Turkey's National Education Ministry

With a national lockdown nearing its end, nearly half a million teachers and school staffers will be vaccinated for COVID-19, Turkey's National Education Ministry said on May 15. 

Vaccination appointments have been made for 499,000 personnel, including ones for preschool, primary school, and village schools plus other education staff, according to ministry officials.

Turkey's National Education Ministry will reveal its future education roadmap on Oct. 15, Education Minister Ziya Selçuk said, stating that educational policymaking requires the "ability to see the long-term."