Bosnian is now an Elective Language Course in Turkey

As part of My Preference Turkish Project, a protocol was signed between Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Education and Science and Turkish Republic Ministry of National Education, aimed at offering Bosnian as an elective language course in Turkey. Within the scope of the protocol, Bosnia and Herzegovina Minister of Education and Science of Elvira Dilberovic and Turkish Deputy Minister of National Education Mr. Orhan Erdem attended the first Bosnian class in Bayrampaşa Mehmet Akif İnan Secondary School.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Minister of Education and Science Elvira Dilberovic expressed that she was glad to be in Turkey for such an important purpose and that this protocol would strengthen the ties between the two countries, wishing success to students who will take Bosnian as an elective course in Turkey.

My Preference Turkish Project

Sarajevo Yunus Emre Enstitüsü has carried out My Preference Turkish Project since 2011-2012 academic year, and as part of the project,  Turkish is offered as an elective language course in Bosnia and Herzegovina state schools. The project that began with 1,100 students in 2011-2012 academic year, reached 7.263 students in 2016-2017 academic year.