The Ministry of National Education prepared textbooks aligned with the Türkiye Century Education Model curriculum, which is being introduced gradually this year in preschool, primary, lower-secondary and upper-secondary education.
A total of 283,354,674 books covering 2,025 different courses were delivered to schools for students’ use. At Ümitköy Girls’ Anatolian Imam Hatip High School in Ankara’s Çankaya district, teachers and staff sorted the books and placed them on students’ desks.
Books prepared for different levels of education
As part of the initiative, 10 different textbooks were prepared for preschool education, 420 for primary education, 340 for secondary education, 210 for special education and 1,045 for vocational education.
The Türkiye Century Education Model is being introduced gradually this year in preschool education, the first, second and third grades of primary school, the fifth, sixth and seventh grades of lower-secondary school, and the ninth, 10th and 11th grades of high school.
Free distribution surpasses 4.6 billion books
As part of the Free Textbook Distribution Project, launched in the 2003-2004 academic year, a total of 4,647,852,247 textbooks have been distributed to date.
Supplementary materials also prepared for students
The “First Steps to School with My Child” workbook was prepared for children starting preschool education and first-grade students. For primary and secondary education students, materials titled “Hakan and Bilge’s Journey Through the Turkic World” and “Cultural Atlas of the Turkic World: Bilge and Hakan’s Journey Beyond Time” were also created.
The initiatives aim to ensure consistency in implementation nationwide, provide teachers with educational resources and strengthen interaction among schools, families and children. The prepared materials were also placed on students’ desks alongside the textbooks.