Education Minister and Businessman Announce New Schools in Malatya

Education Minister Yusuf Tekin and businessman Erman Ilıcak attended a foundation-laying ceremony for two new schools in Malatya. The event took place at the Malatya Congress and Culture Center.

Ilıcak announced that two schools will be constructed under a protocol signed with the Ministry of National Education. He stated that both schools are targeted for completion by September of next year.

“We are 99 percent sure that all five fields will have serious demand in the market and business circles.”

The institutions include the Bekir Ilıcak Information Technologies Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School and Ayşe Ilıcak Primary School. The high school will offer education in five different fields planned according to private sector needs.

Ilıcak emphasized that artificial intelligence should be seen as an opportunity rather than a threat for young people. He said the five fields were determined with input from ministry officials and private sector representatives.

Minister Tekin also addressed the decline in vocational education following the February 28, 1997 process. He said the share of high school students attending vocational schools dropped from 40 out of 100 to 17.

During the ceremony, Tekin requested that Ilıcak also build an application hotel and vocational high school. Ilıcak accepted the request with a nod, confirming a third school will be built by the Ilıcak family.

Tekin added that a teachers' residence damaged in the earthquake is being rebuilt in a good location and is expected to be completed in May, barring any setbacks.