Private sectorization in the field of education within the context of the right to education and equality

In recent years, the number of private sector schools and the number of students attending these schools have increased in line with the policies of private sectorization in education in Turkey. This situation has brought a number of social problems to the agenda. The problem of this study is the problems created by the private sectorization in education in the context of the right to education and equality in education. In the study, the dynamics of the state's encouragement of private schooling in the field of education in Turkey were tried to be analyzed and the social problems created by this situation in the context of the right to education and equality in education were tried to be resolved. The research has been carried out with the developments in the 2000s, when the dynamics of private sectorization in education gained momentum, from the 1980s, when new liberal policies became operational in general, and with the public policy documents that were handled and evaluated in the context of the research, and public schools and private schools at pre-school, primary and secondary education levels. limited to schools. This study is a qualitative research. In the research, document analysis technique was used. During the document analysis, public policy texts were discussed together with the literature on private sectorization in the field of education, and the relevant documents were interpreted in accordance with the purposes of the research. As a result of the research, it was determined that private sectorization policies in education took place in various public policy texts, and these policies brought along important social problems in terms of equality in education and the right to education. Depending on the results of the research, it has been proposed to develop public policies and organize the education service as a public service in order to ensure equality in education and the realization of the right to education.