Higher Education Board

Nine universities in Türkiye have made it to the top 500 in global university rankings, Middle East Technical University (METU) University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Laboratory's 2022 report has shown.

Türkiye's Higher Education Board (YÖK) head Erol Özvar has advised foundation universities to make inflation rates a top priority when determining fees.

Speaking to the press in Ankara, Özvar stated that they expect foundation universities to take into account the increase in rates in previous years.

There are more than 6.9 million students and nearly 185,000 academic staff in a total of 208 higher education institutions in the country, according to the 2022-2023 academic year's statistics, Türkiye's Higher Education Board (YÖK) has announced.

With just a few weeks before the parliamentary and presidential elections to be held on May 14, pledges for the young population, which constitutes an important part of the country, have come to the fore.

While two weeks have passed since the start of hybrid education in universities that offered both face-to-face and online lectures, classes have remained empty as most students preferred to attend classes remotely.

Türkiye's Higher Education Board (YÖK) is launching a new project to enable postgraduate students and researchers to conduct research of international standards.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has outlined 29 principles for a return to the parliamentary system if it comes to power following the 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 5 said that the recent protests at Turkey's Boğaziçi University, over the appointment of Rector Melih Bulu, are not about the students, but stem from the country's opposition parties.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's appointment of university rectors.

Erdoğan is appointing anybody who is loyal to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to the universities, the CHP leader said.

Turkey will reopen universities on Oct. 1 with measures in place to counter the coronavirus, the country's higher education board head has said.

"We asked universities to plan their education calendar starting on Oct. 1," Yekta Saraç said, the head of the Higher Education Board (YÖK) wrote on Twitter.