content tagged with right to education

Nearly 400 thousand Syrian students don’t go to school in Turkey

MINISTRY REPORT

Nearly 400 thousand Syrian students don’t go to school in Turkey

According to the report of the Ministry of National Education, children from Syria cannot receive education for a series of reasons, including economic hardships, language barrier and being out of school for a long period of time.

COVID-19 | How has the pandemic affected children’s psychology?

TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

COVID-19 | How has the pandemic affected children’s psychology?

Assoc. Prof. Karakoç says that introversion, inability to socially connect with people, anxiety, depression and obsession are observed in pre-school and school-age children, anxiety and pessimism are observed in adolescents during the pandemic.

7 December 2021

‘A child cannot be deprived of education because she doesn't wear a uniform’

DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION

‘A child cannot be deprived of education because she doesn't wear a uniform’

A 14-year-old high school student said that the school principal did not allow her to get in her school because she was not wearing the school uniform. The father said that they could not afford to buy a uniform.

‘We are accepted to universities abroad, unable to go because we protested Bulu’

‘We are accepted to universities abroad, unable to go because we protested Bulu’

Having graduated from Boğaziçi University this semester, E.E. and B.Z. have been accepted to universities abroad. However, they may not be able to go on the grounds of international travel bans and other judicial control measures.

12 July 2021 Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

‘School closures have devastating consequences for children’

UNICEF STATEMENT AMID COVID-19

‘School closures have devastating consequences for children’

In a recent statement, UNICEF has announced that schools for more than 168 million children globally have been completely closed for almost a full year. According to UNESCO, more than 888 million children continue to face disruptions to their education.

‘Half the students in Diyarbakır unable to access distance education’

‘Half the students in Diyarbakır unable to access distance education’

The Diyarbakır Branches of Education Union have shared their report on education with the public. The report has shown that 4,300 of 47,228 students who graduated from secondary school cannot enroll in an institution for further formal education.

25 January 2021

Children have to go up a mountain for online classes: ‘We freeze in cold’

Children have to go up a mountain for online classes: ‘We freeze in cold’

Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, students across Turkey have to follow their classes online. However, the students in a neighborhood in eastern Turkey have to climb a mountain everyday because there is no service in their neighborhood.

17 December 2020

‘We ask for help’: Distance education in eastern Turkey amid pandemic

‘We ask for help’: Distance education in eastern Turkey amid pandemic

Students from Iğdır ask the Minister of Education for help. According to Iğdır Education Union Chair Gürcan, only half of students in the province have Internet access. Families do not have the financial means to buy the necessary equipment, either.

8 December 2020 Ruken Tuncel

‘We are about to lose a generation’

EDUCATION IN DİYARBAKIR

‘We are about to lose a generation’

“The problem of education in mother language is negatively affecting access to education in Diyarbakır. If necessary measures are not taken, we are faced with the risk of losing a generation,” says Education Union Diyarbakır No 1 Branch Co-Chair Kaya.

25 November 2020

Directorate of Education: Contact the school, School: There is nothing we can do

EDUCATION AMID POVERTY AND PANDEMIC

Directorate of Education: Contact the school, School: There is nothing we can do

16-year-old Yasin had to migrate from İstanbul to Antep with his mother. Laid off during the pandemic, his father is still unemployed. As Yasin and his brother do not have Internet or a computer, they cannot attend their online classes.

22 October 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

Children’s rights in Turkey: 79 percent of children work, child abuse is hidden

Children’s rights in Turkey: 79 percent of children work, child abuse is hidden

In a statement to mark the International Children’s Day, CHP's Tanrıkulu has noted that access is blocked to Justice Ministry’s data on sexual abuse in 2002-2017. 39 children died in occupational homicides in the first 8 months of 2020, he has added.

‘New school year has started with usurpation of rights in Turkey’

EDUCATION AMID PANDEMIC

‘New school year has started with usurpation of rights in Turkey’

The Education and Science Laborers Union (Eğitim-Sen) members have made statements for the press in Diyarbakır, Adana, Mersin and İstanbul, raising concerns about ongoing problems in face-to-face and distance education amid pandemic.

Distance education system is down, Minister says, ‘It is good news, demand is high’

Distance education system is down, Minister says, ‘It is good news, demand is high’

When students sat at their computers for their live lessons today, several of them saw that the system was down. Minister of Education Selçuk has said, “It is, in fact, good news for us because there is an incredible demand.”

22 September 2020

‘Only 5 percent of students in Mardin can access distance education’

EDUCATION UNION SURVEY

‘Only 5 percent of students in Mardin can access distance education’

According to a survey conducted by the Mardin Branch of Education Union (Eğitim-Sen), 58.1 percent of parents are unwilling to send their children to school and 85.4 percent find the pandemic measures at schools insufficient.

