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Educational activities in the country were organized under one roof with the passage of the "Unification of Education Law" (Tevhid- Tedrisat) in 1924. Arabic and Persian, which were mostly taught in pre-Republican educational institutions, were replaced by German, French, and English from Western languages with the passage of the Law of Unification of Education.
Arabic was added to the curriculum of Imam-Hatip High Schools, while Persian was completely removed (Çakır, 2007).

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Latin alphabet was adopted as the official language of instruction instead of Arabic in 1928. As a result, language teaching methods changed, too (Sarıçoban and Sarıçoban, 2012).

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The Turkish Language Association (Türk Dil Kurumu) was founded by Atatürk in 1932 to advance linguistic aims through a set of language planning policies.

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The Village Institutes utilized an entirely different method in the 1940s. The benefits of language and group work were heavily emphasized (Sarıçoban and Sarıçoban, 2012).

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"The first Anatolian High School was opened in 1955.  Anatolian High schools different from other standard high schools. In fact, 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." (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2011, p.30).

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When METU opened in 1956, it was the first state university to provide instruction in English.

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Communicative Language Teaching (since 1966)

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Communicative Language Teaching (since 1966)

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Turkey's decisions regarding foreign language education have been influenced by the Council of Europe since 1966, which has encouraged the use of communicative language teaching. In an effort to update the ELT curriculum, conversational language instruction was initially put into practice in the 1980s (Sarıçoban & Sarıçoban, 2012).

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KPDS (The Language Proficiency Examination) (1990)

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KPDS (The Language Proficiency Examination) (1990)

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The "Language Proficiency Test" for State Employees (KPDS), which was started in 1990. KPDS was the first national test for evaluating employees' levels of English ability (Kirkgoz, 2007).

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