2. • Greece recognizes only one
minority: the Muslim minority
in Thrace.
• Thrace is a region in the north
eastern part of Greece.
3. • Bilingual education (in Greek
and in Turkish) is provided to
these students according to
the terms of the Treaty of
Lausanne.
• There are 232 elementary
schools in that region.
4. Elementary education
• The staff: Greek Christian and
Muslim teachers.
According to the circular of
the Ministry Z2/182/29-4-99,
the number of the Muslim
teachers is equal to that of
the Christian teachers in each
bilingual school.
5. • In these schools, a teacher
corresponds to 12 students
although in greek public
schools a teacher
corresponds to 25 students.
6. The time table
• The 36 demanding teaching
hours per week are reduced
to 28 because the lessons
finish at 11.45 on Friday for
the start of the pray at noon
which is important in the
Muslim religion.
7. The staff
Greek language program
• Teachers of the Greek language
• Teachers of the English language
• Physical education teachers
8. Turkish language program
• The majority of them (80%)
have graduated the Special
Pedagogical Academy of
Salonika.
• The minority of them (18%)
have graduated the Turkish
Teacher Academies. There
are called so:“With many
9. • Only 2% of the teachers are
invited from Turkey. There is a
correspondence between them
and the Greek teachers who are
put on temporary assignment in
the schools of expatriate Greeks
in Istanbul according to an
agreement between the two
states.
10. Curricula
• They depend on the basic
intercultural principle of the
respect for the mother tongue
and the culture of the Muslim
minority.
• The curricula are the same with
these of the Greek schools with a
main difference: Their appliance
is bilingual.
11. Bilingual program
• The subjects in Greek language:
1.Greek language
2.History
3.Geography
4.Citizen education
5.The study of the environment
12. The subjects in Turkish
language
1. Turkish language
2. Religious education
3. Mathematics
4. Physics -Arts
5. Music and PE lesson are taught
equally (with regard to time) in the
two languages.
6. English language is taught starting
in the 4th
grade.
13. Greek language subjects
Subjects Grades
Hours
Α Β Γ Δ Ε ΣΤ
Greek 11 11 10 10 10 10
62
History - - 2 2 2 2
8
Geography - - - 2 2 2
6
Citizen Educ. - - - 1 1 1
3
Environment 2 2 2 - - -
6
Music ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
14. Turkish language lessons
Lessons Grades
Hours
Α Β Γ Δ Ε ΣΤ
Turkish language 8 9 8 7 7 7
46
Religious Educ. - 2 3 3 3 3
14
Mathematics 3 3 3 3 3 3
18
Physics - - - 2 2 2
6
Arts 1 3 2 1 1 1
9
Music ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½
15. • Notice the teaching hours in
Turkish language, Maths and
Physics in comparison with
the teaching hours in
Religious education.
16. Secondary education
• It was not in the terms of the
Treaty of Lausanne but there
are 12 schools (gymnasia and
high schools) in the region of
Thrace.
17. Lessons in Greek language
• Ancient and modern greek
• History
• Geography
• Citizen Education
All the other subjects of the
curricula are taught in Turkish
language also with the study of the
Turkish language.
18. The holidays
• The school year lasts 14 days
less than this in public greek
schools because of the religious
faith of the minority which
imposes the days off. Some
schools work on Sunday despite
the absence of the Christian
teacher and they don’t work on
Friday.
