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Part of the book series: Global Education Systems ((GES))

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In contrast to other European countries, the Turkish education system was not secularized until the twentieth century. However, since the foundation of the Republic in 1923, Turkey, as the only country among those with a mainly Muslim population, has worked steadfastly to bring its education system up to Western standards.

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Karakaşoğlu, Y., Tonbul, Y. (2015). Turkey. In: Hörner, W., Döbert, H., Reuter, L., von Kopp, B. (eds) The Education Systems of Europe. Global Education Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07473-3_48

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07473-3_48

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