Council of Higher Education

Universities that continue education remotely after the Feb. 6 earthquakes will switch to face-to-face education as of April 3, Council of Higher Education (YÖK) President Erol Özvar has announced.

There will be no attendance requirement for students, while educational institutions will also provide online access to the content of the face-to-face courses.

While the fees requested by foundation universities for graduate programs can reach up to 680,000 Turkish Liras ($36,000), this figure exceeds 800,000 liras ($42,500) for foreign students in some universities.

Antalya Diplomacy Forum Foundation will be established in order to organize the forum, promote Türkiye's diplomacy and foreign relations, and carry out activities that will improve friendship and cooperation with other countries.

Around 850,000 out of nearly 3 million candidates have qualified to enter higher education programs across Türkiye, the Center for Assessment, Selection and Placement (ÖSYM) has announced after the main placement process was completed.

Mandatory use of protective face masks is no longer required for millions of students and teachers in Turkey, as the government eased measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in a historic move on April 26.

The president of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), Prof. Dr. Yekta Saraç, became the chief adviser to the president upon the expiration of his term, while Marmara University Rector Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar has been appointed as a member and president of YÖK, according to a presidential decree published on the Official Gazette.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 4 announced the new Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Anatolia project, which will enable lectures and projects in new universities in Anatolia with senior human resources of other universities.

Turkey has acquired the 10th spot in the list of countries with the highest number of international students, according to data by UNESCO. 

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has compiled data on the countries hosting the most foreign students in the world, and Turkey has taken the 10th spot as it entertained 125,138 students in 2018.

A total of 525,473 students were enrolled in 63 Turkish foundation universities as of February, according to a newly prepared report by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), which is the first detailed study of the foundation universities in the country.

Turkey's higher education institutions host 7.56 million Turkish and international students during the 2017-2018 academic year, the country's Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced on April 27.