《中英對照讀新聞》Turkey to stop teaching evolution theory in high schools 土耳其高中將停教演化論

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Turkey is to stop teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution in high schools, deeming it controversial and difficult to understand, a senior education official said.

土耳其高中將停教達爾文的演化論，認為該理論具爭議性且難以理解，一名高層教育官員說。

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Critics say President Tayyip Erdogan and the Islamist-rooted AK Party are undermining modern Turkey’s secular foundations by pushing a conservative agenda, including tighter regulation of alcohol and other restrictions, since coming to power in 2002.

批評人士說，總統艾多根與立基於伊斯蘭主義的「正義發展黨」，自2002年執政以來，透過推展保守議程，包括強化限酒規範與其他管制，正破壞現代土耳其的世俗基礎。

A chapter entitled "Beginning of Life and Evolution" will be deleted from the standard biology textbooks used in schools and the material will be available only to students who go on to university studies from age 18 or 19, Alparslan Durmus, head of the national education board said.

標題為「生命起源與演化」的章節，將從學校使用的標準生物教科書中刪除，相關內容只有18或19歲接著上大學的學生才能學習，國家教育委員會主席德馬斯指出。

Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution is rejected by both Christian and Muslim creationists, who believe God created the world as described in the Bible and the Koran, making the universe and all living things in six days.

達爾文的演化論被基督教與伊斯蘭教的創造論者抵制，他們相信上帝創造世界，一如聖經與可蘭經所描述的，祂以6天創造宇宙與所有生命。

The changes are part of a new curriculum that will go into effect at the start of the 2017-2018 academic year, and was formulated in accordance with "Turkish values", Durmus said.

相關改變是2017至2018學年度開始實施的新課程的一部分，並根據「土耳其價值」來制定，德馬斯說。

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