Another 20,000 Teacher Appointments Will Be Made! Good news for teachers awaiting placement came from the Minister of National Education, Ziya Selçuk. In addition to the previously announced 20,000 contracted teacher appointments, the Minister announced that an additional 20,000 teacher placements will be arranged. At the moment, the oral exams for the initial 20,000 contracted teacher appointments are still ongoing, and applicants have a short time left to finalize their preferences. No specific calendar date has yet been released for the new 20,000 appointments.
Minister Ziya Selçuk stated that the additional 20,000 teacher appointments are being planned. He also announced that the oral exams for the earlier 20,000 teacher applicants will conclude soon. Once those oral exams are finished, the candidates’ preference process will begin.
The oral exams for the 20,000 teacher candidates will conclude on Saturday, February 22, 2020. The results of the oral exams will be published on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 on meb.gov.tr. After the results are announced, the teacher candidates’ preference period will open. The preference window will run from March 9 to March 13, 2020. Following the completion of preference submissions, the appointment results will be announced on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Another 20,000 Teacher Appointments Will Be Carried Out!
The Ministry confirmed an additional 20,000 teacher placements. In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Minister Ziya Selçuk announced that 20,000 extra teacher appointments will be made. After the announcement he expressed gratitude, saying that the Ministry appreciates the consistent prioritization of education by the President and the strong support provided. He specifically thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the good news of the additional appointments. Minister Selçuk also extended the Ministry’s thanks to the Minister of Treasury and Finance, Berat Albayrak, for his sensitivity to the education sector’s needs during the appointment process.
Following his public acknowledgments, Minister Selçuk responded to messages of thanks from teacher candidates on Twitter. He encouraged candidates to preserve the excitement they feel today throughout their professional lives, noting that the true gratitude belongs to the light in the eyes of children and teachers. He emphasized that the real reward is seeing that spark in classrooms.