Response to claims that high school education will be reduced to 2 years

Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin made a statement to journalists before the AK Party Group Meeting in the Turkish Grand National Assembly regarding the allegations regarding the shortening of the duration of compulsory high school education, which have been on the public agenda in recent days.

Minister Tekin emphasized that they are closely monitoring Türkiye's average years of schooling and international indicators, stating that public expectations are being taken into consideration. Tekin said, "We are looking at expectations and public discussions in Türkiye. If there is a public demand on this issue, we will sit down with the relevant units and evaluate it."

Tekin, noting that any possible changes to the duration of compulsory high school education are within the authority of the legislative body, said, “We will present our evaluations to Parliament.”

The discussions in question were brought back to the agenda following a survey conducted by Memur-Sen and Eğitim-Bir-Sen, which included more than 36,000 teachers, school administrators, high school students and parents.

While the study highlighted views suggesting that the final four years of high school education could be restructured as a "2+2" or "3+1" curriculum, some participants argued that the remaining two years of compulsory education should be optional. Meanwhile, some education stakeholders argue that improving the quality of education should be a priority rather than shortening the duration of high school.

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