The Minister of National Education, Yusuf Tekin, stated that closed village schools could be reopened.

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In the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the budgets of the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Ministry of National Education for the year 2025 were approved. After the speeches on the budget in the General Assembly, the question-and-answer session began. Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin,

"WE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS IN A FAIR MANNER"

Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin responded to criticisms regarding the protocols made with some non-governmental organizations. Tekin stated that approximately 5 billion 895 million lira would be paid to non-profit organizations from the ministry's budget for the year 2024, and made the following statements: "There are payments we make from our ministry's budget to international organizations we are involved in, such as UNESCO. There are construction and personnel expenses for the schools where the Turkey Maarif Foundation waves our flag abroad. If there are claims that money has been transferred from our ministry's budget to non-governmental organizations and professional associations, that is a distortion. We do not organize concerts with the funds allocated from the central budget like your municipalities. We spend it entirely for education and teaching. We have not transferred a single penny to another place. We have not signed any protocol that allocates a budget with TOBB, chambers of commerce, chambers of industry, or other professional organizations, nor will we."

VILLAGE SCHOOLS MAY BE OPENED

Regarding the village schools that have been reported as closed, Tekin stated that they are ready to open these schools if there is a demand, even if there is only one student. Regarding the interviews for teacher recruitment, Minister Tekin said, "We conducted interviews in a fair manner, unprecedented in the history of the Republic."

After the speeches, the budgets for the year 2025 of the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Ministry of National Education, along with their affiliated institutions, were approved in the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.