Yükseköğretim Kurulu | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1981 |
Type | Education |
Jurisdiction | Turkey |
Headquarters | Çankaya, Ankara |
Annual budget | ₺95.630.000 [1] |
Website | yok |
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]