Minister Tekin met with students within the scope of the 'Let Us Be Informed' project

According to the statement made by the Ministry, Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin visited Demirören Media and Technology Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, which is the pilot school in the "Let Us Be Informed" project.

The "Let Us Be Informed" Project, carried out under the coordination of the General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies, aims to enable students to access accurate and reliable information in line with the Turkish Century Education Model (TYMM) and to evaluate the country and world agenda from a conscious and critical perspective.

Within the scope of the project, students take an active role in different stages of digital content production, from news research to text writing, from presenting to shooting and dubbing, from interviews to editing and broadcast preparation.

Tekin, who was the guest of the bulletin prepared and presented by the students in the studio environment, answered the questions posed by the young people in the program published on the Education Information Network (EBA), EBA YouTube, TRT EBA and the Ministry's social media accounts.

On the question "What will be the most significant difference of the new academic year for students from previous years?" Minister Tekin wished a beautiful and auspicious academic year for both the students, the entire education community and the Turkish nation.

Pointing out that, as in previous years, the Turkey Century Education Model and the new steps taken regarding it will be the most important issues for students, Tekin said: "There are areas where curriculum changes bring about a very important paradigm change within the Ministry of National Education. We tried to harmonize our curriculum with what PISA measures. It is an application where we make our curriculum a part of the curriculum not only as something you need to keep in mind, but also how you will use it in terms of integrating into daily life and the society you live in."

Reminding that the Turkey Century Education Model was designed to shape an education in which students can transform the information they receive at school into skills by thinking analytically, Tekin stated that the students who started with the Turkey Century Education Model for the first time in the 2024-2025 academic year moved on to the third grade of each level this year.

Tekin reminded that the model is currently implemented in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades in primary schools, 5th, 6th and 7th grades in secondary schools, and 9th, 10th and 11th grades in high schools.

GAMES WILL BECOME A PART OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS

Stating that they focused especially on "game" this year, Tekin emphasized that they turned children's games into an instrument that they can use in terms of education and training, along with many parameters.

Stating that they will experience a year in which functional games become a part of the education process, both in terms of children's overcoming problems such as obesity and digital addiction and in terms of values ​​such as cooperation and solidarity that TYMM tries to give, Tekin stated that one of the main topics of this year will be under the title of 'Game at the Heart of Education'.

Tekin reminded that they prepared and published a policy document in schools to explain the logic, what they focus on, and how these games will be a part of education.

Reminding that Türkiye achieved significant success in PISA, Tekin underlined that OECD and PISA officials cited Türkiye's educational success as an example in a meeting attended by the education ministers of many countries.

Noting that this success is not only valid for the 2025 PISA cycle, Tekin said, "We have been climbing significantly since 2015 and have reached the peak this year. This success is the cumulative result of the steps we have taken every year since 2003, when the first PISA cycle was held, from appointing classrooms, schools and teachers, from distributing free textbooks to DYK courses." made his assessment.

Emphasizing that they want students to grow up as individuals who question the things they learn and can look critically, Tekin said, "When the education system becomes more successful, issues such as peace, justice, democratic values, people's respect for each other in society will be strengthened. From an economic perspective, when you grow up to be more qualified, our country's national income will increase." he said.

WHAT KIND OF YKS AWAITS US NEXT YEAR?

Students asked, "What kind of YKS awaits us next year?" In response to the question, Tekin stated that they saw that false, inaccurate and malevolent news was widely spread on this issue.

Stating that he receives questions from students at every school he goes to, Tekin stated that there will be no change in the exam questions for students going to 12th grade this year, and that questions will be asked according to the new curriculum for the first time in the next academic year.

Minister Tekin said: "Those who are in the 11th grade this year, there is only one thing that changes when you move to the 12th grade. I will ask questions from your curriculum. Nothing else changes. MEBI and EBA have enough preparation materials for both university entrance and high school transition exams. The only thing that will change is that its curriculum was different, your curriculum is different. Some of the questions we asked him will not be in your curriculum. Neither the system nor the procedure of the exam will change. There is no change. We were asking from the curriculum every year, now it is from your curriculum." We will ask."

Minister Tekin asked a student, "Some concepts have been changed with the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Why is it important for us to know Turkestan?" He answered the question: "When we were young, there was a state called 'Union of Soviet Socialist Republics'. This state dominated our brothers, whom we call the Turkish world, after the Second World War. Their establishing relations with Turkey and being in conceptual unity gave rise to concerns that those states might seek independence. At that time, they needed a conceptualization that severed ties with Turkey and they called 'Central Asia' instead of the concept of 'Turkestan'. The name of this geography has been Turkestan since the beginning of history. Then why do we call 'Central Asia'? Let's say 'Asia'. Some people have changed all these concepts for ideological reasons in order to change our way of thinking and direct our view of life. Now we say 'let's purify them from the ideologies they have been used throughout history and use them in their scientific form'."

Stating that they have been making intense efforts to do things that will raise awareness in Türkiye since the moment the Israeli attacks in Gaza began in Palestine, Tekin stated that this year they will organize events in schools that draw attention to the drama experienced by Palestinian children with the motto "Let the kites not be shot, let the sky be left to the children".

“THIS GEOGRAPHY HAS BEEN NAMED TURKISTAN FROM THE BEGINNING”

A student asked, "When your family calls you, do they have a separate place or immunity?" Tekin answered the question: "Every morning, wherever I am, between 08.00 and 09.00, I call either my mother or my father. Every day, I definitely hear their voices and receive their blessings. When they call, there is always something important. May God grant health and peace to all of our parents and the living. I wish God's mercy to those who lost their lives. Being a parent is a completely different feeling. Make sure to call your parents every day."