Private Schools
In the Turkish education system, private schools may be grouped into four.
- Private Turkish Schools: In these schools, which are opened by real or corporate bodies of Turkish nationality, public education programs at Pre-primary, primary and secondary education levels are given.
- Private Schools for Minorities: These have been established in the Ottoman Empire period by Greek, Armenian and Jewish minorities and were placed under guarantee by the terms of the Lausanne Treaty. These schools are attended by students at pre-primary, primary and secondary education levels who belong to these minority classes and are of the Turkish nationality.
- Private Foreign Schools: These are schools established during the Ottoman Empire by French, German, Italian, Austrian and American people who continue their activities under the terms of the Lausanne Treaty. Today these schools are attended by Turkish children.
- Private International Education Institutions: They have been opened and are active as per the provisions in the amended article 5 of the Law no. 625.
There are many private colleges (dershane) in cities. They give extra lessons to children and also teach adults.
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