Qatar’s first Turkish school has opened to serve the children of Turkish expats living in the country. The city's Turkish cultural centre has also launched a language programme for both expats and local residents.
As conflict and terrorist attacks around the world prompt fears over student safety, some US universities have suspended study abroad programmes in Turkey and elsewhere in Europe while others remain defiant in the face of violence.
The country’s government has cracked down on suspected dissenters, following the attempted coup last Friday, with the education sector bearing much of the brunt of the reaction.
Fifteen language course scholarships are on offer to Turkish students who compete in a social media competition organised by Edumag, a new study abroad social content platform.
One of Turkey’s largest education agencies, Atlas, held its annual employee professional development seminar in Istanbul where employees learned new sales tactics and gained market insight from key partner providers and The PIE News.
Despite economic and political tensions in key ELT source markets, national initiatives to promote foreign language learning and a strengthening link of languages to employability are continuing to drive demand for study abroad in Brazil, Spain, Russia and Turkey.
One of Turkey's agency associations, UED, has presented its third annual awards, recognising language schools worldwide that offer excellent service to students and education agencies.
Turkish students who study abroad must now study at a top-500 ranked university or take the domestic university entrance exam, under new regulations put in place by the Higher Education Council of Turkey.