1. THE TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

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4.  PRINCIPLES REGULATING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM The Turkish education system is organized on the basis of; - Constitution of the Turkish Republic - Laws Regulating Education and Instruction - Government Programs - Development Plans - National Education Councils REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

5. Based on these factors, education principles have been defined as follows;   - Education shall be national, - Education shall be Republican, - Education shall be secular, - Education shall have a scientific foundation, - Education shall incorporate generality and equality, - Education shall be fuctional and modern REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

6. General Character of the Education System General Character of the Education System   Education system has democratic, modern, scientific secular and coeducational characteristics. The purpose of the Turkish Education System is to increase the welfare and happiness of the Turkish citizens and Turkish society, to support and facilitate economic, social and cultural development in national unity and integration and to make the Turkish nation a constructive, creative and distinguished partner in modern civilization. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

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8. . GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM  FORMAL EDUCATION  FORMAL EDUCATION Formal education is the regular education of individuals in a certain age group and given in schools at the same level with programs prepared for definite purposes. Formal education includes Pre-Primary education, primary education, secondary education and higher education institutions. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

9. PRIMARY EDUCATION (COMPULSORY BASIC EDUCATİON) PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION (Kinder-garten and Nursery) GENERAL AND VOCATİONAL-TECHNİCAL SECONDARY EDUCATİON 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 7 6 5 8 22 3333 2 2 44 ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SICIENCE HIGH SCHOOL ANATOLIAN GENERAL HIGH SCHOOL TECHNİCAL HIGHER EDUCATION Apprenticeship Training Non-Formal Education-Adults Education – Continuous Education NORMAL THE TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM 4 4 44 2 22 222 3 33 3 1 11 111 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 6 5 Open Education Under Graduate Doctorate ( PREPARATORY CLASS OPTIONAL IN SOME SCHOOLS ) (PREPARATORY CLASS COMPULSORY IN SOME UNIVERSTIES) Masters Degrees 1 44 55 0 Under Graduate Masters Degrees Doctorate 34 Medical Specialization Under Graduate Diploma Doctorate AGE 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 6 5 3 AGE 5 Under Graduate Two years Diploma Two years Diploma GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

10. –Pre-Primary education Pre-Primary education includes the optional education of children between 36-72 month who are under the age of compulsory primary education. Pre-Primary education institutions, independent nurseries are opened as nursery classes and practical classes within formal and non-formal education institutions with suitable physical capacity. The purpose of Pre-Primary 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. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

11. Primary Education Primary Education The purpose of primary education is to ensure that every Turkish 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. GOVERNORSHIPOF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

12. Primary education is compulsory for all citizens, boys or girls, and is given free of charge in public schools. Primary education institutions are schools that provide eight years of uninterrupted education, at the end of which graduates receive a primary education diploma. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

13. 1.3. Secondary Education.1.3. Secondary Education 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. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

14. . Higher Education Among higher education institutions are universities, faculties, institutes, higher education schools, conservatories, vocational higher education schools and application-research centers. The purpose of higher education is to raise the students in line with their interests and skills, in conformance to the science policy of the country and in consideration of qualified manpower needs of society at several levels, to do researches in scientific areas, to arrange for all kinds of publications that show the research and examination results REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

15. and facilitate advancement of science and technology, to finalize the researches and examinations demanded by the government and to make comments, to make written or oral public announcements explaining the scientific data that shall increase the general level of Turkish society and enlighten the public, and to give non-formal education. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

16. 2.2. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION Services given by non-formal education are to teach reading-writing, to provide continuing education opportunities for students to finish their incomplete education to provide education opportunities that shall facilitate the students' adaptation to scientific, technologic, economic, social and cultural developments to give education that protects, improves, introduces and comprises our national cultural values REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

17. to help students acquire the concepts and habits of collective living, supporting, helping, working and organizing collectively to provide opportunities that shall ensure acquisition of professions in line with the economic development and employment policy to teach balanced nutrition and a healthy life style to teach people from various professions the knowledge and skills they need to improve themselves to provide the habit of using one's free time in a useful way. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

18. PRE-PRİMARY EDUCATION " Nurseries " Kindergarten " Practical classes " Nurseries within private Turkish, Foreign, Minority, International schools " Other institutions (Society for the Protection of Children, and other institutions and organizations opened as per article 191 of Law no 657) REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

19. PRIMARY EDUCATION " Primary schools " Regional Boarding Primary Schools " Boarding Primary Education School " Primary schools for the Hearing-Impaired " Primary schools for the Visually-Impaired " Primary schools for the Orthopedically Disabled " Primary schools for the Mentally Retarded " Private Turkish, Foreign, Minority, International Primary schools REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

20. SECONDARY EDUCATION General Secondary Education Secondary schools " Science schools " Anatolian schools " Anatolian Fine Arts schools " Anatolia teacher training schools " Foreign language school Vocational and Technical Secondary Education " Vocational schools for industry " Technical schools " Anatolia technical schools " Anatolia Vocational schools " Vocational schools for girls " Technical schools for girls REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

21. " Anatolia Vocational schools for girls " Anatolia Technical schools for girls " Anatolia Vocational Schools for Commerce " Anatolia Vocational Schools for Communication " Anatolia Vocational Schools for Hotel management and Tourism " Vocational Schools for Commerce " Religious High Schools " Anatolia Religious High Schools " Multi-program high schools for the Hearing impaired " Vocational Schools for orthopedically disabled " Multi-program high schools " Vocational Schools for Health " Anatolia Vocational Schools for Health REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

22. HIGHER EDUCATION " Universities " Faculties " Institutes " Higher education schools " Higher Vocational education schools " Conservatories " Application and research centres REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

23. HIGHER EDUCATION " Practical Arts Colleges for Girls " Maturation Institutes " Technical education centres for adults " Public education centres - Reading-writing courses - Vocational courses - Social-cultural courses " Vocational training centres " Professional education centres " Science and Art centres REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

24. " Guidance and research centres " Private education - Private courses - Private classes - Private motor vehicle driving courses - Private student training centres vocational courses - Remote Education - Open education primary schools - Open education high schools - Vocational and Technical Open education schools REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ

25. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ FIGURES BY EDUCATION LEVEL IN THE SCHOLASTIC YEAR BETWEEN 2006-2007

26. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ Some Projects supported by EU -SBEP (Support to Basic Education Programme) -SVET (Strengthening the Vocational Education and Training System in Turkey) -MVET (Modernization of Vocational Education and Training in Turkey) -SEP (Secondary Education Project) -BEP II ( Basic Education Project Project-II)

27. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ The Memorandum of Understanding establishing Turkey's participation in the Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and Youth programmes has been signed by the Commission and the Turkish authorities on 15 April 2004 and has been published in the Turkish Official Gazette on 8 May. This MoU has now entered into force. It takes effect retrospectively as from 1 April 2004. Turkey Now Fully Participated European Union Education and Training Programmes

28. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GOVERNORSHIP OF KOCAELİ I would like to thank to those who have given their precious time for hearing and watching my presentation. I will be be glad If I make you understand the Turkish Education System Regards and with my best wishes. Necmettin KALKAN Vice Governor of Kocaeli Province