The document summarizes the educational system in Turkey including primary, secondary, and higher education. It then focuses on the Tulay Aktas Middle School for the Deaf, providing details about the school such as having 82 students, both day and boarding options, teachers being specialized in deaf education for primary but general teachers for middle school, and teaching methods including total communication and sign language not being systematically taught. It lists the subjects taught and shows students can perform folk dances successfully.

1. TASTY EUROPA
TULAY AKTAS
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Izmir / TURKEY

2. GENERAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN TURKEY
• Doctorate, Master’s etc.
Higher Education • Bachelor’s degree, Postgraduate etc.
Secondary • Vocational High School (15-18 Ages - 4 years)
Education • Anatolian High School (15-18 Ages - 4 years)
• Middle School > (11-14 Ages > 4 years)
Primary • Primary School > (07-10 Ages > 4 years)
Education • Kindergarten

3. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN TURKEY
4+4+4=12 years
compulsory;
Publicly
financed;
Free of charge
in State
schools, but
not in Special
schools.
Vocational
education
starts from
High school.

4. Both day and
TÜLAY AKTAS MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
boarding school;
Co-educational;
A total of 82
students:
(40 borders and 42
day-students);
Supporters such as
nurse, tutors and
other persons;
The disabled
students receive
schooling, lunches
and transportation
to and from school;
All municipal
buses, metro and
ferry are free of
charge for the
disabled.

5. Teachers of the
TEACHERS
Deaf in Turkey
qualify through
full-time study at
university lasting
a minimum of
four years.
All teachers in
Primary school
are the
«specialized
teachers» in the
field of deaf
education.
but all are
normal «branch
teachers» in
Middle School.

6. We use total
TEACHING OF THE DEAF
method in
teaching and
training of the
deaf.
A few special
schools are
oral.
Sign language
isn’t taught
systematically
in our school.
Children
usually wear
hearing aids
or have
cochlear
implants and,
additionally,
use FM
systems in the
class.

7. WE TEACH:
TURKISH, MATH, ICT, SCIENCE, CIVICS, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, MUSIC, DRAWING,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION, HANDICRAFTS AND RELIGION AND ETHIC.

8. FOLK DANCE
Although our
students are
deaf, they
can perform
folk dance
successfuly.

9. ENGLISH TURKISH
Hi, Hello >>> Merhaba
How are you? >>> Nasılsınız?
Fine, thank you. >>> İyiyim, teşekkür ederim.
Good morning >>> Günaydın
Good afternoon >>> Tünaydın
Good evening >>> İyi akşamlar
Good night >>> İyi geceler
Welcome >>> Hoş geldiniz
Goodbye >>> Güle güle