ABSTRACT
Schools founded and operated by religious institutions in Turkey consist of the following: French Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Gregorian, Jewish, and American Protestant. Foreign schools, too, were founded by European nations and, in the majority of cases, run by churches and religious boards located abroad. The existence of all these schools, each pursuing its own purpose, led to a multitude of cultural diversities. The French schools seem to be dependent wholly on tuition as a source of income and should therefore be called self-sufficient. A corresponding decline in the standards of state education was the inevitable result. A large number of private schools were opened after 1950 to accommodate the extra numbers. The scope of the Regulations included schools and educational institutions other than those run by the state, i.e. the religious. Educationally, Christian minorities in modern Turkey enjoy a relatively greater freedom of function and action.
