"Growing interest in Turkish lessons
By Stefanos Evripidou
THE STUDY of Turkish in schools is on the rise, with one in every 14 second year lyceum students learning the language, according to one Education Ministry official.
Assistant Director of the Education Programming Unit, Charalambos Hadjithomas, pointed out that the number of children opting for Turkish language studies had shot up since the crossing points opened in 2003.
When the Cabinet decided to introduce Turkish language in lyceums in 2003, only 84 students chose to learn the language, counting for one per cent of second year lyceum students. But interest in the language has since received a boost with 587 students now studying Turkish, representing 7.45 per cent of that year."
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