Religious schools sprouting in Turkey in wake of contentious reform bill

Some 67 new imam-hatip religious schools have been opened in Istanbul's 39 districts on the heels of controversial educational reforms, private broadcaster NTV reported on its website today.

Istanbul Provincial Education Directorate reportedly opened the new religious vocational schools in accordance with the "4+4+4” law, which will permit pupils to enter a vocational educational stream after just four years of education. (...)