SINCE 1928... 2 TED SCHOOLS TED Ankara College 1930-1931 TED Alanya College 2007-2008 TED Zonguldak College 1958-1959 TED Samsun College 2007-2008 TED Karabük College 1964-1965 TED Eskişehir College 2008-2009 TED Kayseri College 1966-1967 TED Northern Cyprus College 2010-2011 TED Karadeniz Ereğli College 1967-1968 TED Bodrum College 2012-2013 TED Batman College 1987-1988 TED Hatay College 2012-2013 TED Aliağa College 1988-1989 TED Adana College 2014-2015 TED Polatlı College 1997-1998 TED Çorum College 2014-2015 TED İstanbul College 1998-1999 TED Denizli College 2014-2015 TED Afyon College 1999-2000 TED İzmir College 2014-2015 TED Ege College 2000-2001 TED Rönesans College 2014-2015 TED Isparta College 2001-2002 TED Trabzon College 2014-2015 TED Konya Ereğli College 2000-2001 TED Diyarbakır College 2015-2016 TED Bursa College 2001-2002 TED Atakent College 2015-2016 TED Konya College 2001-2002 TED Kocaeli College 2015-2016 TED Malatya College 2001-2002 TED Sivas College 2016-2017 TED Mersin College 2003-2004 TED Şanlıurfa College 2016-2017 TED Gaziantep College 2004-2005 TED Elazığ College 2016-2017 TED Antalya College 2005-2006 TED Van College 2018-2019 3 Founded in 1928 under the guidance of the great FROM leader Atatürk and the founders of the Republic of Turkey, the Turkish Education Association is the first and pioneering civil society organization THE PRESIDENT in education. The Turkish Education Association (TED) carries out its activities on three main axes by establishing schools and raising highly-qualified students, providing equal opportunities in education by awarding scholarships and contributing its views to the Turkish education system. Firstly, we offer our students at TED Schools high quality education and training, which is our basic function. The fact that our schools are the best schools of their regions is an important indicator of our success in this respect. We have carried this success to higher education and raised the education standards of our country even more with the foundation of TED University. 4 Our second field of activity comprises providing carry the Turkish education standards education opportunity to students, who are to a contemporary level through developing successful but without sufficient financial cooperation with stakeholders. means to continue their education. We have an unprecedented scholarship system through Our Association adds to its successes day by which we have reached approximately 48.000 day with its unfailing enthusiasm, commitment to students since TED was founded. continuous learning, constant attention to ways of improving its practice and a great sense of The third field in which we carry out our mission responsibility and commitment. is the projects and studies we put into effect as a civil society organization. What differentiates us from other civil society organizations is Respectfully, that we have always pinpointed the problems in education and presented solutions and Selçuk PEHLİVANOĞLU developed recommendations for solutions without adhering to any ideology by President protecting such values as impartiality, economic autonomy, transparency, scientific approach, reliability and pluralism. TED’s main objective is raising awareness not only in educators but also within the society with scientific platforms and research projects as well as publications, which 5 TED Ankara College Parade, 1956 Turkish Education Association Headquarters, 1970’s The Turkish Education Association (TED),the first and pioneering civil society organization in HISTORY education in Turkey, was established on January 1st, 1928 by the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his brothers in arms. They lit the OF torch of the Association in a period of struggle with all sorts of poverty and ignorance in order to spread and increase quality in education. TED The emblem of TED has got its crescent from the Turkish Flag. The torch, the symbol of education, represents its main goal and the stars were included to immortalize the respect and gratitude for the five members of the first Board of Directors, who had great contributions to the establishment and development of TED. 6 Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk at the Parliament, 1926 To hold to the contemporary, progressive and OUR Objectives innovative values of the Turkish Republic To establish schools and raise highly-qualified students To provide successful students all around Turkey with the opportunity to continue their education by awarding them scholarships To contribute to Turkish education policies To OUR Principles work independently of individuals and organizations on a voluntary basis To progress with the cognizance of equal education for all and help children with a scholarship system based on equity To carry out cooperative studies with stakeholders and to contribute to solutions of educational issues. To withhold differences and tolerate them. To create platforms in order to enable people to have a say in matters within the framework of active citizenship To pursue solution- based rather than problem-based approach To carry out studies within the scope of scientific criteria and methods 87 TED ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE TED The General Directorate The Headquarters of TED is managed by the HEADQUARTERS General Directorate on the basis of reports to the Board of Directors. The General Directorate coordinates all practices among all the departments and units by ensuring the implementation of The Board of Directors’ resolutions. 8 The Board of Members The Board of Auditors The Board of Members is composed of 11 The Board of Auditors comprises a Chairman, elected members including a Director General. a Rapporteur and three members. This Board The Steering Commitee is the President, the Vice audits and reports TED’s accounts. President, the General Secretary and the Treasurer, all appointed by election. The Volunteer Committees The following operations are delivered from Such volunteer committees as the Volunteers TED Headquarters: the Administrative and Committee, the Social Services Committee, Financial Operations Coordination Office, the the Communication Committee, the Torch Projects Coordination Office, the Education Committee and the Youth Group Committee and Training Coordination Office, the Institutional offer financial and moral support to the students Communication and Promotion Coordination Office, the Scholarship Students Coordination granted scholarship in particular. They operate Office and the Information Processing and within the framework of a complete social Documentation Coordination Office. responsibility consciousness by sharing their professional knowledge, skills and experience. 9 10 To expand its schools throughout the country THE CENTENNIAL and open schools in To be the leading organization with best practises in teaching and education and by TARGETS OF developing at world standards. To rank among the TED all around the world by creating a difference and proving its education as in all other areas it operates. To award from different regions in Turkey until the end of their university education under the System” to contribute to equal opportunities in education and integrate the youth into the society. To have a say and authority in education by . To play an active role in formulating the Turkish education policies to enhance the 11 TED Ankara College Campus TED operates with its ever-expanding service TED network in its 39 schools and university. These schools have three different structural SCHOOL SYSTEM management systems: Foundation schools, opened mainly on the basis of the social responsibility Schools opened by private entrepreneurs Schools opened by the Association enterpreneurs TED guarantees high quality education in all its schools 12 TED Schools educate students who... are committed to Atatürk’s principles and the gains of the Republic, think scientifically, have a high level of awareness about the country’s problems and consciousness to All TED Schools operate under standardized generate solutions, codes regardless of their managerial structure. speak at least one foreign language and use Likewise, the responsibilities of the Foundation it effectively, and enterpreneurs towards TED, the standards have high moral values, for sharing information and documents as well are highly self-confident, as all audit processes are well-established. have acquired good communication skills, have a sense of empathy and respect TED opens schools throughout Turkey to provide differences, equal opportunities to children and thus helps have awareness in social responsibility to raise the quality of education in different practices, regions. A new TED School can be opened use technology effectively and positively in only if certain criteria are met in standard all areas of life, assessments, land and investor with respect are environmentally conscious, to the provincial analyses and the investor’s have the knowledge, skills and values to conformance to TED criteria. All beforehand become successful in business, arts and planning and implementation processes are sports, conducted by TED Headquarters. value a world citizen’s vision. 13 The Ministry of Education provides ready-made programs to all schools nation-wide, which are TED also used by TED Schools. Various international education programs oriented towards students’ individual differences which complement the SCHOOLS existing programs are: EDUCATION recognized by more than one thousand universities abroad, enables PROGRAMS students to receive scholarships at Foundation Universities