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« On peut être turc et faire de longues études » 17 janvier 2015

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L’Est Républicain (France) samedi 17 janvier 2015, p. NCY11
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Questions à Selda Bulbul, responsable de l’association

L’association NAKE (Maison culturelle d’Anatolie de Nurhak) organise un séminaire d’orientation à destination des jeunes de la communauté turque dimanche dans ses locaux. (suite…)

For Children in Turkish Refugee Camps, School’s Out 29 décembre 2014

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International New York Times (USA) Monday, December 29, 2014

By Aysegul Sert, Suruc, Turkey

Ahmet Basa, a quiet, wide-eyed 11-year-old refugee from Damascus, Syria, speaks Turkish fluently and has big plans for the future. « I want to be a doctor, » he said, sitting with a teacher after school in the province of Sanliurfa in Turkey’s southeast. (suite…)

Turkey Promotes Religious Schools, Often Defying Parents 17 décembre 2014

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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, December 17, 2014, p. A6

By Ceylan Yeginsu, Istanbul

When Semra dropped off her 13-year-old daughter for the first day of high school, she had to fight back tears as she entered the dimly lit basement classroom, brightened by the red of the girls’ head scarves and the walls emblazoned with Quranic verses written in Arabic script. (suite…)

Turkish Reforms Entangle Education 13 octobre 2014

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The International New York Times (USA) October 13, 2014

By Aysegül Sert

Istanbul — The term “New Turkey,” meticulously coined and methodically delivered by the government to penetrate the public psyche, and reiterated during the campaign for Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bid for the presidency, continues to reverberate long after he has won. (suite…)

How Turkey Will Escape the Middle-Income Trap 1 octobre 2014

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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) Wednesday, October 1, 2014, p. 15

By Mehmet Şimşek *

Many emerging-market economies grew rapidly during the first decade of this century, advancing from low-income to middle-income status. The next transition — to high-income status — will be harder to achieve. (suite…)

Rise of Islamic schools causes alarm in secular Turkey 21 septembre 2014

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Agence France Presse, Sunday, September 21, 2014

by Dilay Gundogan and Emmanuelle Baillon, Istanbul

When Turkish pupils received their school entry exam results after the end of last term, textile worker and father Halil Ibrahim Beyhan received an unpleasant surprise. (suite…)

The Unbearable Heaviness of Being a Turkish Citizen 21 février 2014

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German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 21, 2014

Emre Erdogan *

Despite their diversity, Turks have a common characteristic: thinking that Turkey has no friends and that every other country in the world is a potential enemy. (suite…)

Most Turkish students want to study abroad 12 septembre 2013

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University World News (UK) Issue No: 287, 12 September 2013

Peta Lee

An overwhelming majority of Turkish students, 95%, would like to study overseas – and the number of international students in the country has doubled in six years – according to a report released by the British Council ahead of the European Association for International Education’s annual conference held in Istanbul this week. (suite…)

An old ally sends droves of students to U.S. 8 avril 2013

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International Herald Tribune (USA) Monday, April 8, 2013, p. 8

By D.D. Guttenplan, Istanbul

U.S. hosts more students from this Eurasian nation than from U.K. or France. Which European country sends more students to U.S. universities than any other? (suite…)

Association culturelle turque. Conférence sur l’éducation dimanche 12 décembre 2012

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Le Télégramme (Bretagne) mercredi 12 décembre 2012, p. Lor-5

Lorient-Express

Les associations culturelles turques du Morbihan (Lorient, Auray, Vannes) et de Quimper se sont associées pour organiser, dimanche après-midi, une rencontre sur l’éducation, présidée par le tout nouveau consul de Nantes et le député de Lorient. (suite…)

Une réforme scolaire décriée 20 septembre 2012

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Le Temps (Suisse) jeudi 20 septembre 2012

Delphine Nerbollier, Istanbul

La rentrée cette semaine a été marquée par un accès facilité aux écoles religieuses voulu par le gouvernement islamiste modéré de Recep Tayyip Erdogan. L’opposition kémaliste s’insurge. (suite…)

Audits for 3 Georgia Schools Tied to Turkish Movement 6 juin 2012

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The New York Times (USA) June 6, 2012, p. A11

By Stephanie Saul

A group of three publicly financed charter schools in Georgia run by followers of Fethullah Gulen, a prominent Turkish imam, have come under scrutiny after they defaulted on bonds and an audit found that the schools improperly granted hundreds of thousands of dollars in contracts to businesses and groups, many of them with ties to the Gulen movement. (suite…)

Le théâtre dans le collimateur du premier ministre turc 25 mai 2012

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Le Figaro (France) no. 21092, vendredi 25 mai 2012, p. 9

Laure Marchand, Istanbul

L’arbitraire d’Erdogan trouble les défenseurs de la laïcité et fait craindre une « guerre des cultures ». (suite…)

Acturca Journal Watch April 2012 30 avril 2012

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Acturca Journal and Periodical Review, April 2012

Compiled by Ozan Yigitkeskin

Acturca Journal Watch monitors leading scholarly journals for articles of particular interest to scholars of diplomacy, foreign relations, and international history on Turkey. It is updated monthly. (suite…)

La religion entre en force dans les écoles publiques turques 27 avril 2012

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La Croix (France) no. 39263, vendredi 27 avril 2012, p. 5

Delphine Nerbollier, Istanbul de notre correspondante

Une nouvelle loi introduit des cours facultatifs sur le Coran et l’enseignement de l’arabe. Les milieux laïcs s’inquiètent et craignent que la pression sociale pousse à rendre ces enseignements obligatoires. (suite…)

Gender Effects of Education on Economic Development in Turkey 8 avril 2012

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ERC Working Papers in Economics (Economic Research Center) 12/03, April 2012, 39 p.

Aysit Tansel & Nil Demet Güngör *

Several recent empirical studies have examined the gender effects of education on economic growth or on steady-state level of output using the much exploited, familiar cross-country data in order to determine their quantitative importance and the direction of correlation. (suite…)

Une réforme de l’éducation divise la Turquie 29 mars 2012

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Le Figaro (France) no. 21044, jeudi 29 mars 2012, p. 12

Laure Marchand, Istanbul

Le texte favorise l’orientation précoce des filles vers les établissements qui forment les imams. (suite…)

Reform plan to boost religious schools divides Turkey 15 mars 2012

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Financial Times (UK) March 15, 2012, p. 2

By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul

Fears voiced that Erdogan’s changes will see more girls dropping out of school, writes Daniel Dombey. (suite…)

Turkey’s education bill ‘driven by politics’ 11 mars 2012

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The National (UAE) March 11, 2012, p. 13

Thomas Seibert, Istanbul

Opposition member makes 12-hour speech. Legislators exchange harsh words and punches in the Parliament while discussing a reform bill that increases compulsory school education. (suite…)

Les Turcs fêtent les enseignants 28 novembre 2011

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L’Est Républicain (France)

lundi 28 novembre 2011, p. BES10, Pontarlier

Depuis que, le 24 novembre 1928, Kemal Atatürk, fondateur de la République turque, a été désigné maître des enseignants, ce jour est devenu la fête des enseignants. (suite…)