BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 23. Azerbaijan and
Türkiye are improving salary payment mechanisms in the education
sector, Trend
reports.
This issue was discussed at the plenary session of the
Azerbaijani parliament today. The countries will expand cooperation
in the mentioned sector.
The discussions recalled that "Additional protocol to the
agreement between the governments of Azerbaijan and Türkiye on
cooperation in the field of education dated October 31, 2017" was
signed in Baku on September 23, 2025.
This additional protocol was prepared for the purpose of
implementing the agreement dated October 31, 2017.
The agreement determines the legal basis for cooperation in the
field of education between the two states, envisages the
development of relations between educational institutions, exchange
of experience, and implementation of joint educational
initiatives.
It regulates the commissioning of additional school buildings,
the implementation of educational activities in these buildings, as
well as issues related to management, finance, and repair and
restoration.
The protocol envisages establishing an educational institution
of Azerbaijan in Istanbul, which will operate at the primary,
secondary, and lyceum levels in accordance with Turkish
legislation, as well as the mutual provision of relevant buildings
for the activities of "Baku Turkish Educational Institutions" in
Azerbaijan for an indefinite period and free of charge. In this
case, the ownership of the school buildings is retained by the
Party providing the use.
The document reflects provisions on the implementation of
education in an Azerbaijani educational institution based on state
educational programs of Azerbaijan and international educational
programs, teaching the Turkish language and Turkish subjects,
provision of teaching staff, mechanisms for payment of salaries,
customs procedures for textbooks and teaching materials, as well as
the issuance of temporary residence permits for teachers and their
family members.
The additional protocol determines the use of school buildings
only for educational purposes, the procedure for terminating the
right of use in cases of permanent suspension of educational
activities, as well as the procedures for handing over the
buildings in a suitable condition.
At the same time, it's established that repair, restoration,
reconstruction, and additional construction work are the
responsibility of the party providing the use, and in the event of
termination of the right of use, the objects and structures
subsequently constructed by that party shall remain the property of
the party providing the building without compensation.
The additional protocol envisages the regulation of financial
issues, including the collection of taxes and fees, in accordance
with the national legislation of the parties.
The draft law on the approval of the additional protocol dated
October 31, 2017, was put to a vote and adopted in the first
reading.
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