Turkey renames Central Asia as Turkestan in new school curriculum

World|politics|May 15, 2026 / 08:38 AM

Turkish Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin

AKIPRESS.COM - During a "Ramadan at the Heart of Education" event in Istanbul, Turkish Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin announced significant terminology changes to the national school curriculum as part of the "Turkey’s Century Education Model...

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