Yazar, a 14-year-old student who studied at Arıcak Middle School, is also interested in taking care of goats with his family at Akdağ Kepir Plateau, which is located at an altitude of 2,500 meters.
Yazar, who works as a shepherd to help his family in their livestock activities on the plateau, would study whenever he found the opportunity while grazing the goats.
With the support of his family and teachers, Yazar, who was preparing for the LGS exam, managed to score 494 points in the central exam held on June 4th, by only getting one question wrong.
Yazar, despite the limited resources, made his family and teachers proud with his determination and perseverance, achieving success in the exam through hard work.
Muhammet Halil Yazar, in his statement to the journalists, said that he had missed the first place in Türkiye, by getting a question wrong, which "everyone could easily answer".
"The secret to my success was having my family behind me."
Muhammet Halil Yazar, expressing that he had achieved this success even though he was studying in a disadvantaged area, stated the following: "Life in the plateau is tough, but we do this work with love. Our goats and cows are here; they are our livelihood. I scored 494 points in the LGS exam. I made one mistake in the Science part. It was a careless error. The secret to my success was having my family behind me. During the time I studied, I didn't watch any television, and I didn't have a phone. My teachers showed great interest in me. They would constantly go to Elazığ to bring me study materials. I was studying diligently, and I reached my goal."
Yazar, expressing his satisfaction with the score he achieved, stated that he had also applied for schools in Ankara and Istanbul.
Yazar said, "After I let my animals graze in the pasture area, they would feed on their own. Then, I would study under the shade of a rock. I studied hard under these conditions. There are no tutoring centers or private courses in Arıcak. Seeing this life, this difficulty, my only option was to study hard. That's why I worked very diligently."
Yazar emphasized that his goal was to become a successful neurosurgeon in the future by working hard.
"My son always helps me."
His father, Yücel Yazar also expressed that his son was a very determined and successful child, always helping him. He acknowledged the significant contribution of his son's teachers to his achievements. He said, "We live in a limited region, and our income is also limited. As my work is on the plateau, my son always helps me. He does all the tasks I do, including shepherding. During the summer months, we are mostly in nature. He continued his education under these conditions. As parents, the greatest happiness in life is the health and success of our child. We are aware of the power of education. It's a different feeling, a different happiness. I wish everyone could experience this happiness."
Arıcak Middle School Principal, Adil Yıldırım, said that in the last 10 practice exams taken by the students, Muhammet Halil Yazar had answered all the questions correctly in 8 of them.
Yıldırım, who expressed that they had never left their student alone, also said, "Halil studied a lot. He completed all the available study resources. We also provided him with the missing ones somehow. During this process, he helped his family on the plateau. Whenever Halil got hold of a tablet or phone, he would immediately look up more books."
"We always followed and supported him throughout his process."
District National Education Director Fethi Kılınç also stated that achieving such success under challenging conditions was significant. He mentioned that they had constantly followed and supported Halil throughout the process.
Kılınç also said, "We visit our students from time to time. When we came to visit Halil, I noticed that he was walking around with a book while shepherding. I highly appreciated the level of dedication and hard work the child would put in. We constantly followed his progress. Our teacher colleagues also conducted a lot of practice exams for him."
