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Turkey has changed curriculum to fit PISA criteria, Education minister claims

Following criticism of Turkey’s education system from Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) Director Andreas Schleicher, Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz claimed that the government made much-criticized recent changes to the curriculum in order to reach global standards.

Teenagers using watersports vehicles putting selves, vacationers at risk in Turkish resort Bodrum

Children and teenagers using watersports vehicles in the Turkish resort Bodrum are endangering themselves and vacationers, the head of a watersports association in the district has said.

Bodrum Lifeguard and Water Sports Association Head Arif Yılmaz has urged vacationers and parents to be extra careful about jet-skies, speedboats and other watersports vehicles used by children.

Court arrests three over armed assault attempt targeting Eskişehir mayor

A court in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir has ordered the arrest of three suspects for the armed assault attempt targeting Eskişehir Mayor Yılmaz Büyükerşen on July 29.

Earlier, five suspects had been referred to court over the attempted attack.

Mayor of Turkey's Eskişehir escapes armed assault attempt

Yılmaz Büyükerşen, the mayor of the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir, on July 29 escaped an attempted armed assault, a statement from his office read. The Eskişehir municipality said in a written statement that a group of shopkeepers drew gun on the mayor and attacked him. It said the attempt failed as locals immediately took cover of Büyükerşen.

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