The Republic of TURKEY was founded in 1923

1. The Republic of TURKEY was founded in 1923

2. Abdullah GÜL President

3. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN Prime Minister

4. Ömer Dinçer Minister of National Education

5. POPULATION: 73.722.988 AREA IN KM²: 814,578 KM²OF WHICH 790,578 KM² ARE LOCATED IN ASIA24,378 KM² ARE LOCATED IN EUROPE CONSIST OF ; SEVEN REGIONS 81 PROVINCESNUMBER OF STUDENTS:(Including preschool education, primary education and secondary education)MALE :7. 957,421FEMALE :7.929,476 TOTAL : 15.886,897NUMBER OF TEACHERS:693,200 TURKEY

6. TARGETS • Quality in Education • Equal Opportunities • Creative and competent individuals • Relevance to the needs of the society • Access to Education

7. TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast.

8. TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION Pre-school education is optional and covers children who have not yet reached the age of entry to primary education.

9. TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM PRIMARY EDUCATION Primary Education, which is free at all state schools, is for the education ofchildren between the ages of 6 and 14, and it is compulsory for all.

10. TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM SECONDARY EDUCATIONLength of programs in years : 4 Age level from : 14 to 18 Secondary schools" Science schools " Anatolian schools" Anatolian Fine Arts schools " Anatolian teachers training schools

11. Adıyaman Milli Eğitim MüdürlüğüDirectorate of Provincial National Education of Adiyaman • is responsible for 20 pre-primary schools, 633 primary schools and 66 secondary schools. It is responsible for Personnel, appointment, examination, investigation, evaluation, in-service training and student affairs, Program Development, Pre-primary Education,  Special education and Guidance, Scholarships and Dormitories, Private Education Institutions, Non-formal Education,  Apprenticeship, Vocational Technical Education

12. MAIN TARGET • Teaching the methods to reach knowledge necessary for life-long learning process; • Providing effective counseling and guidance • Ensuring horizontal and vertical transition between educational institutions; • Focusing on vocational standards required by the market; • Providing equal opportunities for all; • Providing solutions to problems of university entrance system.

13. ONGOING STUDIES IN TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM • Updating the curricula • Increasing schooling rate • Providing additional • facilities • Using information and • communication technologies • Improvement of teachers’ • qualities and status • Effective counseling and • quidance services

14. CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT • We see the curricula as the heart of good quality education • Instead of oppressive and rigid behavioral approach, we adopt a cognitive and constructive approach.

15. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS Elementary educationgrades (1-8) http://programlar.meb.gov.tr

16. FREE COURSE BOOKS For the first time in the history of our Republic • Course books were distributed to all students of the primary education, 2003. The cost is: • 157 Trillion TL,($104 million), 2010 • 175 Trillion TL ($116 million), 2011.

17. HIGHER EDUCATION Li felong Educat İon Centers DIPLOMA 12. GRADE 11. GRADE CERTIFICATE 10. GRADE 9. GRADE (FORMAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CLASSI) PRIMARY EDUCATION 8.GRADE NON-FORMAL EDUCATION

18. SECONDARY EDUCATION • 2010-2011: • All secondary education institutions • Four-year modular programs • Diplomas and certificates: • According to ISCED 97, ( International Standarts Classification of Education ) • National and international validity

19. THE GIRLS’ EDUCATION CAMPAIGN • Increase the schooling rate to 100 % in primary education • Encourage girls’schooling • 40.000 girls have been schooled. • The goal for 2004-2005 is 300.000 girls

20. BUSSED SCHOOLS • Children from scattered settlements to central locations • Lunch is provided for the students

21. 100 % SUPPORT FOREDUCATION 100% tax deduction to educational investments 7000 classrooms 191.000 m2land 521Education facilities

22. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) • enrich, • improve, • diversify learning and teaching environments Implementation of ICT is fundamental to modern education.

23. ICT CLASSES Installed We have ICT classes Within primary and secondary schools;

24. FAST AND FREE INTERNET ACCESS • Launched on December 5, 2003 • Already Implemented: • Almost all schools and institutions in Turkey have internet access

25. MONE INFORMATION SYSTEM (MEBBİS) • Aim: Provide efficent and fast services • Studies: • Acquiring new modules and software • Converting current software to INTERNET-based ones

28. PROMOTION IN TEACHING PROFESSION • All teachers must hold a university degree. • Amendment of the law to create promotion system for teachers (July 8, 2004) • “Teaching Competencies” as defined in EU standards.

29. TEACHING COMPETENCIES • In 2010-2011 regarding general competencies : • 6 maincompetencies, • 39 sub-competencies, • 244 performanceindicatorshavebeendefined; • Draft on general andfieldcompetencies has beenprepared. • Withintheschoolyear 2010-2011: Thedraftwill be finalizedafterpiloting.

30. GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING • 2010-2011: OrientationDirective • Orientationpracticeshavebeenexpandedtoincludethe 6th grade. Students’ progresswill be monitoredthroughthe “individualprogressfolders” formed in electronicmedia. • Guidanceintegration in therecentprimaryeducationcurricula • “VocationalGuidanceandCounselingComponent” forsecondaryeducationproject.

31. GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING Rate of Students Expected in Vocational and Technical Education Schools %65Vocational %35General

32. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION • In 40.000 settlement areas • Public Education Centers • Vocational Training Centers • Vocational high schools • Distance Education • Open university • Open high school • Open primary school