Turkey's new education minister sworn in

ANKARA

Turkey's new National Education Minister Mahmut Ozer was sworn in on Friday in the Turkish parliament.

Ozer has replaced Ziya Selcuk, who resigned on Aug. 6.

Ozer had been a deputy education minister for three years and had previously served as the head of the Measuring, Selection and Placement Center (OSYM), the body responsible for organizing the national-level university entrance examinations.