Keyword: Education
Turkish Olympiad Finals add a festive air to Kiev
On March 30, a feast of Turkish language was enjoyed in Kiev, at Ukraine finals of Turkish Language Olympiads to mark its 11th year. The award ceremony of the finals, for which 204 finalist students out of approximately 2,500 qualified, took place at the centrally located Ukraine House in Kiev. In attendance of the final […]
Parliament Speaker Cicek visits Turkish School in Kiev
Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek, in Ukrainian capital Kiev for official contacts, visited Meridian International School founded by Turkish entrepreneurs on April 4, 2013. Accompanied by his wife Gulten Cicek and a delegation of deputies, Cicek was greeted with the Slavic traditional bread and salt welcome ceremony by students from nine different nations. The students […]
A perseverant Kurdish man at the Turkish school in Siberia
This is the story of a Turkish language teacher of Kurdish-descent from Turkey who worked in Yakutia, Russia. He is one of the volunteers in Hizmet (the Gulen Movement). We speak of a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue these days. HizmetNews hopes that this story will give you hints of a sustainable solution for the issue. It was originally published on June 25, 2011.
‘Selam’ – We come in peace
EMİNE YILDIRIM, İSTANBUL The debut feature of director Levent Demirtepe, “Selam,” as the producers of the film have announced, is indeed the first Turkish film to be shot on three different continents. The thing that stands out the most about the film is that it is made as a labor of love and with some […]
Nigerien Deputy Ministers examine Turkish Education System
Four Nigerien deputy ministers who are impressed by the Turkish schools operating in their country have come to Turkey to examine Turkish education system on site. The delegation consisted of General Manager of Primary Education Yahamadou Tehamago Ali, Higher Education General Manager Ali Habu, Secondary Education General Manager Zahari Hima Barkire, Private Educational Institutions General […]
Indonesian-Turkish Schools host 5th Science Olympiads
Turkish schools in Indonesia hosted the 5th Annual Indonesia Science Project Olympiads (ISPO) on February 26-28.ISPO is comprised of 6 different subject categories, namely biology, chemistry, environment, technology and computer. A total of 935 project entries were submitted to qualify for top 150. The projects attracted a great deal attention of the visitors. The finalists […]
Turkish Schools for a Brighter Future in Somalia
Future of Somalia, striving to combat the famine that the civil war and severe drought left behind, is raised at Somali-Turkish schools in the country. A total of 390 students -30 elementary and 360 high school- are receiving education at three different schools operated by Nile Institutions.
Pak-Turk Inter-School Math Olympiad: Prize distribution ceremony held
The ISMO titled, ‘Pakistan Seeks Al- Khwarizmi,’ was held on January 27 at all the branches of Pak-Turk Schools across the country simultaneously in which some 16,500 students participated, representing around 500 institutions. The students of 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades participated in the competition to prove their incredible potential.
Turkish schools in Mali stay open despite conflict
CUMALİ ÖNAL, BAMAKO Turkish schools in Mali are staying open to students in spite of the military operations against rebels being carried out in the northern part of the African country. Northern Mali fell under rebel control after a March military coup in Bamako triggered a Tuareg-led rebel offensive that seized the north and split […]
Turkish PM’s wife praises devotion of Prague school’s teachers
TAYFUN GIRGIN, PRAGUE Emine Erdoğan, the wife of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has praised the teachers of a school opened in the Czech capital of Prague by Turkish entrepreneurs. Erdoğan accompanied her husband during his official visit to the Czech Republic, where she paid a visit to the Meridian International School with the spouses […]
Civil war in Mali did not discourage the Turkish school teachers
Turkish teachers living only 100 miles away from the hot zone told Cihan News Agency that they never even thought about leaving the area. The Oter and Mutlu families are the only two Turkish families living in Segou, a town very close to the hot zone in Mali. Both families work at the Turkish school […]
Tajik-Turkish Schools excel in Science Olympiads
Haci Kemal Tajik-Turkish Schools operating in Tajikistan recorded another victory in the science olympiads held in Kazakhistan. The schools’ team ranked second, winning one gold and two silver medals. Following their arrival back in Tajikistan, the contestants having represented the country were received by Minister of Education Nuriddin Saidov. The Minister congratulated the team on […]
Thais demand more Turkish Schools during their visit in Turkey
Highly satisfied with the Turkish Schools operating in their country and demanding more, an official delegation from Thailand visited Bursa, Turkey. Bursa Governor Sahabettin Harput expressed his pleasure to host Chiang Mai Governor Tanin Subhasaen, his wife and accompanying officials from such a far but friendly country. Emphasizing the significance of Thailand as a country […]
Turks Taught Us How to Invest In Education, says Congolese Minister
Cihan News Agency In his remarks at the opening ceremony of Shafak International Turkish Schools’ new campus sponsored by businesspeople from Adana province of Turkey, Republic of Congo Minister of Education Mr. Maker Mwangu Famba expressed his admiration of high quality education offered at the schools. “They have accomplished what our President points us in […]
