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Summer vacation starts for 18 million Turkish students
The 2021-22 education season has ended on June 17 in Türkiye, with over 18 million students starting their summer vacations after the distribution of the report cards.
School bells will ring once again with the start of the new season on Sept. 12.
President Erdoğan appoints new education minister
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Mahmut Özer as the country's new education minister following the resignation of Ziya Selçuk, according to a notice published early on Aug. 6 in the Official Gazette.
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Turkey, Moldova sign medical aid agreement
International agreements signed by Turkey with Moldova, and Palestine in the field of health were published in the country's Official Gazette on May 20.
According to the gazette, the "agreement between the government of the Republic of Turkey and the government of the Republic of Moldova on donation in the field of health" was signed on April 17 in Ankara.
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Social media debate stirred after university admission exams brought forward amid COVID-19
The Turkish government has decided to bring forward the nationwide university admission exams of this year to an earlier date in late June than scheduled as part of COVID-19 measures, drawing reaction on social media, as youngsters launched the hashtag #SandiktaGorusuruz (We'll see you at the ballot box) late May 4 on Twitter.
Ex-exam chief indicted over FETÖ ties
An Ankara public prosecutor indicted the former head of Turkey's central admission board for universities on Dec. 31 over his links to the FETÖ.
Ali Demir, who served as chairman of the country's Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) between 2010 and 2015, was charged with misconduct and helping members of the terror group cheat on their exams.
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Turkish professor, top exam body revisit row over 'manmade quakes' after North Korea H-Bomb test
A new front has been opened in a controversial debate between meteorology expert Professor Mikdat Kadıoğlu and the country's top exam body, the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), over the possibility of "manmade earthquakes" after North Korea's sixth and largest nuclear test, claimed to have detonated a "hydrogen bomb" on Sept. 3.
Head of Turkey's top exam body resigns after calculation mistake in university entrance exam
Professor Ömer Demir, head of the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), announced his resignation on Aug. 21 after the body had been shaken by a calculation mistake in the placement scores of candidates entering Turkey's national university entrance exam.
Head of Turkey's top exam body resigns
Ömer Demir, the head of the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), announced his resignation on Aug. 21.
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Turkey's top exam body apologizes for mistake in university test score calculation
The Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) apologized on Aug. 12 for a calculation mistake in the placement scores of candidates entering Turkey's national university entrance exam, which had led to the incorrect placement of over 1,000 people.
Over 210,000 university quotas unfilled in Turkey this year
Over half of the students who entered Turkey's national university exam this year did not fill out the necessary application form indicating which university they wished to be placed in, according to the student selection and placement results announced late on Aug. 8.