Turkey's Ministry of Education has no plans to extend winter school break

Minister of National Education Nabi Avcı on Tuesday refuted some media outlets' claim that the two weeks long winter break would extend to four weeks.

In response to a reporter's question, Avcı said that the ministry has currently no such plans to update the length of the semester break.

The school year in Turkey is nine-months long and runs from September to June. The school year is divided into two semesters, with a two week break in February.

Some media outlets claimed that the approximately three months' summer holiday would shorten to 2.5 months, whereas the two-week winter break would instead be four weeks long.