Yusuf Tekin

With the start of the new academic year just around the corner, Education Minister Yusuf Tekin has announced a series of new regulations, including the reintroduction of grade retention in high schools, tightening the transition to distance education and measures on students' school attendance.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will preside over the Supreme Military Council meeting next week at the Presidential Complex, where key appointments and promotions within the Turkish Armed Forces will be deliberated.

Education Minister Yusuf Tekin has announced that his ministry will increase the service scores, which is calculated based on duty locations and seniority, of teachers who will continue their duties in the quake-hit region.

Education Minister Yusuf Tekin has announced the establishment of a conducive environment for the education process to commence smoothly in the earthquake-affected region from the beginning of September.

Tekin expressed his satisfaction with the preparations made by the ministry, ensuring a healthy start to the 2023-2024 academic year.

The 2022-2023 education period ended on June 16, marking the start of the three-month summer break for nearly 19 million students across the country.

Primary, secondary and high school students received their report cards, as millions of teachers embraced their summer vacation as well as children.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and the ministers of the new cabinet of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have taken oath at the parliament to officially start their job.

Yılmaz and the ministers came to the parliament to take oath on June 7 after taking over their jobs from their predecessors.

Education Ministry Undersecretary Yusuf Tekin has defended memorization as a “traditional learning practice,” following criticism of Turkey’s education system from Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) Director Andreas Schleicher.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Sept. 18 the government will undertake in the necessary process to remove the Turkish high school entrance exam and replace it. He stated the current system was very "stressful" for students, while the main opposition criticized the government for acting too hastily on the issue.

Turkey's Education Ministry does not require any teachers in a total of 20 subjects until 2023, officials have said.

Turkey's new draft national education curriculum aims to "protect national values," Education Ministry Undersecretary Yusuf Tekin said Jan. 15, amid claims that the curriculum devalues Turkey's founding fathers.