"Generations free in thought, free in conscience, free in knowledge"
The Turkish Education Association is a direct result of the importance Atatürk attached to education. At our school, Atatürk's principles and reforms are not merely a lesson topic but part of daily life.
Atatürk and the Turkish Education Association
In his address opening the Grand National Assembly on 1 November 1925, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk said that private initiative too should contribute to education so that Turkish children could receive a modern education. The Turkish Education Association was founded on 31 January 1928 as a result of this call, and the foundations of its first school, TED Ankara College, were laid on his initiative.
For this reason, love of Atatürk and the values of the Republic are the very purpose for which TED schools exist.
Atatürk at our school
Every division has its own Atatürk corner. 10 November Atatürk Memorial Day, 23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day, 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day and 29 October Republic Day are celebrated by the whole school, with students taking part through poems, presentations and performances.
In social studies and history lessons, Atatürk's life and principles are taught with documents and in a way suited to each age. The aim is not memorisation but an understanding of how, and under what conditions, the Republic was founded.
Atatürk on education
"Teachers! You will raise the new generation, the self-sacrificing teachers and educators of the Republic. The new generation will be your work."Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1924
"It is education that either makes a nation live as a free, independent, glorious and exalted society, or condemns it to captivity and poverty."Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1922
"O rising new generation! The future is yours. We founded the Republic; it is you who will raise it up and keep it alive."Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1924
"To raise generations free in thought, free in conscience, free in knowledge."The essence of the Turkish Education Association's approach
"We founded the Republic; it is you who will raise it up and keep it alive."
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk · 29 October 2026 ceremony
Choir and presentations
Students take part in ceremonies through the school choir, poems and presentations, telling the story of the Republic's foundation in their own words.
Ceremonies
29 October, 10 November, 23 April and 19 May are celebrated by the whole school; students take part with the band, the choir and performances.
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