{"id":43483,"date":"2026-01-26T15:37:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yokak.gov.tr\/?p=43483"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:43:35","slug":"a-new-term-begins-at-the-turkish-higher-education-quality-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yokak.gov.tr\/en\/2026\/01\/26\/a-new-term-begins-at-the-turkish-higher-education-quality-council\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Term Begins at the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43483\" class=\"elementor elementor-43483 elementor-43446\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e619d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38e619d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571b4632 thim-ekits-heading-text-left elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"571b4632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading text-left\"><h3 class=\"title\">A New Term Begins at the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council <\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f20a38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51f20a38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71485dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71485dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Prof. \u00dcmit Kocab\u0131\u00e7ak Re-elected as President<\/h4><p>The January Council Meeting of the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) was held with the participation of the 3rd term Council Members.<\/p><p>Held at the THEQC Meeting Hall on 22 January 2026, and presided over by THEQC President Prof. \u00dcmit Kocab\u0131\u00e7ak, the meeting was attended by Council Members Prof. Ramazan Bay\u0131nd\u0131r, Prof. Ali Bilgin, Prof. Mustafa S\u0131tk\u0131 Bilgin, Prof. Elif \u00c7epni, Prof. H\u00fcseyin A\u011f\u0131r, A\u015fk\u0131n T\u00f6ren, G\u00fclden Banu M\u00fcderriso\u011flu, Prof. Mesut G\u00fcner, Assoc. Prof. Murat Sar\u011f\u0131n, Cengiz Deliba\u015f, and Student Member Fatma Derya Ar\u0131kan.<\/p><p>At the meeting where Prof. \u00dcmit Kocab\u0131\u00e7ak was elected as President for the second time, Prof. Ramazan Bay\u0131nd\u0131r, Council Member and faculty member at Gazi University, Faculty of Technology, was elected as the Vice President of THEQC.<\/p><p>Prof. \u00dcmit Kocab\u0131\u00e7ak, THEQC President, stated that they are continuing evaluation and accreditation processes with increasing momentum to disseminate the quality assurance system in higher education institutions in T\u00fcrkiye and make it a part of the institutional culture. Noting that THEQC will accelerate internationalization efforts in the new term, President Prof. \u00dcmit Kocab\u0131\u00e7ak said that they aim to increase the visibility and effectiveness of T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;s higher education quality assurance system through international collaborations and evaluation processes in this context.<\/p><p>Stating that another important focus of the new term will be the review of program accreditation activities, President Kocab\u0131\u00e7ak said: &#8220;The work of accreditation agencies authorised and recognised by THEQC will now be under closer scrutiny, as it holds a key feature for entry into the Turkish Qualifications Framework. 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