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Turkey's Roma population faces major challenges in accessing quality education. Issues such as poverty, discrimination and social exclusion often result in low education and high dropout rates among Roma children.
The Roma are a large disadvantaged group in Turkey and these groups live in different regions and are known by various occupational names.
Roma groups in Turkey face significant challenges in accessing employment, education, shelter, and health services, with extreme poverty being a major obstacle to their social, cultural, economic, and political participation. Discrimination, particularly in terms of access to these services, is the main cause of this poverty. The media's perception of Roma reinforces and perpetuates this discrimination, further hindering their social, cultural, economic, and political rights.
The Roma in Turkey face significant challenges in accessing education, with many children unregistered, low education rates, poor performance, and high dropout rates, especially among those aged 12-15. Key issues include:
Addressing these interconnected socio-economic and cultural factors is crucial for improving Roma access to education in Turkey.
Addressing these challenges requires policies that focus on inclusion, raising awareness, and providing support for Roma students to ensure they have equal opportunities in education. This means creating school programs that are welcoming, preventing discrimination, and offering financial help and community programs to get Roma families involved. By tackling these social and cultural barriers, access to education can be improved for Roma children in Turkey and it can help them break the cycle of exclusion.
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