Turkey

Turkey 2024/25

• Need for more technical and financial support in Turkey

  Posted: 2025-11-21 / Category: Turkey 2024/25 / Tags:

  Overall ALE situation in Turkey

  In 2024, the Presidential Savings Circular was implemented to support the country’s economic stabilisation efforts. As a result, apart from courses addressing the basic needs of adults and those with specific social priorities, the overall variety of adult learning programmes has been reduced. Digital skills programs prepared at the national level have been continuously implemented in the Public Education Centres. 

  
  

  According to UHBÖDER, many adults are unable to afford participation in learning opportunities, and funding from the European Union remains insufficient to achieve national adult education goals.

  
  

  This Country Report has been conducted with the support of Uluslararasi Hayat Boyu Öğrenme Derneği (UHBÖDER). 

  
  

  The skills dimension

  Addressing labour market needs is crucial for boosting competitiveness, and the shift towards “skills” marks an important step. However, the relegation of "education" and "lifelong learning" to the background poses certain risks. 

  
  

  UHBÖDER explains:

  
  

  “Focusing on skills helps individuals acquire competencies for specific job roles; however, neglecting a broader educational perspective may limit their social and cultural development. Therefore, a balance between skills development and education should be maintained, ensuring that the learning process not only prepares individuals for the labour market but also contributes to their personal growth”.

  
  

  AI in Adult Learning

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used in the internal work of the organisation, for example, for communication and dissemination of educational projects, for example, on STEM issues. 

  UHBÖDER’s take on the PIAAC results

  UHBÖDER agrees that the PIAAC results are representative of the situation in their country.

  UHBÖDER top 3 funding sources

  The organisation states project funding, program funding (contracts of education authorities with learning providers to deliver certain learning programs/courses to certain target groups) and operating grants/structural funding as the main funding sources. Contribution paid by employers and  Paid Training Leave are also included. 

  UHBÖDER’s recommendation to the European Commission

  The organisation asks the EU to provide technical and financial support and foster cooperation for the development of basic life skills and vocational qualifications of marginalised and unreachable segments of society within the scope of lifelong learning.

  
  

  Disclaimer on the participation in education and training data: the data focuses on formal and non-formal education and training, excluding guided on-the-job training. Participation is higher when on-the-job training is included. Data coming from sources such as OECD and the monitoring framework of the European Pillar of Social Rights may differ from the presented data. 

Turkey 2020

2019

• Turkey introduction

  Posted: 2020-01-09 / Category: 2019 / Tags: inclusion

• Recent developments in Turkey

  Posted: 2020-01-09 / Category: 2019 / Tags: technology basic skills workplace learning life skills

• Links to EU and international policy in Turkey

  Posted: 2020-01-09 / Category: 2019 / Tags: gender sustainable development vulnerable learners society

• Challenges and recommendations in Turkey

  Posted: 2020-01-10 / Category: 2019 / Tags: Innovation basic skills participation