Turgay Öntaş

Turgay Öntaş completed his undergraduate education in 2007 at the Department of Social Studies Education at Sivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Education. Subsequently, he obtained his master’s degree in the Department of Primary Education at Hacettepe University Institute of Social Sciences in 2010 and earned his doctoral degree in the Department of Classroom Education at Gazi University Institute of Educational Sciences in 2014. In 2021, he was granted the title of associate professor. Between 2010 and 2015, he served at Private Maya Schools, and from 2015 to 2020, he worked at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. From 2018 to 2021, he also served as an Advisor to the Minister of National Education. As of 2020, he continues his academic activities at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. Öntaş's academic research focus on social studies education and teacher training.