TURKISH

EDUCATION
SYSTEM

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

Peace at Home, Peace

in theWorld

Mustafa Kemal
Atatrk is the founder
and first President of
the Republic of Turkey

TURKEY
Capital: Ankara
Population: 71.2 million people
Language: Turkish
Religion: Muslim

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

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.

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

Turkey-Regional

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey

Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya are

the largest cities in Turkey

Turkeys Government
Turkeys leader is Abdullah Gul. The prime
minister is Recep Tayyip Erdogon..
Recep Tayyip Erdogon

Abdullah Gul

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

TURKISH
EDUCATION
SYSTEM

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

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

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

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

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

The levels of pre-school education

Nurseries 0-36 months (0-3 year-old)

Kindergarten 37-60 months (4-5 year-old)

Pre-school Class 61-72 months (6 year-old)

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

PRIMARY EDUCATION

Primary Education, which is free at all state schools,

is for the education of children between the ages of
6 and 14, and it is compulsory for all.

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

PRIMARY EDUCATION

Compulsory Education:
Age of Entry : 6,
Age of Exit: 14
Length of program in years : 8

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

SECONDARY EDUCATION

General Secondary Education

Secondary schools
" Science schools
" Anatolian schools
" Anatolian Fine Arts schools
" Anatolian teacher training schools

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

SECONDARY EDUCATION
General and VET Secondary Schools:

Length of programs in years : 4

Age level from
: 14 to 18
Diploma Awarded
: High School

Education

LGS (High school entrance exam) (1.5 million

people)
SS (University entrance exam) (2.5 million
people)

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

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

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

HIGHER EDUCATION

DIPLOMA

CERTIFICATE

GRADE 12
VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION

GENERAL
SECONDARY
EDUCATION

GRADE 12

GRADE 11

GRADE 10

GRADE 11
Make-up Training

CERTIFICAT
E
Opportunity

M
A
R
K
E
T

of changing
field

GRADE 10

GRADE 9 (COMMON)

L
A
B
O
R

CERTIFICATE

GRADE 9 (COMMON)

PRIMARY SCHOOL

ADULTS

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM