After the Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin's statement, "We should be able to open schools for boys and girls," the debates remain on the agenda for a long time.
Making statements on the subject, Chairman of the Conscious Teachers Association (ÖĞ-DER), Numan Gökmen stated that there is no obstacle in the National Education Law and reminded that the Ministry is the executive authority.
Ministry of National Education (MEB) Tekin, in a television program he attended, "Now what is my primary goal as National Education? It was to provide schooling for girls. Then, in order to convince the parents, we should be able to open girls' schools if necessary, the parents should be able to send their children to girls' schools if they want, or to schools that go to boys' schools," he said. And after his statement, remarks made from many fields.
Gökmen reminded the 15th article of the National Education Basic Law No. 1739.
"The following statements are included in the article, 'It is essential that girls and boys are co-educational in schools. However, according to the type of education, opportunities and necessities, some schools may be reserved for girls only or boys only'. There are no constitutional obstacles," he said.
"TOGETHER WE SHOULD FIND A SOLUTION TO IMPORTANT PROBLEMS"
Reminding the "Interdisciplinary Compulsory and Mixed Education Symposium" held by ÖĞ-DER in 2017 on the subject, Gökmen stated that the decisions were transferred to the Ministry of National Education.
"We understand that our ministry acts with daily evaluations. If all studies and legal regulations are taken into account by considering the scientific principles, the sensitivities of our noble nation and the views of the relevant non-governmental organizations, a positive path will be followed in education. Instead of wasting time with useless discussions, we should all seek solutions to the important problems of our National Education system such as 'raising good people'. We should make the principle of 'Ethics and Spirituality First' the hope of national education," he added.
WE MUST FOCUS ON “RAISING GOOD PEOPLE”
Recalling the "Interdisciplinary Compulsory and Co-educational Education Symposium" held by ÖĞ-DER in 2017, Gökmen stated that the decisions were transferred to the Ministry of National Education.