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In 1924 "Tevhidi Tetrisat Kanunu" were accepted and all educational activities in the country were united. Before that Farsi and Arabic were heavily thought in the pre-repulic schools. With the acceptance of the “Tevhidi Tetrisat Kanunu” they left their places to mostly English, French and German.

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English was taking the place of French becoming one of the most preferred languages, especially in Turkey, after the developments that took place during the World War 2. There are some reasons that can be listed; America being a super-power, the strategic cooperation Turkey and USA had, England spreading English through its colonial states, are some of them.

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Anatolian High schools were founded in 1955. They have had some similarities with private high schools because like private high schools they have a year of preparatory English class and they use English as a medium of instruction. These Anatolian High Schools aim at meeting the demands of families who desire foreign language instruction for their children but could not afford private school education. In these schools, students get a four-year education with an intensive first year English courses

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At the Higher Education level, the ﬁrst state-owned English-medium University, Middle Eastern Technical University, was established in 1956. The demand for university education through the medium of English language increased.

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In Turkey, during the mid 1980s, there was an increase in the number of the schools with English-medium instruction because of the increasing popularity of English. The statistics of MONE show that there were 193 English-medium secondary schools (103 private, 90 state-owned) in the 1987-1988 academic year. By the 2006-2007 school year, the number of private secondary schools reached 717 while the number of Anatolian high schools was 415.

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The Higher Education Law made it possible for private universities offering English-medium education to be established. As a result, the ﬁrst private university, Bilkent, was founded in 1983, in Ankara, the capital city.

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In 1994, a new law made it possible to open

‘Super English Language High Schools’. Like private and Anatolian high schools, these schools offer one-year English language education. To enter these schools, students are required to score an average of 4.0 out of 5.0, the top grade.

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