At the Republican Teachers’ Congress held in Ankara on April 12, 215 education workers from more than 30 provinces gathered. The draft resolutions of the congress will be shared with the public shortly.
At the Republican Teachers’ Congress, held in Ankara at the call of the Teachers’ Initiatives of the Turkish People’s Representatives Assembly (THTM), 215 education workers from more than 30 provinces gathered.
The convention, held at the Nergiz Culture and Arts Center as part of the Republican Party Convention scheduled for June, was also attended by many provincial and district leaders of the Education Workers' Union.
At the convention, where the opening address was delivered by Prof. Dr. Erhan Nalçacı, a member of the Secretariat of the Republican Convention Coordination Committee, a plaque of appreciation was presented to Prof. Dr. Rıfat Okçabol for his significant contributions to the struggle for equality and freedom among education workers.
Certificates of appreciation were presented to Niyazi Altunya and Erdal Çalı, two of the founders of Eğitim-İş.
The morning session addressed the topic “What Will Education Be Like in the Workers” Republic?”.
The session, during which dozens of education workers spoke, continued with contributions from the participants.
In the afternoon session, a panel moderated by Seher Ergin, General Secretary of Eğitim-İş, and featuring Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yıldız and Dr. Nazlı Somel as speakers The topics discussed were “Education and Modernization in the Republican Era” and “The Historical Roots and Current Actors of the Transformation of Public Education into a Fragmented System in Turkey.” The session concluded with a question-and-answer period.
In the forum session, the final segment of the conference, the topic “How can a republican teacher identity be built?” was discussed with contributions from education workers under the moderation of Dr. Nurcan Korkmaz and Prof. Dr. Ayhan Ural. The creation of an anti-imperialist, patriotic, public-oriented, enlightenment-oriented, and secular teacher identity emerged as a central focus of the discussions.
The meeting concluded after the presiding committee read the draft resolution and put it to a vote.
The draft decisions will be finalized based on the suggestions received and shared with the public.