Education suspended in all schools in Turkey until Feb 20 across country

Education in preschools and primary, secondary and high schools has been suspended until Feb. 20, while the opening of the spring semester of higher education has been postponed indefinitely.

Thousands of students, teachers and educational staff from all over the country have been affected by the two major earthquakes that hit 10 provinces, and many teachers from several districts are participating in the earthquake zone as volunteers, Education Minister Mahmut Özer stated.

“Therefore, in order not to disrupt this process, we are extending the break until Feb. 20 in all schools in Türkiye.”

He stated that as of Feb. 20, education will be continued in 71 provinces.

On the other hand, Özer also stated that they started to work on transferring students in the earthquake zone to schools in other provinces.

There will be no attendance requirement for students in schools that are not damaged by the quakes and where education can continue.

Özer also announced that the questions of the subjects that should be taught in the second semester will not be included in the high school and university entrance exams.

Turkish universities will have remote classes as dorms will be allocated to quake victims, says Turkish President Erdoğan, who has announced that university education will be remote for the Spring 2023 term, as state-run KYK dormitories will be allocated to earthquake victims. The move stirred a huge reaction on social media with people pointing out the lack of planning of the government in the face of such a disaster.

Sources: www.hurriyetdailynews.com and www.duvarenglish.com