Ankara: A move by the Turkish education ministry to remove evolution from the national school curriculum has sparked an outcry and accusations the government is “brainwashing” students.
The government says the change — part of a broad revision of the school curriculum — will modernize learning.
But critics see it has a step back from scientific rigour toward creationism by the Islamic-rooted authorities under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The head of the Turkish education board, Alparslan Durmus, said in a video message evolution would no longer be taught in biology lessons in high schools from September onwards as it was “controversial.”
The government says the change — part of a broad revision of the school curriculum — will modernize learning.
But critics see it has a step back from scientific rigour toward creationism by the Islamic-rooted authorities under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The head of the Turkish education board, Alparslan Durmus, said in a video message evolution would no longer be taught in biology lessons in high schools from September onwards as it was “controversial.”
