2026 Applications for Specialist and Head Teacher Programs: Dates and How to Apply
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Applications for Turkey’s specialist teacher and head teacher training programs will run from Sept. 1 to 9, 2026, through the MEBBIS website.
- A supplementary application period will take place from Nov. 2 to 6, followed by training from Sept. 4 to Dec. 18 through OBA.
- Teachers who receive either title will qualify for the relevant education allowance and one additional grade for each title.
Turkey’s Ministry of National Education has published the 2026 schedule for applications to its specialist teacher and head teacher training programs.
Applications will be submitted through mebbis.meb.gov.tr from Sept. 1 to 9, 2026. A further application period is scheduled for Nov. 2 to 6.
The training programs will run through oba.gov.tr from Sept. 4 to Dec. 18, 2026. Teachers who receive the specialist teacher or head teacher title will qualify for the education allowance set for that title from the beginning of the month after their certificate is issued.
Those awarded either title will also receive one additional grade for each title.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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