Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Council President Dr. Yusuf Ekinci expressed his pleasure meeting with the Members before the International Women's Day and emphasized that they came together to consult on the issues that are important for the sector. Emphasizing that the aim of Turkish national education is the use of knowledge and the production of knowledge, which is the essence of the information society, President Ekinci stated that young people should be trusted and that it is valuable to raise them according to the years they will live.

The public representatives invited to the meeting expressed their satisfaction with supporting the sector and expressed their readiness to always support the solution of the problems with sensitivity.

TOBB University of Economics and Technology Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Hale Şıvgın in their speech titled Democracy, Awareness and Education in the Republic’s 100^th Year, compared Türkiye 100 years ago with today, emphasizing the struggle for liberation and touched on the issues of democracy, Republic and education. Referring to the Law on Unification of Education, Şıvgın reminded the reforms made in education.

Lütfi Gülbenk, the founder of Gülbenk Consultancy, discussed the issue of EYT, which was published in the Official Gazette on March 3, 2023 and entered into force, and its impact on employers was shared with the owners of the institution. Answering the questions of the members, Gülbenk shared with the Council Members the issues such as how pension applications are made, severance pay and premium support for those who retire from the EYT and are re-hired.

Stating that unity and solidarity are needed more than ever with the earthquake disaster, the sector representatives expressed that the aid to the earthquake region continues and that they are mobilized for students who have been transferred to other regions.

The meeting, where the current problems of private schools, courses, publishers and driving schools represented in the Council were consulted, ended with the answers of the questions of the members by Vedat Kuşgözoğlu, Head of the Education Policies Department of the General Directorate of Private Education Institutions of the Ministry of National Education, Murat İlci, Head of the Department of Schools, and Fikret Yılmaz, Head of the Education Policies Department of the General Directorate of Special Education and Guidance Services.