Decision No : 2026/02

Date : 04.02.2026

Time : 09:00

Venue : D Block Oval Hall

ATTENDEES

Prof. Dr. İbrahim Hakkı AYDIN                                                  Rector / Chairperson

Prof. Dr. Fusün TERZİOĞLU                                                       Vice Rector

Prof. Dr. İlkay KARADUMAN                                                      Vice Rector

Prof. Dr. Ragıp Kutay KARACA                                                   Vice Rector

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. Ragıp Kutay KARACA                                                   Acting Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences / Member

Prof. Dr. Arif Can GÜNGÖR                                                        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. Özer KANBUROĞLU                                                     Acting Dean of Faculty of Communication / Member

Prof. Dr. Hasan SAYGIN                                                               Acting Dean of Faculty of Engineering / Member

Prof. Dr. Ufuk Fatih KÜÇÜKALİ                                                   Dean of Faculty of Architecture and Design / Member                               

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

Prof. Dr. Kemal TAMER                                                                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. Ahmet Metin GER                                                           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

AGENDA                                                                                                                                                               

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

1. Discussion on determining our University's 2026-2027 Academic Year "YKS Quotas".
2. Discussion on determining our University's 2026-2027 Academic Year "International Student Admission Quotas (YÖS)".
3. Discussion on determining our University's 2026-2027 Academic Year "Vertical Transfer Exam Quotas (DGS)".
4. Discussion on determining the "Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs" planned to be opened within our University for the 2026-2027 Academic Year.
5. Discussion on the principles regarding the determination of scholarship conditions for students enrolled in doctoral programs at our University's Graduate Education Institute.
6. Discussion on amending our University's "Istanbul Aydın University 2025-2026 Academic Year Associate and Undergraduate Academic Calendar".
7. Discussion on our University's "Graduate Education Institute Integrated Master's Program Implementation Principles".
8. Discussion on the matter of changing the common course code COM to CMS in the 8-semester course plan of the "Radio, Television and Cinema (English)" department opened in the 2025-2026 academic year at our University's Faculty of Communication.
9. Discussion on the re-determination of the members of our University's Scientific Research Projects Commission.
10. Discussion on the matter of online courses to be offered in the Russian Translation and Interpreting and English Translation and Interpreting Departments of our University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
11. Discussion on updating the Doctoral Program language proficiency conditions in our University's "International Student Application and Admission Registration Directive" for Graduate Programs.
12. Determination of Double Major quotas for the spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year for associate and undergraduate degree programs in which education is offered at our University.
13. Incoming documents and proposals.
    

DECISIONS

1.    The matter of determining our University's 2026-2027 Academic Year "YKS Quotas" was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to accept our University's 2026-2027 Academic Year "YKS Quotas" as presented in the table in Annex-1, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

2.    The matter of determining our University's 2026-2027 Academic Year "International Student Admission Quotas (YÖS)" was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to accept our University's 2026-2027 Academic Year "International Student Admission Quotas (YÖS)" as presented in the table in Annex-2, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

3.    The matter of determining our University's 2026-2027 Academic Year "Vertical Transfer Exam Quotas (DGS)" was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to accept our University's 2026-2027 Academic Year "Vertical Transfer Exam Quotas (DGS)" as presented in the table in Annex-3, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

4.    The matter of determining the "Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs" planned to be opened within our University for the 2026-2027 Academic Year was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided to determine the "Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs" planned to be opened within our University for the 2026-2027 Academic Year as presented in the table below, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

5.    The "Principles Regarding Doctoral Scholarship Conditions" for students enrolled in doctoral programs at our University's Graduate Education Institute were discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to accept the "Principles Regarding Doctoral Scholarship Conditions" for students enrolled in doctoral programs at our University's Graduate Education Institute as presented in Annex-4, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

6.    The matter of amending our University's "Istanbul Aydın University 2025-2026 Academic Year Associate and Undergraduate Academic Calendar" was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to set the deadline for "Double Major / Minor" applications in our University's Istanbul Aydın University 2024-2025 Academic Year Associate and Undergraduate Academic Calendar as 06.02.2026, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

7.    Our University's "Graduate Education Institute Integrated Master's Program Implementation Principles" were discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to accept our University's "Graduate Education Institute Integrated Master's Program Implementation Principles" as presented in Annex-5, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

8.    The matter of changing the common course code COM to CMS in the 8-semester course plan of the "Radio, Television and Cinema (English)" department opened in the 2025-2026 academic year at our University's Faculty of Communication was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to change the common course code COM to CMS in the 8-semester course plan of the "Radio, Television and Cinema (English)" department opened in the 2025-2026 academic year at our University's Faculty of Communication, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

9.    The matter of re-determining the "Members of the Scientific Research Projects Commission" of our University was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided to change the existing commission and to form the Istanbul Aydın University "Scientific Research Projects Commission" from the following faculty members, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

Scientific Research Projects Commission Members

10.  The matter of online courses to be offered in the Russian Translation and Interpreting and English Translation and Interpreting Departments of our University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided that it is appropriate to offer the departmental elective courses listed below online/as of the 2025-2026 Academic Year due to low class sizes, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

11.  The matter of updating the Doctoral Program language proficiency conditions in our University's "International Student Application and Admission Registration Directive" for Graduate Programs was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided to determine the Doctoral Program language proficiency conditions in the "International Student Application and Admission Registration Directive" for Graduate Programs as presented in the table below, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

*Not required from candidates whose native language is English/Arabic.

**Required from candidates whose native language is English/Arabic.

12.                    The matter of determining the Double Major quotas for the spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year for associate and undergraduate degree programs in which education is offered at our University was discussed. Following the discussion, it was unanimously decided to determine the Double Major quotas for the spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year for associate and undergraduate degree programs offered at our University, taking into account the condition that they are not less than 20% of the general quota of the relevant program, as specified in the table in Annex-6, and to refer the matter to the Rector's Office for necessary action.

13. Incoming documents and proposals.