Minister Tekin clarified his statements on "secularism."

The recent secularism remarks made by Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin in Batman had sparked discussions. Minister Tekin, in response to criticisms from the CHP, stated, "What you understand by secularism is this; remember the 1940s, locking the doors of mosques, turning mosques into stables, prohibiting citizens from learning the Quran. This is what you understand by secularism. You did these things as a requirement of secularism."

Journalist Kübra Par also criticized Minister Tekin's remarks by saying, "While there are thousands of issues in education, what is the need to engage in this polemic with the CHP now?"

TEKIN CALLED KÜBRA PAR

Kübra Par explained that after this criticism, Minister Yusuf Tekin called her at 9 AM to provide clarifications. Par brought the issue to the agenda, stating that Minister Yusuf Tekin told her, "We have developed a model in line with the universal understanding of secularism that secures the rights of all minority groups with the Turkey Century Education Model. CHP members criticized the Turkey Century Education Model through secularism in the parliamentary budget committee, and in that speech, I responded to those criticisms; I did not initiate the secularism debate."