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3. Official Language: Turkish
Alphabet: Latin Alphabet
Academic Year: September through June
Duration of Schooling: 4 + 4 + 4
Compulsory Schooling: 12 years (ages 6-17)

4. 0-6 6-10 10-14 14-18 above 18
Pre-school
education
(kindergarte
n)
Primary
education
Lower
Secondary
education
Upper
Secondary
education
Higher
education
(universities
)

5.  National Education Academy
 Higher Education Council (YÖK) and
Institution of Scholarship and Boards
have been working in connection with the Ministry.

6. Number Of Schools About 63.000
Number Of Students 17.3 Million
Number Of Teachers 833.000

9. The purpose of this 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.

12.  Primary education is
compulsory for all boys
and girls at the age of 6,
and is given free of
charge in public schools.
 In most of the primary
schools, foreign
language lessons start
from 4th class.
 Most elementary school students dress similarly in
a type of uniform to avoid any social class
differences between rich and poor students.

13. The purpose of primary education is
to ensure that every 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.

17.  Secondary Schools age group is 14-19
With a new Law in 2012, four years of
Secondaryschool is also compulsory today.
 Secondary Education is free all state
schools.
 Students have to take two general exams
shortlycalled YGS-LYS to enroll a University.
 Every year about 2 million students attend
theseexams and 630,000 students get a
chance toenroll any faculty, four or two-
year collegeaccording to their points. So
this exam is veryimportant for every

18. 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.

19. There are 5 main types of high-schools in Turkey.
Public High-Schools
Anatolian High-Schools
Science High-Schools
Vocational High-Schools
Military High Schools

20. Higher Education (Universities)

21. University Entrance Examination
 Approximately 1,600,000
students enter the university
examination per year in Turkey.
630,000 students get a chance
to enroll any faculty, four or
two-year college and open
University according to their points. So this exam is
very important for every student.

22. University Entrance Examination
 The exam takes place on June
every year and it has duration
of 3 hours.
 Students have to solve the
questions about mathematics,
literature, geography, history,
physics, chemistry, biology and language
depends on departments they want

23. Most Popular 5 Departments at Universities

24. University Education

25. University Education Main Aims