1. ACCOMMODATION SERVICES
Provisions of pensions are expanded to meet the accommodation needs of students who attend school away from their families.

1.1. ACCOMMODATION SERVICES GIVEN BY THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION

 In the academic year 2001-2002, there are 1.500 pensions all over the country with 359.800 bedding capacity. 28% of these pensions are for primary, 60% for secondary and 6% for Special education.

1.2. ACCOMMODATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY FOUNDATIONS, SOCIETIES, REAL PERSONS AND OTHER CORPORATE BODIES
Foundations, societies, real persons and other corporate bodies provide services in private dormitories for students attending secondary, higher and combined education.

- In the academic year 2001-2002, there are 2.100 pensions as secondary, higher and secondary-higher private student dormitories, of which 558 are for girls, 1.500 for boys and 45 are combined. These dormitories house 93.700 students: 25.300 girls and 68.400 boys.

- Of these dormitories, 1.000 are for secondary, 484 for higher and 609 for secondary-higher education.

As of 01.10.2001
(*) As of 07.11.2001
RESOURCE: Research, Planning and Coordination Board

(*) As of 11.10.2001
RESOURCE: Research, Planning and Coordination Board

1.3. ACCOMMODATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOANS AND DORMITORIES (YURT-KUR)

YURT-KUR is a public institution giving social services, working under the Ministry of National Education and, having corporate identity, is subject to provisions of private law.

RESOURCE: The Ministry of National Education Research, Planning and Coordination Committee
As of 01.10.2001

In the academic year 2001-2002;

· 190 dorms in 74 provinces and 56 towns accommodate 182.600 students, 98.900 of which are girls and 83.600 are boys.

· Of the students being accommodated in the dorms of YURT-KUR, 54.2% are girls and 45.8% are boys.

· All of the applicant students in this academic year have been placed in the dorms. A quota of 2.728 has been reserved for those coming from the Turkic Republics and other Turkish communities, and about 6000 students are staying in dorms. Also 304 students from the countries with which the Turkish Republic has a cultural agreement and 109 students under state protection are accommodated in the dorms free of charge.

· In the dorms, food allowance for the students was 200.000 liras in 2000, and 250.000 liras in 2001, and for those under state protection this figure was 1.400.000 and 1.750.000 respectively and the meal prices were 25% lower than the market.

· The monthly bedding price in the dorms is 12.000.000 TL, in the private dorms with a different pricing policy, this price ranges from 15.000.000 to 70.000.000 TL.

· Monthly cost per student for YURT-KUR is 40.000.000 TL.

2. SCHOLARSHIPS AND CREDITS
2.1. SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED BY THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION
Scholarship services are provided for students attending the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th classes of primary education institutions and students in general and vocational-technical secondary education institutions. The scholarship provided for students is calculated by multiplying the 400 scholarship indicators by the coefficient of officer salaries and paid quarterly. However, the Ministry of National Education is planning to increase the scholarship indicator from 400 to 600 and then to 800 and over.

Another goal of the Ministry of National Education for the students who enjoy a scholarship attending primary and secondary education is to enable the ones who complete their education while holding a scholarship or staying in dorms may take advantage of the same social aids in higher education with priority and unconditionally.

In the academic year 2001-2002;
Scholarship is provided for 104.300 primary and secondary education students: 40.200 girls and 64.100 boys

· Of the scholarship holding students 39% are girls and 61% are boys.

· Of the scholarship holding students 48% are in primary and 58% are in secondary education.

· Scholarship services are distributed as follows: 25% teachers' children, 15% children under protection, 39% students who live in non-schooled areas, 30% other students.

· Scholarship paid monthly to each student was 6.304.000 liras at the end of 2000 and it was increased to 9.420.000 liras in September 2001.

2.2. CREDITS PROVIDED BY YURT-KUR
The amount of monthly education credits provided for higher education students and the credit allocation quotas are increased every year and efforts are made to have more students benefit from the credits as far as the budget permits.

2.2.1. Education Credit
In the academic year 2001-2002, education credit is for 298.000 students, of which 296.600 are in pregraduate, 1.300 in graduate and 1.666 in doctorate programs.
99.5% of the students receiving credit from YURT-KUR are in pregraduate or undergraduate programs. The number of students having credit has increased 15% in pregraduate-undergraduate, 36.8% in graduate and 9.8% in doctorate students since last year.
As far as the budget permits, 172.750 students have been scheduled to receive education credit, of whom 170.000 are pregraduate, 2.000 are graduate and 750 are doctorate students.

2.2.2 Contribution Credit (for Tuition)
In the academic year 2000-2001:
- 278.495 students are receiving contribution credit

- Apart from the 278.485, 288.129 more students have applied for contribution credit. According to the available budget, 150.000 students have been scheduled to get credit, and thus, the number of students getting credit will have been increased to 428.495 and the percentage of beneficiary students will have become 54.

RESOURCE: The Ministry of National Education Research, Planning and Coordination Committee
As of 01.10.2001

RESOURCE: The Ministry of National Education Research, Planning and Coordination Committee
As of 01.10.2001

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