Minister Avcı: Teachers are unforgettable  
Minister Avcı: Teachers are unforgettable

Minister Avcı: Teachers are unforgettable

Noting that teaching is a divine profession, the National Education Minister Nabi Avcı stated, “Teachers are unforgettable and a teacher is capable of making a big difference. All of us should have witnessed this in our own lives. Teachers can make a change.”

Minister Avcı: Teachers are unforgettable

Minister of National Education Nabi Avcı participated in the appointment ceremony for 37 thousand vacant teaching positions for 105 different departments. Total of 35 thousand 563 teachers were appointed to the positions in the ceremony organized at the Başöğretmen (Headmaster) Hall. Along with Minister Avcı, ministry bureaucrats, teacher candidates and their families were also present at the ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Avcı said that 37 thousand teachers and their families would be happy with the appointments; newly appointed teachers would experience the joy of becoming a part of a great community as well as starting a divine profession.

Minister Avcı said a few would remember the name of the National Education Minister or any other bureaucrat from the ministry when they first started primary school if a survey would have been conducted among the guests of the ceremony and those who are watching the appointments from television adding that, “But we never forget our teachers. None of us have forgotten who our teacher was in the primary school and we even remember the names of our teachers’ spouse and children. We did not forget the names of our physics, math and biology teachers. Accordingly, teachers are unforgettable and a teacher can change many things. All of us should have witnessed this in our lives. A teacher can make a difference. Due to this reason, be aware that you are entering a divine profession; I hope your profession shall bring luck, health, peace and welfare. I hope that this will also bring blessings to your families. I wish you all the success.”

General Director of the Human Resources Department of the Ministry of National Education Hamza Aydoğdu also wished that the new appointments shall bring blessings to teachers and their families adding that, “The current number of teachers shall be 894 thousand 255 with the new appointments of 37 thousand teachers. The appointments shall be done in 105 different departments excluding geography and social sciences. 151 thousand and 958 people have applied for the positions and we are appointing of 27 thousand teachers today.”

 

512 thousand teachers have been appointed since 2003

Noting that total of teachers who have been appointed to the positions have reached 512 thousand and 26 since 2003 with the most recent appointments, Aydoğdu underlined the fact that 145 thousand 211 teachers were appointed during the term of Minister Avcı.

“Consequently, this term shall go down as the  period when a majority of teachers were appointed since 2003,” Aydoğdu said.

Following the speeches, teacher appointments took place. Minister Avcı asked a lot number from bureaucrats and candidates. Candidates learned the city and school where they were appointed as a result of lot casting carried out according to the “947652313“ lot number and shared their happiness by cheering and hugging their families. Some of the teachers who were overjoyed and shed tears of happiness phoned their families to tell the good news.

There was a big screen television at the main building of the Ministry for the candidates who were not able to get into the ceremony hall. Some of the candidates watched the appointment ceremony from this screen. Minister Avcı pushed the appointment lot button with a mother of one candidate.

161 thousand 975 people applied for 37 thousands teaching positions excluding geography and social sciences. 35 thousand 563 candidates were appointed to these vacant positions.

36 thousand 512 were appointed as a part of first appointment while 371 teachers were appointed as a part of reappointment and appointment among institutions. 117 teachers were appointed as a part of national athlete appointment.

Primary school teaching ranked first among the top 10 departments with a 4 thousand 189 quota. English teaching ranked second with 3 thousand 964, religion culture and moral knowledge followed the first two with 2 thousand 574, 2 thousand 90 were appointed for preschool teaching, one thousand and 974 were appointed for Turkish teaching while one thousand and 593 were appointed as private education teachers. One thousand and 535 were appointed as science and technology teachers, one thousand 440 appointed as a guidance consular while math teaching ranked last with one thousand and 334 quotas.

Results of teacher appointments can be viewed at the Ministry’s official www.meb.gov.tr internet site.

Appointments of for geography and social sciences teachers will be made after the law suit opened against the results of the Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS) is finalized.

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