Talk:Education in Turkey
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This article is far from being realistic
Conflicting information: "There are around 820 higher education institutions including universities with a total student enrollment of over 1 million. Major universities are located in Istanbul and Ankara. Tertiary education is the responsibility of the Higher Education Council, and funding is provided by the state for public institutions that make up the bulk of the tertiary education system. There are 118 universities in Turkey, which are classified as either public or foundational (private) and 373,353 students were graduated from these universities in 2006." Are there "around 820" or 118 institutions? 207.188.221.66 (talk) 15:23, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Phil
[edit] Dates of the school year
Greetings all. The page Academic term lists countries by the date/extent of the school year. North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania are almost exclusively represented on the list. This country has not yet been added onto the page. Would anyone be able to pop over, and give it a quick edit? Thanks, samwaltz 22:32, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
türk eğitim sistemi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.241.202.75 (talk) 18:31, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Thorough Makeover Proposed
This article hardly meets Wikipedia quality standards. There is an abundance of subjective (and casual) observation, and very little references. The naming is poor, and causes considerable confusion. I want to make some changes, but I thought I'd post first and see if I get any feedback. Bilge Han (talk) 04:19, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Structure and Naming
The standard classification of education institutions in Turkey are as follows: İlkokul (Primary School) and Ortaokul (Middle School) make up İlköğretim (Elementary Education); various institutions such as Devlet Lisesi (State Highschools, Anadolu Lisesi (Anatolian Highschools), Meslek Lisesi (Vocational Highschools), İmam-Hatip Lisesi (Highschools giving religious education), Kolejler ("Colleges," meaning foreign and sometimes private highschool) make up Ortaöğretim (Intermediate Education); finally Universitses make up Yüksek Öğretim (Higher Education). Many other educational institutions are also subject to the Ministry of National Education, and they should also be included in the article (though I'm not sure how much I can help with that).
(Note on Kolejler above: these institutions are, technically, not "foreign" and are entirely subject to the ministry, but they do , in accordance to the Treaty of Lausanne, have a different status.) Bilge Han (talk) 04:19, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Examination
There is hardly any information at all regarding the changed "Intermediate Education" and "Higher Education" entrance examinations (OKS and ÖSS respectively) on Wikipedia. This article should at least mention these changes and properly link to respective (and, hopefully, up-to-date) articles that elaborate. Bilge Han (talk) 04:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Referencing
For the bureaucratic structure, organization and so forth, the Ministry is probably the best source, but reliabl' sources regarding the quality of education, criticism etc. must be found. Recommendations or experts' opinions always welcome. Bilge Han (talk) 04:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
