Official Language: Turkish

Alphabet: Latin Alphabet

Academic Year: September through June

Duration of Schooling: 4 + 4 + 4

Compulsory Schooling:

12 years (ages 6-17)

0-6 6-10 10-14 14-18 above 18

Pre-school

education

(kindergarten)

Primary educatio

n

Lower Secondar

y educatio

n

Upper Secondar

y educatio

n

Higher educatio

n (universitie

s)

National Education Academy

Higher Education Council (YÖK) and Institution of Scholarship and Boards

have been working in connection with the Ministry.

Number Of Schools About 63.000

Number Of Students 17.3 Million

Number Of Teachers 833.000

The purpose of this education is to ensure physical, mental and sensory development of children and the acquisition of good habits, to prepare children for primary education, to create a common atmosphere of growth for those living in inconvenient circumstances and to ensure that Turkish is spoken correct

and well.

Primary education is compulsory for all boys and girls at the age of 6, and is given free of charge in public schools.

In most of the primary schools, foreign language lessons start from 4th class.

Most elementary school students dress similarly in a type of uniform to avoid any social class differences between rich and poor students.

The purpose of primary education is to ensure that every child acquires the basic knowledge, skills, behaviors, and habits to become a good citizen, is raised in line with the national moral concepts and is prepared for life and for the next education level

parallel to his/her interests and skills.

Secondary Schools age group is 14-19With a new Law in 2012, four years of Secondaryschool is also compulsory today.

Secondary Education is free all state schools. Students have to take two general exams

shortlycalled YGS-LYS to enroll a University. Every year about 2 million students attend

theseexams and 630,000 students get a chance toenroll any faculty, four or two-year collegeaccording to their points. So this exam is veryimportant for every student.

The purpose of secondary education is to give students a minimum

common culture, to identify individual and social problems, to search for solutions, to raise awareness in order to contribute

to the socio-economic and cultural development of the country,

and to prepare the students for higher education, for profession, for life and for business in line with their interests and skills.

There are 5 main types of high-schools in

Turkey.

Public High-Schools

Anatolian High-Schools

Science High-Schools

Vocational High-Schools

Military High Schools

Higher Education (Universities)

University Entrance Examination

Approximately 1,600,000 students enter the university examination per year in Turkey. 630,000 students get a chance to enroll any faculty, four or two-year college and open University according to their points. So this exam is very important for every student.

University Entrance Examination

The exam takes place on June every year and it has duration of 3 hours. Students have to solve the questions about mathematics, literature, geography, history, physics, chemistry, biology and language depends on departments they want

Most Popular 5 Departments at Universities

University Education

University Education Main Aims