Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

eğitim

/egitim/Roman

English meaning: Education

Turkish Definition

(Türkçe)

Bilgi ve beceri edinme sürecidir. Türkiye, Atatürk'ün okuryazarlık devriminden bu yana eğitime büyük yatırım yapmış; 200'den fazla üniversitesiyle güçlü bir eğitim sistemi oluşturmuştur.

English Definition

The process of acquiring knowledge and skills. Turkey has invested heavily in education since Atatürk's literacy revolution. The country has over 200 universities. The Turkish Maarif Foundation operates schools abroad, rivaling similar networks in Gulf countries, reflecting Turkey's soft-power ambitions.

Example

Eğitim, kişisel ve toplumsal kalkınmanın temelidir.

In English: Education is the foundation of personal and social development.

Synonyms

  • öğretim
  • öğrenim

Antonyms / Opposites

  • cehalet
  • cahillik

Literary Heritage

İlim ilim bilmektir, ilim kendin bilmektir; Sen kendin bilmezsin, bu nice okumaktır.

Knowledge is to know, knowledge is to know yourself; if you do not know yourself, what then is all this reading?

Yunus Emre · Sufi Poet · 13th–14th century

Divan

Divan of Yunus Emre, poem 'İlim İlim Bilmektir', 13th century

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