Turkey - Introduction
Tertiary education system in Turkey covers all the institutions
implementing at least two year programs after secondary education.
Higher education system consists of universities, high technology
institutes, higher vocational schools and other off-university higher
education institutions (higher police and military schools and
academies) (ISCED 5A, 5B ve 6 levels). Most of the higher education
institutions are public institutions and rest of them are private
(foundation) institutions.
Universities consist of full time
four-five-six-year faculties that lead to bachelor's degree and
vocational education based four year higher schools, two-year higher
vocational schools with completely vocationally oriented education
leading to associate degrees and institutes (graduate schools) that
execute graduate programs. Also higher vocational schools can be
founded independently. Besides Anadolu University in Eskişehir has
associate degree programs and bachelor’s degree programs that conduct
education via distant education. Currently there are 115 universities
85 of which are public and 30 of which are private (run by non-profit
foundations) and one private independent higher vocational school (run
by a non-profit foundation), seven military higher education
institutions within Turkish higher education system. Universities as
corporate bodies are entitled to award any vocational and academic
degrees at every level. Not any school types or stages exist between
secondary education and higher education.
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Date: 2009
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