The Council of Higher Education (, YÖK; also translated as ''Higher Education Board'') is responsible for the supervision of
universities in Turkey, in a capacity defined by article 130 of the
1982 constitution.
The current president of the council is Erol Özvar, a former professor of the
Marmara University
Marmara University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Marmara Ãœniversitesi'') is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university, named after the Sea of Marmara, was founded as a university in 1982. However, its ...
and was appointed by
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Jus ...
.
Organisation
On the 24 members seven are nominated by the president of Turkey, seven by the Inter University Council, seven by the Council of Ministers, one by the Armed Forces and two by the Ministry of Education.
All nominations had to be confirmed by the president of Turkey.
The main task of the YÖK is to receive and approve the budgets from the Universities and suggest people to a University rectorship to the president.
The YÖK also receives reports from the Universities and their performances.
A Higher Educational Supervisory Council supervises the universities and consists of ten members.
Of the five members from the YÖK, one is appointed by the Ministry of Education, one by the Armed Forces, one by the Supreme Court, another from the State Accounting Bureau and one by the Council of State.
History
The YÖK was founded in the immediate aftermath of the
12 September 1980 coup d'état, which established military rule. It reorganised education along strict military lines and throughout the 1980s, professors were encouraged to instill the values of family,
nationalism
Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Theory, I ...
and 'Turkishness' in the students, who were urged to put patriotic duties and responsibilities into practice.
In 1992, the YÖK established a scholarship program to be able assign qualified professors to the 24 newly established Universities outside of the cities
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
,
Izmir and
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
.
It selected students to study abroad who in exchange would teach at Turkish universities for the double amount of years their studies abroad were supported.
The program was initiated by Mehmet Sağlam, the president of the YÖK at the time.
See also
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Turkish Academy of Sciences
The Turkish Academy of Sciences ( – TÜBA) is an autonomous scholarly association aimed at promoting scientific activities in Turkey. Although it is attached to the office of the Presidency and is largely funded by the government, it maintains f ...
(TÃœBA)
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Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey (, TÃœBÄ°TAK) is a national agency of Turkey whose stated goal is to develop "science, technology and innovation" (STI) policies, support and conduct research and development, and to ...
(TÃœBÄ°TAK)
References
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Educational organizations based in Turkey
Regulation in Turkey
Government agencies of Turkey
Ministry of National Education (Turkey)
Higher education authorities
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