content tagged with education in mother tounge

A countrywide boycott by the appeal of Eğitim-Sen educators union and Alevi organizations has been launched as of this morning to urge authorities to remove compulsory religion classes and education in mother tongue.

Despite the introduction of elective Kurdish and Circassian language courses into school curricula as part of the government’s education reform, demand for these classes have so far fallen short of expectations. The reason has to do with the policies of school administrations and a boycott by the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP,) critics argue.