Yekta Saraç

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reappointed Yekta Saraç as the head of Turkey's Higher Education Board (YÖK) on July 20.

Saraç was first appointed to the post on Nov. 12, 2014.

Saraç, who was the acting head of YÖK after former head Gökhan Çetinsaya was removed from his post, was appointed as the new head of YÖK by Erdoğan again. 

Nearly 15,000 Syrians are enrolled in Turkish universities as of the 2016-2017 academic year, Higher Education Board (YÖK) head Yekta Saraç has said. 

One thirds of Syrian university students are women and the rest are men, while 3,473 Syrian students in the country are receiving education as a part of the special "Turkey Scholarship" program, Saraç added.

Head of Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Professor Yekta Saraç made an academic visit to Iran with a group of scientists. I had a telephone conversation with him on the exceptionally remarkable achievements of Iran in the scientific field. Saraç was sorry that while Iran was leaping forward in science, we were not able to show the same performance. 

Days after forming a commission to monitor the renovation of a prayer room inside the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) campus as well as disciplinary measures to be taken by the Rector's Office against students who allegedly physically assaulted a group of students performing prayers, the president of Turkey's Higher Education Board (YÖK) has said the situation required legal action if t

Upon instruction by the president of Turkey's Higher Education Board (YÖK), a commission has been formed in order to monitor the renovation of a prayer room inside the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) campus as well as disciplinary measures to be taken by the Rector's office against students who allegedly physically assaulted a group of students while they were performing prayers.