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TOBB Turkey Education Council, Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers 81 Province Meeting was held at the TOBB Twin Towers with the participation of TOBB Board of Directors Treasurer Faik Yavuz, TOBB Turkey Education Council President Yusuf Ekinci, Çarşamba Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and Honorary President of the Association of Private Educational Institutions Ahmet Yılmaz, TOBB Secretary General Mustafa Saraçöz and Special Educational Institutions Association President Yunus Kılıç.

Faik Yavuz, speaking at the opening of the meeting reported that Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers are providing education to 382,000 special needs individuals, “There are more than 2,000 special education and rehabilitation centers throughout Turkey. About 30,000 staff and 10,000 auxiliary staff are employed in these centers. You are a large family of 1.5 million people, together with individuals with special needs, their families and those working in this field.”

Emphasizing that education is a matter which focuses on the future, not the past or the present, Faik Yavuz said, “Decisions you will make in education today, will affect not only the present, but future decades. Education is also the phenomenon that most affects a person's life. From the first education to the higher education, people are shaped within the education system. In fact, thanks to lifelong learning, training continues until our last breath. The importance of education is immensely important in building a person's character, in the formation of life view. Just as the foundation of a building is important, education is the basis of a human being. Therefore, starting from kindergarten to university, we should make our children well educated and well equipped.”