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35% of Education Budget Allocated for Religious Education

35% of Education Budget Allocated for Religious Education

It has been decided that 35% of the budget spared for the Ministry of National Education be allocated to General Directorate of Religious Education.

8 November 2017

"No Compulsory Religious Education with Alevis"

"No Compulsory Religious Education with Alevis"

Alevi Bektashi Federation President Balkız criticized that the inclusion of Shiism in the curriculum will not solve any problems. "They will continue Sunni propaganda by using Shiism", he said.

15 December 2010 Berivan Tapan

Government Organising an "Alevi Workshop"

Alevi Workshop

Government Organising an "Alevi Workshop"

The Alevi Bektashi Federation has announced it will participate in a workshop organised by the government.

2 June 2009 Tolga Korkut

“Parents Should Protest against Religious Education Classes on Philosophical Grounds”

“Parents Should Protest against Religious Education Classes on Philosophical Grounds”

Lawyer Gürgöz has told parents who want their children to be exempted from obligatory RE classes that they do not have to state their religious affiliation. It is enough to say that the class violates their philosophical views.

28 February 2009

ECHR: Compulsory Religious Education Violates Rights

The ECHR has decided that compulsory Religious Education classes contradict the principles of plurality and objectivity.

10 October 2007 Erhan Üstündağ

Silenced by Compulsory Religion at School

Religious Education classes are currently compulsory, but they almost exclusively teach Sunni Islam.

24 September 2007 Erhan Üstündağ