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In the booklet distributed to school counselors by the Ministry of Education, the image of a mother kissing and hugging her child affectionately has been shared under the activity of “Rights and Wrongs”. The mother on the image is a veiled woman.

Assoc. Prof. Tanrıöver believes that school books need to be scanned for hidden sexism, and that teachers should all undergo gender training.

A project scanning school books for human rights violations has revealed that only eight percent are unproblematic.

According to Zübeyde Kılıç of Union of Education and Science Workers, the school books should be prepared by academicians, scientists, educators and the expert union members through detailed discussions.