
Arabic courses in Turkish schools: Dividing the education system? (Al-Arabiya News, 28 October 2015)
By Menekse Tokyay – Special to Al Arabiya News Wednesday, 28 October 2015. Bekir Gur, an expert on instructional systems at Ankara’s Yildirim Beyazit University, says the Education Ministry should further invest in closing the gap in terms of qualified teaching staff. Turkey’s National Education Ministry announced on Oct. 22 that elementary school students at second and higher grades will be offered Arabic as an elective course as of the 2016-2017 academic year. The course f