18 September 2020 Ruken Tuncel

45 Thousand 300 Students Not Provided with Accommodation in Public Dormitories

ACCOMMODATION PROBLEM OF STUDENTS AT PARLIAMENT

45 Thousand 300 Students Not Provided with Accommodation in Public Dormitories

Sharing the answer of Ministry of Youth and Sports to his Parliamentary question, CHP MP Gürer has announced that 45,300 students who applied for accommodation in public dormitories were not provided with accommodation last year.

ECtHR Ruling on ‘Right to Education in Prison’ After 13 Years

ECtHR Ruling on ‘Right to Education in Prison’ After 13 Years

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has announced its ruling on two convicts who appealed to the court 13 years ago, wishing to continue their higher-education studies. The court has ruled that their right to education has been violated.

18 June 2019 Ayça Söylemez

‘The Rich Spend 23 Times More on Education Than the Poor’

EDUCATION REFORM INITIATIVE

‘The Rich Spend 23 Times More on Education Than the Poor’

In her article entitled “The Gap Between Ayşe and Elif” as part of her “Long Story” article series, Umay Aktaş Salman from the Education Reform Initiative has underlined that the educational expenses of the rich are 23 times higher than those of the poor.

Almost Half of Syrian Refugees Cannot Go to School

Almost Half of Syrian Refugees Cannot Go to School

Republican People's Party (CHP) MP Gürer has brought up the education problem of the children of nearly 4 million Syrian refugees in the parliament.

27 December 2018

ECtHR: Sanctions Against Students Demanding Kurdish Lessons Violate Right To Education

ECtHR: Sanctions Against Students Demanding Kurdish Lessons Violate Right To Education

The ECtHR has ruled on the case of university students who were subjected to disciplinary investigations for demanding optional Kurdish lessons and found that sanctions against the students constituted a violation of the right to education.

12 December 2017 Ayça Söylemez

69,301 Students Behind Bars: Increase by a Factor of 25 in 4 Years

69,301 Students Behind Bars: Increase by a Factor of 25 in 4 Years

Minister of Justice has announced that 69,301 students were currently behind bars in Turkey. CHP İstanbul MP and member of Commission on Human Rights Watch İlgezdi pointed out to arising problems such as expulsion due to absence, lack of learning space and the inability to cover the costs of education.

11 September 2017

Prisoners’ Right to Education Obstructed Through Statutory Decree

Prisoners’ Right to Education Obstructed Through Statutory Decree

Statutory Decree No.667 has brought obstruction to prisoners’ right to enter exams.

22 November 2016 Beyza Kural

ECtHR Acknowledges Visually Challenged Student Denied Conservatory Right

ECtHR Acknowledges Visually Challenged Student Denied Conservatory Right

ECtHR has ruled a visually challenged student not accepted to music department of the conservatory embodied in İstanbul Technical University a violation of right. Turkey will pay fine of 10,000 euro.

23 February 2016

'Children of Sur Experienced War'

'Children of Sur Experienced War'

Poster hanging on the building has photos of children killed, which reminds that the war knows no law.

29 January 2016 Vecdi Erbay

Violence, Curfews Restrain Right to Education

CHAIRPERSON TRADE UNION OF EMPLOYEES IN EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

Violence, Curfews Restrain Right to Education

Kamuran Karaca, Chairperson of the Trade Union of Employees in Education and Science has pointed out that curfews deprive children of their right to education and traumatize students and teachers severely.

15 December 2015 Yüce Yöney

Suggestions for Syrian Refugee Children to Access Education

Suggestions for Syrian Refugee Children to Access Education

32 non-governmental organizations made a mutual statement and expressed Syrian refugee children can’t take advantage of right to education and indicated it was an obligation for the state not a favor. Organizations proposed solutions.

ECHR Rejects Turkey’s Motion on Mandatory Religion Classes

ECHR Rejects Turkey’s Motion on Mandatory Religion Classes

The European Court of Human Rights rejected Turkey’s motion on the ruling that urged Turkey to remove mandatory religion classes in the education system.

18 February 2015

“Education in Mother Tongue Not Political, But Universal Right”

“Education in Mother Tongue Not Political, But Universal Right”

Ahmet Özmen from Diyarbakır Bar Association told bianet that the reservations that Turkey put Convention on the Rights of the Child were related to Kurdish children’s rights. “The removal of these reservations will also alleviate the government,” he said.

20 November 2014 Yüce Yöney

Violent Treatment and Deprivation of Education

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION REPORT

Violent Treatment and Deprivation of Education

An independent delegation joined by teaching staff, lawyers and physicians prepared a report on university students who were treated violently and arrested because they attended protest actions. The report revealed that violence is not being documented.

22 September 2011 Nilay Vardar