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Proposition Admitted to Remove Alcohol Serving Class

Proposition Admitted to Remove Alcohol Serving Class

An educational committee under Education Ministry approved the removal of a class in hotel managements and tourism school related to “serving alcohol and preparing cocktails”.

5 December 2014

18 Days of Hunger Strike Only Helps 18 Kurdish Teachers

18 Days of Hunger Strike Only Helps 18 Kurdish Teachers

Waiting for an assignment for 2 years, Kurdish-language teachers have reacted against the education ministry’s opening of only 18 permanent positions.

12 September 2014 Nilay Vardar

Education Ministry Prepares Forbidden Intimacy Guide

Education Ministry Prepares Forbidden Intimacy Guide

Turkey’s Ministry of National Education of Turkey prepared a manual book that aimed to teach children about forbidden intimacy in Religious Culture and Morale Knowledge class. The manual draft was prepared for both genders.

Egg-Thrower Teacher Suspended, Former Convict Assigned

Egg-Thrower Teacher Suspended, Former Convict Assigned

While Education Ministry authorities have reportedly suspended a teacher for throwing eggs at PM’s convoy, a former harassment convict was assigned to a teaching position.

27 November 2013

Publishers Union: "10,000 Bookstores Closed in Turkey”

Publishers Union: "10,000 Bookstores Closed in Turkey”

As prominent bookstores close down one by one across Turkey, Publishers’ Union Chairperson Metin Celal reiterated the fact that no protection measures have been taken by officials. “Free textbook campaigns victimize bookstores,” he said.

4 October 2013 Ebru Tönel

Education Ministry Tweaks on Schooling Age

Education Ministry Tweaks on Schooling Age

The parliament has legislated an amendment that allowed parents to postpone the school start date of 66 to 68 month old children up to one year.