Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) officially launched its 'Yes' campaign for the April 16 referendum on constitutional amendments on Feb. 25 in Ankara. "We are taking the first step towards establishing tomorrow's strong Turkey," Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım told a crowd at Arena Stadium.

Bosnian and Albanian have been added to the list of foreign languages available to be taught at secondary schools by the Turkish Education Ministry, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Feb. 23.

The ministry added the two languages as electives of "Living Languages and Dialects" subject.

Farsi, Korean and Urdu have been added the list of foreign languages available to be taught at schools by the Turkish Education Ministry, the state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The cabinet decision about usable languages in formal and non-formal educational institutions in Turkey was issued in the Official Gazette on Feb. 22.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has announced that his party will not appeal to the Constitutional Court over the constitutional amendment that will be voted on in a referendum in early April.

Prosecutors investigating a group of suspected Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants have alleged that a school has been founded in Istanbul's Sultanbeyli district to disseminate ISIL's jihadist ideology to school-age children, daily Vatan has reported Feb. 10. 

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Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has described the upcoming referendum as a vote that will shape Turkey's "road map for a century," calling on his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) local organizations to "campaign non-stop" until referendum day.

The Mediterranean province of Antalya's Demre district will undergo a series of renovation projects that will renovate many of its historic relics and venues, including the house of Santa Claus and a district square headed by the province's metropolitan municipality.  

Over 130,000 reviews have been made from the public for the Education Ministry's new education curriculum draft, which was opened to revisions and contributions after its announcement on Jan. 13. 

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, once delivered a speech to İsmet İnönü, Turkey's second president, addressing the situation in a country torn apart by war and questioning what should be done.