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1. Acquiring cultural and creative competences through education and training

2. Specialised training for professionals in the education, culture and youth fields

3. Providing quality access to creative environments

Acquiring cultural and creative competences through education and training

The Protocol on Cooperation for Culture and Arts (Kültür ve Sanat İşbirliği Protokolü) has brought a new framework to the cultural and artistic activities carried out within the scope of formal and non-formal educational activities of the Ministry of National Education. In this scope, it is ensured that the cultural and artistic events organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism are announced and carried out at schools. With a view to enhancing the interest of students in art, the necessary preparations are made for artists to visit schools. Drama and diction courses for students have been made widespread.

The culture and art centers of the Ministry of National Education are important formal education institutions for young people to acquire cultural knowledge and develop their creative talents. In order to ensure that students with special talents at preschools, primary, secondary and high schools discover their personal talents and develop their capacities, these centers are opened by the Ministry upon the proposal by Governorates, taking into account the characteristics and transportation facilities of the relevant province and the estimated number of students that will benefit from the center.

These centers are intended to ensure that:

• young people know, adopt, develop and respect national and universal values and improve their leadership, creative and productive talents in such a manner as to contribute to the development of the country with a national and social understanding; 
• social and emotional development areas are addressed in whole during the process of improving their skills;
• their talents and creativity are discovered at an early age and improved;
•  they are aware of their personal talents and improve them to the best of their capacities;
•  they are raised as self-realized individuals who combine scientific method and behavior with aesthetic values and resolve problems

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In an attempt to improve their productive and creative skills and talents of young people, Yunus Emre Institute’s competent experts deliver training courses to young people in any branch of art across the world.

Within the framework of Article 44 of the Law no. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works (Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunu) and Article 6 of the Regulation on Procedures and Principles Regarding Use of Deductions from the Price of  Recordable Media Containing Intellectual and Artistic Works and Technical Devices for Reproduction of Such Works (Fikir ve Sanat Eserlerini İçeren Taşıyıcı Materyaller ile Bu Eserlerin Çoğaltılmasına Yarayan Teknik Cihazların Bedellerinden Yapılan Kesintilerin Kullanımına İlişkin Usul ve Esaslar Hakkında Yönetmelik) and within the scope of the financial support provided to projects for strengthening the intellectual property system and carrying out cultural and artistic activities;

1- The 13th edition of the "I Had an Idea" Inter-University Communication Ideas Competition, organized by the Radio and Television Broadcasters Association (RATEM) since 2009 to increase social awareness about preventing intellectual property violations especially among university students was held in December 2023. As part of this initiative, materials such as short films, posters, logos aimed at raising awareness about combating piracy have been prepared and are being prepared and meetings for the promotion of these materials and the award ceremony are featured in print publications and on social media.

2-   "Respect for Works, We Stand Against Piracy" National Slogan and Logo Competition on Combating Piracy, organized by Türkiye Professional Organization of Authors (Owners) of Intellectual and Artistic Works (ILESAM) since 2011, aims to teach the concept of intellectual and artistic works to primary and secondary school students and raise awareness among educators about combating piracy. As part of the project, informational seminars on copyright and the importance of combating piracy for middle and high school students and education professionals in 7 regions across Türkiye and a slogan and logo competition related to piracy are organized. Within the scope of the activity, presentations to increase awareness about copyright and piracy, posters and logos have been prepared and meetings for the promotion of these materials and award ceremonies are featured in print publications and on social media. Additionally, during visits with the parents and teachers of the students who have won awards in the competitions, information sessions about the corporate services in the field of copyright and the efforts to combat piracy are held.  

Specialised training for professionals in the education, culture and youth fields

Within the scope of the opportunities provided to teachers, instructors, youth workers so that they can improve their professional competences, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism always contributes to the improvement of young people’s productive and creative skills and talents with its artists, technical personnel and administrative staff in the area of State Theaters. Particularly teachers, instructors and youth workers are professionally supported regarding theater.

