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Turkish added as second foreign language in northern Syria’s schools
Turkish has been included in the curriculum of schools in northern Syria as a second foreign language, after it was dropped from the list of elective languages when a unified curriculum took effect in early September.
Turkish has been included in the curriculum of schools in northern Syria as a second foreign language.
When Syria’s unified curriculum took effect on September 6, Turkish, previously taught as an elective in some schools around Azaz, Jarablus, Al-Bab, Marea and Al-Rai, was removed from the program and replaced by French.
Syria’s Education Ministry said at the time that work on the new curriculum could not be completed on time, forcing it to apply the curriculum used during the Assad era.
The move prompted the Syrian Turkmen Assembly, Turkmen lawmakers and civil society groups to lobby the Education Ministry and the Presidency. The issue was discussed at a September 8 meeting with Education Minister Mohammad Abdulrahman Turko.
On September 13, Kürşad Zorlu, deputy chairman of Türkiye’s ruling AK Party, said Syrian authorities had confirmed there was no obstacle to teaching Turkish as an elective language, following talks between Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Syrian counterpart Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani.
Turkish instruction in northern Syria began in Jarablus in 2017, later expanded to other areas and has been offered as an elective since the 2019-2020 school year. The change affects Turkmen students as well as Syrian students who studied in Turkish in Türkiye before returning home.
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