24,000 free Armenian-language textbooks printed for 24 Armenian schools in TurkeySeptember 21, 2010 - 17:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish Ministry of Education, which has been distributing textbooks free of charge to students for several years, has for the first time distributed free textbooks to Armenian students that have been translated to their native language, Today’s Zaman reported. In a past interview, Education Minister Nimet Cubukcu said she received a letter from a teacher at an Armenian school who complained that students were not receiving free textbooks despite the economic difficulties they experienced. “I was very surprised when I received this letter. Now we will take responsibility to publish and distribute textbooks in the Armenian language for Armenian students,” Cubukcu said at the time. Yesilkoy Armenian Secondary School Principal Habib Ozfirinci said he was pleased that the school administration distributed free textbooks in Armenian to its students. The textbooks distributed in Armenian schools are translations of the textbooks distributed in Turkish schools. The principal of the Private Pangalti Armenian Secondary School, Karekin S. Barsamyan said Armenian students had received free textbooks in the past but they had difficulty studying with them because they were in Turkish. “Until now, we used old textbooks in Armenian and they had become worn out. Our students were getting confused in switching between two languages,” he said. A total of 24,000 textbooks were printed for 24 Armenian schools. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |