Author: Burcu Karakaş & Daniel Derya Bellut

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Kazim Karabekir Imam Hatip school for girls in Istanbul, Turkey (photo: Ullstein Bild/Reuters/Murad Sezer)

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Erdogan's youth, religious but not educated?

The Turkish school system is in crisis: pupil performance is slipping. Critics blame the Erdogan government for the trend, which has recently founded hundreds of Imam Hatip religious schools. Information from Burcu Karakas and Daniel Derya BellutMore

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