Amendment No. 13 | Doc. 13160 | 22 April 2013

Post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey

Signatories: Ms Nursuna MEMECAN, Turkey, ALDE ; Mr Mevlüt ÇAVUŞOĞLU, Turkey, EDG ; Mr Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Ms Tülin ERKAL KARA, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Mr Burhan KAYATÜRK, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Mr Ahmet Kutalmiş TÜRKEŞ, Turkey, EDG

Origin - 2013 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 11.7, delete the second and third sentences.

Explanatory note

Religious education does not constitute a departure from the principle of secularism. The curriculum in Imam-Hatip schools is the same as the one being applied in regular schools, the only difference being the 3 mandatory religious courses which are included in the Imam Hatip curriculum. Imam Hatip schools have educated and continue to educate hundreds of thousands of people who form an integral part of Turkish society