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Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) was founded as part of the ‘Higher Education Quality Assurance Regulation’ that entered in force upon its publication in the Official Gazette No. 29423 of 23 July 2015. The Council was reorganized according to the Additional Article No. 35 added to the Law No. 2547 on Higher Education following the enactment of the Law No. 7033 on Amendment of Certain Laws and Executive Orders for the Development of Industrial Zones and Subsidization of Production on 1 July 2017.

The THEQC is a public legal entity with administrative and financial autonomy and special budget founded with the aim of evaluating the quality levels of higher education institutions’ education and research activities and administrative services in accordance with the national and international quality standards, and coordinating the processes of accreditation, internal and external quality assurance, and authorization of independent external evaluation organizations.

Distribution of the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council Members

YÖK

Three members elected by the Council of Higher Education General Board

uak

Three members elected by the Inter-University Council

meb

One member elected by the Ministry of National Education

myk

One member representing the Vocational Qualifications Authority

turkak

One member representing the Turkish Accreditation Agency

tubitak

One member representing the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye

tuseb

One member representing the Health Institutes of Türkiye

tobb

One member representing the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye

students

One student representative

The following constitute the primary duties of THEQC

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Performing external evaluation of higher education institutions
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Coordinating the authorization and recognition processes of accreditation agencies
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Ensuring the internalization and dissemination of quality assurance culture in higher education institutions