No. 3,929 in Turkish
başöğretmen
"Başöğretmen" means "head teacher" or "chief educator" in English.
In a sentence
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Türkiye'nin başöğretmeni olarak kabul edilir.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is recognized as the head teacher of Turkey.
In this sentence, 'başöğretmen' is used as a title for a prominent and symbolic educational leader.
Yeni atanan başöğretmen okulun düzenini düzeltmek için çeşitli projeler başlattı.
The newly appointed head teacher initiated various projects to improve the school's organization.
Here, 'başöğretmen' denotes the principal educator in charge of a school.
Eğitim konferansında birçok başöğretmen ve eğitimci bir araya geldi.
Many head teachers and educators gathered at the education conference.
In this context, 'başöğretmen' is pluralized to refer to leading educators collectively.
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