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Turkish biology associations criticize Education Ministry for excluding evolution from curriculum
A group of Turkish biology associations have reacted against a recently announced curriculum, saying they are disappointed with the fact that evolution has been left out.
Latest draft of Turkey's new national curriculum 'excludes evolution theory'
Darwin's theory of evolution has been excluded from the most recent draft of Turkey's new national curriculum, which will be released following the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the head of the Education Ministry's curriculum board, Alpaslan Durmuş, has said.
Turkish academics tell ministry that evolution theory excluded from curriculum 'only in Saudi Arabia'
Academics from top universities in Turkey have told the Education Ministry that evolutionary theory is excluded from curriculum "only in Saudi Arabia," after the ministry removed the subject from its formal new curriculum.
Turkey's deputy PM calls theory of evolution 'archaic and disproven'
The theory of evolution is an "archaic and decayed" theory, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has claimed, as debate continues over evolution's lessened significance in Turkey's new draft national curriculum.