The General Directorate of Teacher Training and Development within the Ministry of National Education implements numerous standard and in-service training programs. These training courses and seminars cover more than 50 educational, artistic and cultural branches such as technology use, use of new technologies in measuring and evaluation, health, communication, handicrafts, visual arts, graphics and photography.

As youth leaders, who are an important element of youth studies in Turkey, directly participate in the activities carried out with young people in the area of culture and art and take part in the realization of such activities, they are subjected to development training in this area as well. The themes of the development training courses delivered to the youth leaders as per the Instruction by the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Principles and Procedures of Development Training for Youth Leadership (Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı Gençlik Liderliği Yetiştirme, Gelişim Eğitimleri İle Çalışma Usul ve Esasları Yönergesi) are as follows:

• Ministry of Youth and Sports
• Youth Centers
• Leadership and Youth Leadership
• Institutional Culture
• Fundraising/Sponsorship
• Relations with Non-governmental Organizations
• Project Cycle and Stakeholder Analysis
• Volunteering
• Community and Disadvantaged Groups
• Historical and Cultural Values
• Values Training
• Thematic Training Courses
• Fighting Harmful Habits
• Event Design
• Event Groups (Drama, Theater, Music, Literature, Folk Dances, etc.)
• Fundamental Rights and Liberties
• Youth Psychology
• Developing Youth-Friendly Approach (Peer Training)
• Youth Information
• Time Management
• Problem Solving
• Team Management/Group Work
• Communication Skills
• Etiquette
• Diction
• Motivation
• Social Media and Internet

In 2022, 117 Volunteer Youth Leaders participated in the 4th Generation Training of Vision Club Educator Training and completed this training.

Within the scope of NEXUS-Social Cohesion and Career Guidance Project, carried out in collaboration with the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ), the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of National Education, training has been provided to young leaders and volunteers in various fields such as future science, social cohesion and conflict resolution, life skills, career guidance and career guidance through sports since 2020. Within the framework of the social cohesion and conflict resolution program, 70 micro-projects were implemented in 2022 with the participation of youth leaders and volunteers who received this training. These micro-projects provided opportunities for young people to write and implement projects and increased youth participation.

Providing quality access to creative environments

With a view to facilitating the access of young people to an environment in which and and to tools by which they can develop their productivity and creative talents, the sources of information in the National Library of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism are put at the disposal of researchers. The National Library, where millions of printed books, rare manuscripts, various non-book materials, periodicals and electronic sources are available, has 169,008 registered members in 2022, and 400 thousand users visit it annually.

The National Library is responsible for compiling all publications on Turks and Turkish Culture, and publishes national bibliographies to make the sources of information compiled available to researchers in a certain order. In this scope, the publication information of the works published in Turkey or abroad and received by the National Library is published en masse under the name Bibliography of Turkey. Furthermore, the publication information of the articles in the scientific journals are published under the name Articles Bibliography of Turkey, thereby facilitating researchers’ access to the scientific information they look for. Additionally, the access to the publication information of the works of or studies on important cultural ambassadors is facilitated with bibliographies with a special theme on the prominent persons of Turkey’s cultural background.  

The test publication of the Manuscripts Database, developed by the Presidency of Turkish Manuscript Association and containing catalog information for nearly 600,000 manuscripts and printed works from 252 collections of 24 libraries, as well as digital images of nearly 400,000 works has started. Researchers accessing the database through the membership system can perform searches in 40 different categories including titles of works and authors and can access both catalog information and high-resolution images of the works from their homes.

The presentation of updated versions of manuscript works to the public also constitutes another cultural service. Within the scope of the "1001 Works Project" conducted by Presidency of Turkish Manuscript Association, works considered to be masterpieces and primary sources of their fields are brought back to light through translations, publications and facsimiles. Readers can easily access the works in e-book format for free through the institution's website.