Decision No : 2025/08

Date  : 18.06.2025

Time : 13:00

Venue : D Block Oval Hall

ATTENDEES

Prof. Dr. İbrahim Hakkı AYDIN                                                     Rector / Chairperson

Prof. Dr. Zafer ASLAN                                                                    Vice Rector / Member

Prof. Dr. Ali SINAĞ                                                                          Vice Rector / Member

Prof. Dr. Şeyda HERGÜNER SİSO                                                 Dean of Faculty of Dentistry / Member

Prof. Dr. Ayşe Nurten ÖZDEMİR                                                  Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy / Member

Prof. Dr. Aysel ERGÜL KESKİN                                                      Dean of Faculty of Education / Member

Prof. Dr. Hızır Tarık OĞUZLU                                                        Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences / Member

Prof. Dr. Arif Can GÜNGÖR                                                           Acting Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts / Member

Prof. Dr. Vahit DOĞAN                                                                   Dean of Faculty of Law / Member

Prof. Dr. Celal Nazım İREM                                                            Dean of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences / Member

Prof. Dr. Aybike SERTTAŞ                                                               Acting Dean of Faculty of Communication / Member

Prof. Dr. Hasan Hüseyin BALIK                                                     Dean of Faculty of Engineering / Member

Prof. Dr. Turhan Nejat ARAL                                                         Acting Dean of Faculty of Architecture and Design / Member                             

Prof. Dr. H. Tanju BESLER                                                             Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences / Member

Prof. Dr. Kemal TAMER                                                                  Acting Dean of Faculty of Sports Sciences / Member

Prof. Dr. Halil ALIŞ                                                                          Dean of Faculty of Medicine / Member

Prof. Dr. Meltem NURTANIŞ VELİOĞLU                                      Dean of Faculty of Applied Sciences / Member

Prof. Dr. Hızır Tarık OĞUZLU                                                         Acting Director of School of Foreign Languages / Member

Prof. Dr. Gökhan ARSLAN                                                              Director of Graduate Education Institute / Member

Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÇIKRIKÇI                                                             Director of Anadolu BİL Vocational School / Member

Prof. Dr. Ahmet İLVAN                                                                    Director of Health Services Vocational School / Member

Prof. Dr. Erman Bülent TUNCER                                                    Faculty of Dentistry / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Yusuf ÖZTÜRK                                                                   Faculty of Pharmacy / Representative Member 

Prof. Dr. Türkay BULUT                                                                   Faculty of Education / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Hacı DURAN                                                                      Faculty of Arts and Sciences / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Kamil BOSTAN                                                                  Faculty of Fine Arts / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Tevfik GÜLSOY                                                  Faculty of Law / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Gülümser ÜNKAYA                                                           Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Sefa ÇELİKSAP                                                                   Faculty of Communication / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Ayşe SİREL                                                                          Faculty of Architecture and Design / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Hasan SAYGIN                                                                   Faculty of Engineering / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Haydar ÖZPINAR                                                               Faculty of Health Sciences / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Kenan SİVRİKAYA                                                               Faculty of Sports Sciences / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Tunaya KALKAN                                                 Faculty of Medicine / Representative Member

Prof. Dr. Ali GÜNEŞ                                                                           Faculty of Applied Sciences / Representative Member

Sebahattin KUTLU                                                                            Secretary General / Rapporteur

Hazar Hüseyin BULUT                                                                     Student Representative

ABSENTEES

Prof. Dr. Hasan Hüseyin BALIK                                                      On Leave

Prof. Dr. Turhan Nejat ARAL                                                           On Leave

Prof. Dr. Haydar ÖZPINAR                                                              On Leave

AGENDA

The agenda of the meeting was voted upon. The meeting quorum was met, and discussions on the agenda commenced.

1. Discussion of the requests of students of the Republic of Iran studying at our University due to the ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and the Republic of Iran.
2. Discussion on determining our University's "Istanbul Aydın University Corporate Identity Guide".
3. Discussion on determining our University's Faculty of Fine Arts "2025-2026 Academic Year Special Talent Exam Guide".
4. Discussion on establishing a "Prenatal School" to operate within our University's "Health Practice and Research Center".
5. Discussion on establishing an "Istanbul Aydın University Science Communication Office" to ensure effective public dissemination of scientific studies conducted within our University.
6. Discussion on determining the central examination (ALES) and foreign language score thresholds required for "Research Assistant" applications to be employed in undergraduate programs within our University.
7. Discussion on determining the "Quotas for International Student Admission (YÖS)" planned for the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (English) Undergraduate Program and the Midwifery Undergraduate Program of the Faculty of Health Sciences, which will start education by admitting students for the first time as of the 2025-2026 Academic Year within our University.
8. Incoming documents and proposals.                              

DECISIONS

1.      The requests of students of the Republic of Iran studying at our University due to the ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and the Republic of Iran were discussed. Following the discussion, it was decided by majority vote (Prof. Dr. Hasan Hüseyin BALIK, Prof. Dr. Ayşe SİREL, and Prof. Dr. Vahit DOĞAN voted against) to grant an additional examination right for the exams they could not take to students studying at our University who can prove they were in Iran during the ongoing conflicts between the State of Israel and the Republic of Iran, to have the exam date determined by the relevant faculty/school/graduate education institute, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

2.      The matter of determining our University's "Istanbul Aydın University Corporate Identity Guide" was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to determine the "Istanbul Aydın University Corporate Identity Guide" as presented in the attached document (ANNEX-01), and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

3.      The matter of determining our University's Faculty of Fine Arts "2025-2026 Academic Year Special Talent Exam Guide" was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to determine our University's Faculty of Fine Arts "2025-2026 Academic Year Special Talent Exam Guide" as presented in the attached document (ANNEX-02), and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

4.      The matter of establishing a "Prenatal School" to operate within our University's "Health Practice and Research Center" was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to establish a "Prenatal School" to operate within our University's "Health Practice and Research Center" in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 5 of the "Regulation on the Procedures and Principles of Prenatal Schools and Birth-Related Services" published in the Official Gazette dated 13.12.2024 and numbered 32751, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

5.      The matter of establishing an "Istanbul Aydın University Science Communication Office" to ensure effective public dissemination of scientific studies conducted within our University was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided to establish an "Istanbul Aydın University Science Communication Office" to ensure effective public dissemination of scientific studies conducted within our University, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

6.      The matter of determining the central examination (ALES) and foreign language score thresholds required for "Research Assistant" applications to be employed in undergraduate programs within our University was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 6 of the "Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Central Examination and Entrance Examinations to be Applied for Appointments to Academic Staff Positions Other Than Faculty Members", it is appropriate to set the minimum central examination (ALES) score required for Research Assistant applications to be employed in undergraduate programs with Turkish as the language of instruction within our University as at least seventy (70) and the minimum foreign language score as at least fifty-five (55), and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

7.      The matter of determining the "Quotas for International Student Admission (YÖS)" planned for the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (English) Undergraduate Program and the Midwifery Undergraduate Program of the Faculty of Health Sciences, which will start education by admitting students for the first time as of the 2025-2026 Academic Year within our University, was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided to determine the "Quotas for International Student Admission (YÖS)" planned for the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (English) Undergraduate Program and the Midwifery Undergraduate Program of the Faculty of Health Sciences, which will start education by admitting students for the first time as of the 2025-2026 Academic Year within our University, in line with the table below, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for submission to the Presidency of the Council of Higher Education.

8.      As there were no incoming documents or proposals, the meeting was adjourned with good wishes.