Quality of Education in Turkey

[Agha Sher]

Quality education is key for the development of a country. As Turkey is continuously becoming a more developed country producing increasingly advanced products, the education system must keep pace, in order to avoid a stall in development and prosperity.

I have been looking into the educational sector of Turkey and found worrisome results. Turkey had no higher educational institutions (eg. universities) in the global top 400, and Turkey ranked 104 in the fields of mathematics.

These rankings are in no way sufficient for a country which seeks to develop sophisticated defence and civil equipment, counting tanks, helicopters, cars, fighter jets etc.

I would like to ask the forum, whether Turkey is working on improving the quality of education and in turn the quality of its workforce, or is this field a dangerously neglected area?

 

[Mucahit]

Quality education is key for the development of a country. As Turkey is continuously becoming a more developed country producing increasingly advanced products, the education system must keep pace, in order to avoid a stall in development and prosperity.

I have been looking into the educational sector of Turkey and found worrisome results. Turkey had no higher educational institutions (eg. universities) in the global top 400, and Turkey ranked 104 in the fields of mathematics.

These rankings are in no way sufficient for a country which seeks to develop sophisticated defence and civil equipment, counting tanks, helicopters, cars, fighter jets etc.

I would like to ask the forum, whether Turkey is working on improving the quality of education and in turn the quality of its workforce, or is this field a dangerously neglected area?

Education system pretty much changes completely after a new party is elected. All of them try to devise an education plan that suits their political ideas best and it didn't change with the current government, in fact, it only got worse. It's a rather complex topic in Turkey and to a foreigner, it might be overwhelming to understand since not even we as Turkish citizens comprehend it.

Lots of quality young students are disregarded and eventually taken by foreign countries. Just to give you an example a girl represented a science project to TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) and her project was rejected but she won the first price in the USA and was offered an internship at NASA. There are so many absurd examples but it's just one of them.

In short, there is a great deal to say about the topic but it might get to political so I rather stay out of it

 

[Persian Gulf 1906]

Afghans should be the last ones to criticize the education system of other countries

by this logic you cannot talk about any other country either.

everyone has a right to observe and make comments of any country.

 

[Agha Sher]

Afghans should be the last ones to criticize the education system of other countries

A worrisome mentality..

 

[Agha Sher]

Education system pretty much changes completely after a new party is elected. All of them try to devise an education plan that suits their political ideas best and it didn't change with the current government, in fact, it only got worse. It's a rather complex topic in Turkey and to a foreigner, it might be overwhelming to understand since not even we as Turkish citizens comprehend it.

Lots of quality young students are disregarded and eventually taken by foreign countries. Just to give you an example a girl represented a science project to TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) and her project was rejected but she won the first price in the USA and was offered an internship at NASA. There are so many absurd examples but it's just one of them.

In short, there is a great deal to say about the topic but it might get to political so I rather stay out of it

Thanks for the input. However, the Turkish government must be aware that their national ambitions in defence cannot be realised without the qualified brain pool?

Turkey should at least have a couple of universities in the very top 50 if the country should join the most advanced nations.

 

[UkroTurk]

Ukraine is the 45 , İran 60th, Turkey 100th.

 

[SecularNationalist]

by this logic you cannot talk about any other country either.

everyone has a right to observe and make comments of any country.

There is a difference between observing and criticizing.
He should be worried about the terrorism exporting and bacha bazi culture in his own country.

 

[Agha Sher]

There is a difference between observing and criticizing.
He should be worried about the terrorism exporting and bacha bazi culture in his own country.

reported.

 

[!eon]

@Agha Sher
Welcome to forum bro
what's the insignia in your dp?

 

[Dubious]

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Ukraine is the 45 , İran 60th, Turkey 100th.

I am not so sure how this is measured....Considering Ukraine 45....and Qatar 9 - well above Australia....

 

[Dubious]

Education system pretty much changes completely after a new party is elected. All of them try to devise an education plan that suits their political ideas best and it didn't change with the current government, in fact, it only got worse. It's a rather complex topic in Turkey and to a foreigner, it might be overwhelming to understand since not even we as Turkish citizens comprehend it.

Lots of quality young students are disregarded and eventually taken by foreign countries. Just to give you an example a girl represented a science project to TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) and her project was rejected but she won the first price in the USA and was offered an internship at NASA. There are so many absurd examples but it's just one of them.

In short, there is a great deal to say about the topic but it might get to political so I rather stay out of it

Then how does the common Turk cope with the education system if it changes so often?

 

[SouI]

you are the first turk who have such sentiments and feelings towards pakistan

I support every digniful human-being, regardless of their nationality or skin color.

Sorry that racists like you are not included in that group of people.

 

[SouI]

On the other hand the whole world knows about the Armenian genocide which was done solely on race basis. Hypocrite and pathetic turks like you should be the last ones to talk about racism.

Sorry but this is the Turkish section and such national attacks based on western-imperial lies will not be welcome here, especially if they are used solely for the purpose of offending the Turkish members here instead of historical debate etc.

@cabatli_53

 

[Mucahit]

Then how does the common Turk cope with the education system if it changes so often?

They don't. We just live with it trying to adapt to every new system.

 

[cabatli_53]

What you entitled as “genocide” is known as a big lie by ourselves and It is a proven fact thanks to our historical archieves and facts so we don’t allow anybody to spread such lies with using Turkish section of this forum. Warning issued @SecularNationalist . Secondary attempt to insist on defending Armenian lies in this section will certainly cause you a clear ban. Just a friendly advice to you.
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