Council of Higher Education (Turkey)

Council of Higher Education
Yükseköğretim Kurulu
Agency overview
Formed1981; 43 years ago (1981)
TypeEducation
JurisdictionTurkey
HeadquartersÇankaya, Ankara
Annual budget95.630.000 [1]
Websiteyok.gov.tr

The Council of Higher Education (Turkish: Yükseköğretim Kurulu, 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.[2] The current president of the council is Erol Özvar, a former professor of the Marmara University and was appointed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[3]

  1. ^ "TBMM Tutanak Müdürlüðü". www.tbmm.gov.tr.
  2. ^ Gedlkoğlu, Tokay (1995). "Changing Models of University Government in Turkey". Minerva. 33 (2): 164. ISSN 0026-4695. JSTOR 41820968.
  3. ^ "President appoints Marmara University rector as YÖK chair - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-30.