Politics · Turkey · 18 mins ago
Turkey to pay 609 million lira in education aid to 18,441 students
Turkey’s Labour and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan said 18,441 students will receive education aid for the 2026-2027 school year.
The beneficiaries are children of people killed in service, people disabled by war or duty, and their children.
The payments will total 609 million lira.
The aid is intended to help these students with their education.
Işıkhan said payments are scheduled for October 23.
He wished the students success and said the government would continue to support them.
Turkey will pay 609 million lira in education aid to 18,441 students for the 2026–2027 academic year.
The payments are scheduled for 23 October.
The aid is for children of people killed in service, and for people disabled in war or while performing official duties and their children.
Labour and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan announced the payments.
- Who
- The recipients are 18,441 students. Labour and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan announced the payments.
- What
- The government will pay 609 million lira in education aid.
- When
- The payments are scheduled for 23 October, for the 2026–2027 academic year.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The aid is for children of people killed in service, and for people disabled in war or while performing official duties and their children.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Işıkhan announced that education aid payments would be made to 18,441 students.
The education aid payments are scheduled to be made.
- Total aid
- 609 million lira
- Students
- 18,441
- Academic year
- 2026–2027
- Payment date
- 23 October
- Announcing minister
- Vedat Işıkhan
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What people are saying
We will make education aid payments to the children entrusted to us by our beloved martyrs, and to people disabled in war or while performing official duties and their children, on Friday, 23 October.
We will pay a total of 609 million lira to 18,441 students in the 2026–2027 academic year.