Speaking at the 2022-2023 School Year Opening Ceremony, Erdoğan said: “When we took office 20 years ago, we set the first of the four pillars on which we would elevate our country as education and the other three as healthcare, security and justice. Whatever the circumstances have been, we have never compromised our priority over education. We have allocated the biggest share from the budget to education every year.”

Expressing his wish that the 2022-2023 School Year would lead to auspicious results for students, teachers, parents, the whole education community and Türkiye alike, Erdoğan noted: “When we took office 20 years ago, we set the first of the four pillars on which we would elevate our country as education and the other three as healthcare, security and justice. Whatever the circumstances have been, we have never compromised our priority over education. We have allocated the biggest share from the budget to education every year. Doubling the number of our classrooms, we have solved the issue of crowded classes. We have strengthened our army of education by appointing 750 thousand new teachers. Saving our schools from dilapidation, we have furnished them with the most advanced equipment.” (ILKHA)