The Turkish parliament is meeting for the first round of voting on a proposal to allow girls to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities. The scarf, seen as a symbol of political Islam in Turkey, was banned from campuses almost two decades ago. The government now argues that law deprives thousands of an education.

Colourful thermophile (heat tolerant) algae in the hot springs.

University education in Turkey is one of the major problems.Taking university education doesn't mean a good career opportunity for students.In Turkey, there are a lot of people taking good education but many of them become a potential unemployed after graduation.

A great article describing the PKK (Kurdish Worker's Party) and what their stance is in Turkey and the world today. The PKK has caused the deaths of 40,000 Turks, Kurds, and other ethnicities since their activity began decades ago. That's 13 September 11th's and yet some news agencies still call them rebels because of their lack of education.

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The Turkish Education System was built in accordance with the Atatürk's Reforms after the Turkish War of Independence. It is a state supervised system which was designed to create a skillful manpower for the social and economic process of the country.Turkish system mandates 8 years of primary education between the ages of 6 and 14, and in 2001 enrollment of children in this age range was nearly 100%. For 14-18 year olds three or more years of secondary education are available in public, distance-learning, and vocational high schools. About 95% of students attend public schools, but inadequacies of the public system increasingly motivates middle-class parents to seek private education.In 2001 some 1,273 institutions of higher learning were in operation. Except for the Open Education Faculty (Turkish: Açıköğretim Fakültesi) at Anadolu University, entrance is regulated by a national examination, ÖSS, after which high school graduates are assigned to the limited university space available, according to their performance. Annually, about 1.5 million students graduate from Turkish high schools.In 2002, the total expenditure on education in Turkey amounted to $13.4 billion, including the state budget allocated through the National Ministry of Education and private and international funds.