Turkey's ambitious educational technology project was hailed by the Council of Europe members, a Turkish Education Ministry official told Anadolu Agency.

The Movement of Enhancing Opportunities and Improving Technology, also known as the FATIH Project, was introduced during a meeting of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Paris.

The project, one of the most significant educational investments in Turkey, aims at enabling equal opportunities in education and improving technology in schools to transform classrooms into "Smart Classes," according to Dinçer Ateş, the deputy secretary for the ministry. "As the implementation of the project grows it gains more attention around the world," said Ateş, noting that the project is also one of the biggest education initiatives in the world. Stating that the project is about content and education-information network (EIN), Ateş said: "EIN is the essence of the project, which is why the project is getting more global attention."

Over 42,000 schools with 570,000 classrooms are projected to be equipped with the latest information technologies and transformed into computerized classes, according to the ministry. The ministry has also distributed computer tablets to nearly 1.5 million students and teachers.