A rally against the closure of Tatar-Turkish lyceums took place in Kazan

A rally was held in Kazan against the closure of Tatar-Turkish lyceums in Tatarstan, Islam.ru reports . It was preceded by a meeting attended by parents, students and graduates of lyceums, and professors from Kazan universities spoke.

Currently, the prosecutor's office has filed a number of accusations regarding, in particular, the compliance of the curriculum of lyceums in Tatarstan with Russian standards, and concrete measures have already been taken in this regard. For example, the validity of visas for teachers from Turkey expires on May 30th.

Recall that the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation is going to close the system of Tatar-Turkish lyceums in Tatarstan; Previously, such lyceums were closed in many regions of the Russian Federation. According to a number of observers, the closure of Turkish lyceums throughout the country is directly related to the high-profile process of the so-called. "Nursists" - readers of the books of the world-famous Turkish theologian Said Nursi. were carried out in the lyceums Searches in order to find the works of Nursi. Some of the latter's works were banned in Russia in 2007.

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• A rally was held in Kazan against the closure of Tatar-Turkish lyceums in the republic // Islam.ru. 2008. May 26.