After the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, apart from houses and workplaces, schools were also damaged. On top of that, many institutions and organizations have started to take positive steps that concern many people for the earthquake victims in the provinces damaged by the earthquake. The Turkish Private Schools Association (TÖZOK) was one of them. TÖZOK will provide scholarships to thousands of students affected by the earthquake.
TÖZOK announced that it will educate 23,800 students affected by the earthquake with a scholarship.
The Turkish Private Schools Association announced today that they will educate 23,800 students who were affected by the earthquake with full scholarships, in a statement made on its website called Konukgurenci.org and on its Twitter account.
In the joint statement made by the Turkish Private Schools Association, All Private Institutions Association, Private Education Association, Special Education Association, Association of Private Education Institutions Association and Ankara Education Platforms, 2182 private schools will be used for earthquake-affected students who will benefit from the scholarship. In the statement made by TÖZOK, the quotas of cities and schools can be viewed on the same website.
Students who were affected by the earthquake and who will be taught by TÖZOK with a scholarship, will also be covered by the institutions for which a joint statement has been made. Apart from the education expenses of the students who will benefit from the scholarship, the necessary opportunities will be provided for the parents who have problems in terms of accommodation.
In order to provide scholarships to students who were damaged in the earthquake, priority will be given to students who have lost their home, income and education opportunities. Mirkan Aydın, Deputy Chairman of the Education Council of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, made the following statements on the subject:
“In addition, with the support of our parents, families who cannot afford to live in houses, summer houses or hotels will be supported. Priority will be given to families who have completely lost their home, income and opportunity for face-to-face education. Our project coordinator Gökhan Ünlüer and his team are constantly improving the system with a 24/7 working tempo.
“We aim to reach much higher quota numbers in a few days. Within the scope of the project, we are also working to ensure that this support, which will be given until the end of the term, becomes long-term. Again, private education courses and private education institutions will be included in the system in a few days and our support to earthquake victims will increase exponentially.”
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