Advanced Technical Schools for Girls affiliated to the Directorate General for Lifelong Learning have been raising human resources for the labor market in addition to playing an important role in transferring cultural heritage from past to future.

 

Products of these schools were offered to the global market in 2021 under the "Bohça" brand as a part of the Ministry's mission to keep cultural memory alive with the support of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's spouse Emine Erdoğan. Bohça brand uses design archives to produce easy to use and high market value products and the first store of the brand was opened at the historical building of İstanbul Beyoğlu Refia Övüç Advanced Technical School for Girls in the İstiklal Street.

 

Second store of Bohça brand opened at the İstanbul Galataport Post Office during a ceremony participated by Emine Erdoğan, Minister of National EducationMahmut Özer and his spouse Nebahat Özer, Pervin Ersoy, the spouse of Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Ümmü Eymen Muş, spouse of Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş, Deputy Minister of National Education Osman Sezgin and Director General for Lifelong Learning Sabahattin Dülger.

 

Following the recital, Erdoğan, Özer and other guests visited the store.