Regulation Amending the Postgraduate Education and Training Regulation
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This regulation, published on 6 March 2026 in the Official Gazette No. 33188, introduces two key amendments to Turkey's Postgraduate Education and Training Regulation. First, it establishes a new centralized selection process for doctoral students in priority fields designated by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). Turkish citizens will be selected according to the rules of the central examination system for academic staff positions (as per the 2018 regulation), while international students follow separate procedures set by YÖK. Second, it grants female postgraduate students who give birth an additional two semesters upon request, and this extra time is not counted toward the maximum allowed study period.
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Key Changes
- Adds paragraph 7 to Article 16: Doctoral student selection in YÖK-designated priority fields at selected universities will follow central examination rules
- Turkish citizens selected per 9/11/2018 Regulation on Central Exams for Academic Staff Appointments
- Foreign nationals selected according to separate procedures determined by the Council of Higher Education
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Obligations
What this law requires
Implement a centralized selection process for doctoral students in priority fields designated by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) at higher education institutions determined by YÖK
Apply the central examination system rules for academic staff positions (as per the 9 November 2018 regulation No. 30590) when selecting Turkish citizen doctoral students in YÖK-designated priority fields
Establish and apply selection procedures for international doctoral students in priority fields according to procedures set by YÖK
Grant an additional two semesters to female postgraduate students who give birth, upon their request
Exclude the two additional semesters granted for childbirth from the calculation of maximum allowed study period for female postgraduate students