Turkey to reopen schools in September, minister says

Turkey to reopen schools in September, minister says
# 06 July 2021 13:39 (UTC +04:00)

Turkey plans to reopen schools on Sept. 6 amid good progress with the country’s vaccination drive, the national education minister said on July 5, APA reports citing news channel Haberturk.

Ziya Selcuk made the announcement while speaking with the Turkish private news channel Haberturk.

Referring to the National Education Ministry’s efforts for allowing students to access online learning during the time schools were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Selcuk noted that around 750,000 tablets were distributed to needy students to follow the online classes.

He also noted that around 90 percent of the teachers in the country have been vaccinated.

Underscoring the importance of interaction between children and animals, Selcuk said that around 20,000 schools now regularly feed dogs.

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