2. 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

3. TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

4. ‘Peace at Home, Peace
in theWorld’
Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk is the
founder and first
President of the
Republic of Turkey

5. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest;
Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan
and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast.

6. Population of
Turkey is at
around 72,561,312
The currency of
Turkey is Turkish
Lira

7. Turkiye is a gateway between Europe and
Asia continents, The European and Asian
sides are divided by the Istanbul Boğazı
(Bosphorus),
The country is encircled by seas on three sides: the Aegean Sea to the
west, the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south

8. Turkey-Regional

9. HIGH SCHOOL
GENERAL,VOCATIONAL,TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS 14-18 YEARS OLD
+ 4 YEARS
PRIMARY SCHOOL + SECONDARY SCHOOL
4 + 4 YEARS
PRE PRIMARY SCHOOL
EDUCATION

10. Turkish National
Education System has
two main parts:
• Formal Education
• Non-formal Education

11. FORMAL EDUCATION
COVERS THE INSTITUONS
OF
PRE
PRIMARY
EDUCATION
PRIMAR
Y
SCHOOL
SECONDARY
SCHOOL
HIGH
SCHOO
L
HIGHER
EDUCATIO
N

12. PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION
Pre-school education is optional and covers children
who have not yet reached the age of entry to primary
education.

13. PRIMARY EDUCATION
Primary Education, which is free at all state schools,
is for the education of children between the ages of
5 and 10, and it is compulsory for all.

14. Primary Education
The primary education program includes:
hematics,
 social studies, science, civics and
human rights,
the history of the Turkish Republic and
Atatürk's reforms,
music, art/handicraft , physical
education
a foreign language (English, French or
German),
individual and group activities,
religious culture and ethics,
traffic safety and first aid,
career guidance, and elective courses.

15. Secondary School Education
With a new Law in 2012, four years of Secondary school is also
compulsory today.
After finishing the Primary school, the students between the ages
of 10 and 14 continue the Secondary school. They study Turkish,
Social Science, Science and Technology, Maths, Foreign
Language, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Religion Culture,
Techonology Designing and optional subjects.

16. When the students finish the secondary school,
they get their Document of Complement
(according to the new system) and can go for the
High education.

17. When the students finish the secondary school,
they get their Document of Complement
(according to the new system) and can go for the
High education.

18. HIGH EDUCATION
General and VET Secondary Schools:
Length of programs in years : 4
Age level from : 14 to 18
Diploma Awarded : High School

19. HIGH EDUCATION
The aims of hıgh education are ;
to provide the students with common general
culture
to prepare them for tertiary education, life and
vocational fields in accordance with their
interests and talents through various
programmes.

20. HIGH EDUCATION
General High Education
High schools
" Science schools
" Anatolian schools
" Anatolian Fine Arts schools
" Anatolian teacher training
schools

21. Vocational schools for industry
" Technical schools
" Anatolia technical schools
" Anatolia Vocational schools
" Vocational schools for girls
" Technical schools for girls
" Anatolia Vocational schools
for girls
" Anatolia Technical schools
for girls
Technical High Education-1

22. Technical High
Educationcation-2
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

23. Technical High Education-3
" 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

24. High school education covers
general, vocational and technical high
schools (Lycees, Lise in Turkish) that
provide four years of education

25. HIGHER EDUCATION
Universities
" Faculties
" Institutes
" Higher education schools
" Higher Vocational education schools
" Conservatories

26. INFORMAL 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
" Guidance and research centres

27. " 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
INFORMAL EDUCATION

28. Non-formal Education-1
Non-formal education aims;
to teach adults how to read and write,
to provide basic knowledge,
to develop further knowledge and skills
already acquired
to create new opportunities for improving
their standard of living

30. Non-formal Education-2
In our country Non-formal education is
realized by;
•Public Training
•Apprenticeship Education
•Distance Education