24.11.2025 07:40
Currently, there are 1 million 34 thousand 564 teachers working in educational institutions affiliated with the Ministry of National Education, and with today's appointment, an additional 15 thousand teachers will join the ranks of the education army.
The Ministry of National Education continues to implement a planned and data-driven approach in teacher employment, determining the need for teachers, conducting staffing planning, and carrying out field-based appointment policies.
In this context, the Ministry, which aims for sustainable employment in education, analyzes the current teacher needs in determining the norm staff of official educational institutions, monitors the needs of teachers by fields, and carries out appointment planning.
THE NUMBER WILL RISE TO 1 MILLION 49 THOUSAND 564
According to the Ministry's data, there are currently 1 million 34 thousand 564 teachers working in official educational institutions. With the appointment of 15 thousand contracted teachers to be made today, this number will rise to 1 million 49 thousand 564.
THE HIGHEST QUOTA IS IN CLASS TEACHING
The branches with the highest quotas in the appointments are class teaching (4 thousand 378), special education teaching (3 thousand 87), religious culture and ethics teaching (1802), preschool teaching (1321), and English teaching (757).
While distributing the positions, regions where there are difficulties in teacher employment and which are prioritized in development are taken into account, and the first appointment teacher quota is determined in line with the ratio of the total teacher need by fields across the country.
821 THOUSAND 351 TEACHERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE PUBLIC IN THE LAST 22 YEARS
Between 2003 and 2025, the appointment of 821 thousand 351 teachers to official educational institutions will be recorded as 836 thousand 351 with the appointment of 15 thousand teachers on November 24. This figure corresponds to 80.84% of the current teacher staff.
NEED ANALYSIS IS BEING CONDUCTED
In teacher appointments, the current teacher needs are analyzed according to the norm staff numbers by the Presidency of the National Education Academy, the supply-demand situations of teachers by fields are regularly monitored, and appointment planning is carried out. In the evaluations made, it is stated that in some fields, the need for teachers is at a minimum level, while in some fields, the number of candidates graduating from programs that currently provide teachers exceeds the existing and near-term needs.
On the other hand, the expulsion of a large number of personnel from the Ministry of National Education as part of the investigations conducted after the coup attempt carried out by the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) on July 15, 2016, has affected the Ministry's employment planning. The Ministry has carried out studies to ensure that educational services are not disrupted and to ensure personnel safety. As part of the fight against FETO, a total of 27 thousand 732 personnel from the Ministry and its affiliated and related units were expelled through statutory decrees (KHK) and subsequently through the OHAL Commission.