Education in Turkey:
Education in Turkey is governed by a national system which was established in accordance with the Ataturk Reforms after the Turkish War of Independence. It is a state supervised system designed to produce a skillful professional class for the social and economic institutes of the nation.
Children are obliged to take 8 years of primary education between the ages of 7 and 15, and by 2001 enrollment of children in this age range was nearly 100%. For 14-18 year old, four or more years of high school education are required in order to then progress to higher education. Annually, about 1.5 million students graduate from Turkish high schools. About 95% of students attend public schools, but inadequacies of the public system increasingly motivates middle-class parents to seek private education.
By 2010 there were over 100 universities in Turkey. Expect for the Open Education Faculty at Anadolu University, entrance is regulated by a national examination OSS, after which high school graduates are assigned to university according to their performance.
In 2002, the total expenditure on education in Turkey amounted to $13.4 billion, including the state budget allocated through the National Ministry of Education and international funds.
Higher Education:
Turkey has more than 60 public universities, in addition to the many private. In all, there are more than 1,300 institutions of higher learning. Public universities are not entirely free, there is a small tuition fee paid every year.
Entry to universities are decided from a nationwide exam, the Student Selection Exam, the OSS. These exams have become highly competitive, not only to get entry to the best universities, but simply there are only room for about 30-40% every year. Many who fails the OSS the first year, make a new try the following year.
The Turkish university system is considered to be of good by international standard, but quality varies a lot. Major universities, as in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, holds normal high standards. As many as 750,000 students attend higher education, of which 16,000 are foreign citizens.
Top Universities in Turkey:
Children are obliged to take 8 years of primary education between the ages of 7 and 15, and by 2001 enrollment of children in this age range was nearly 100%. For 14-18 year old, four or more years of high school education are required in order to then progress to higher education. Annually, about 1.5 million students graduate from Turkish high schools. About 95% of students attend public schools, but inadequacies of the public system increasingly motivates middle-class parents to seek private education.
By 2010 there were over 100 universities in Turkey. Expect for the Open Education Faculty at Anadolu University, entrance is regulated by a national examination OSS, after which high school graduates are assigned to university according to their performance.
In 2002, the total expenditure on education in Turkey amounted to $13.4 billion, including the state budget allocated through the National Ministry of Education and international funds.
Higher Education:
Turkey has more than 60 public universities, in addition to the many private. In all, there are more than 1,300 institutions of higher learning. Public universities are not entirely free, there is a small tuition fee paid every year.
Entry to universities are decided from a nationwide exam, the Student Selection Exam, the OSS. These exams have become highly competitive, not only to get entry to the best universities, but simply there are only room for about 30-40% every year. Many who fails the OSS the first year, make a new try the following year.
The Turkish university system is considered to be of good by international standard, but quality varies a lot. Major universities, as in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, holds normal high standards. As many as 750,000 students attend higher education, of which 16,000 are foreign citizens.
Top Universities in Turkey:
- Askeri Elektronik Sanayi
- Bilkent University
- Bogazici University
- Eastern Mediterranean University
- Ege University
- Gazi University
- Hacettepe University
- Istanbul Technical University
- Kara Harb okulu
- Koc University
- Middle East Technical University
- T?rkiye Bilimsel ve Teknik Arastirma Kurumu
- Uludag
- University of Gazi Antep
- Yildiz Technical University
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