schools " Anatolia Vocational schools " Vocational schools for girls " Technical schools for girls " Anatolia Vocational schools for girls " Anatolia Technical schools for girls SECONDARY EDUCATION Technical Secondary Education -1

43. SECONDARY EDUCATION Technical Secondary Education -2 Anatolia Vocational Schools for Commerce " Anatolia Vocational Schools for Communication " Anatolia Vocational Schools for Hotel M anagement and Tourism " Vocational Schools for Commerce Religious High Schools " Anatolia Religious High Schools

44. SECONDARY EDUCATION Technical Secondary Education -3 " 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

46. Diploma Awarded : High School

47. 9 th GRADE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACADEMIC EDUCATION ACADEMIC EDUCATION IN GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS’ GUIDANCE AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROCESS 9 th GRADE TRAINING IN JOB FAMILY TRAINING IN CHOSEN OCCUPATION TRAINING IN OCCUPATION ???

48. PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 9 (COMMON) GRADE 10 GRADE 12 GRADE 11 DIPLOMA HIGHER EDUCATION GRADE 9 (COMMON) GRADE 10 GRADE 12 GRADE 11 GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION L A B O R M A R K E T CERTIFICATE ADULTS CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Opportunity of changing field Make-up Training EDUCATION SYSTEM AND TRANSITIONS

49. HIGHER EDUCATION Universities " Faculties " Institutes " Higher education schools " Higher Vocational education schools " Conservatories