24.02.2020 Ankara

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu participated in the Schools to Tomorrow program organized by the Ministry of National Education at the Presidential Complex.

Chamber/Commodity Exchange presidents participated in the program, which was organized with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Hisarcıklıoğlu met with chamber/commodity exchange heads at TOBB before the program.

- President Erdoğan

The President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaking at the program, said, “When we came to office, we placed education at the top of our priorities. For many years, the education budget topped state spending. We have strengthened the education infrastructure and human capital of our country at every stage from primary school to higher education.”

Noting that more than 18 million students in Turkey receive educational services in educational institutions numbering almost 70,000, Erdoğan said, “With special educational institutions and other educational units, this number rises to 86,000. In addition, the Ministry of National Education needs 13,000 new schools with 21,000 classrooms. In addition, some of the existing schools need to be strengthened against earthquakes.”