Erdoğan Doesn’t Adhere to Election Results of 3 Universities on Rectorship Assignments

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has assigned rectors to nine universities and not adhere to the election results of three universities.

Erdoğan hasn’t assigned the outvoted candidates in elections to  Middle East Technical University (OTDÜ), Gazi and Cumhuriyet Universities. The outvoted candidates have been assigned to Atatürk, Çukurova, İnönü, Karadeniz Technical, Trakya and Yıldız Technical Universities.

All the rectors who have been assigned are men

President Erdoğan has assigned 68 rectors during his presidency. Erdoğan has ignored the elections of universities in 20 of 68 assignments in total. One of 68 rectors is woman.

According to the current Higher Education Law, university has to report the six most outvoted candidates elected by academic members to the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). YÖK proposes three of six candidates to the President. President assigns which candidate he wants.

YÖK hasn’t published its candidates list regarding nine universities.

Those who were assigned as rectors despite not being ranked as first in the elections of universities are as follows:

*Gazi University, Prof. Dr. İbrahim Uslan, ranked as fourth in elections.

*Middle East Technical University, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Verşan Kök, ranked as second in elections.

*Cumhuriyet University, Prof. Dr. Alim Yıldız, ranked as second in elections.

*Adnan Menderes University, Prof. Dr. Cavit Barcan. He is ranked as second in the elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Balıkesir University, Prof. Dr. Kerim Özdemir ranked as third in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Celal Bayar University, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kemal Çelebi ranked as second in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Gebze Technical University, Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün ranked as second in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Prof. Dr. Durmuş Deveci ranked as third in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Mersin University, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Çamsarı ranked as third in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Mustafa Kemal University, Prof. Dr. Hasan Kaya ranked as second in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Bursa Technical University, Prof. Dr. Arif Karademir ranked as second in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Prof. Dr.Yücel Acer ranked as second in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Muş Alparslan University, Prof. Dr. Fethi Ahmet Polat ranked as third in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Uludağ University, Prof. Dr. Yusuf Olcay ranked as second in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Harran University, Prof. Dr. Ramazan Taşaltın ranked as fifth in elections, third in YÖK’s list.

*İstanbul University, Prof. Dr. Mahmut Ak ranked as second in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Ahi Evran University, Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya ranked as second in elections, first in YÖK’s list.

*Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Prof. Dr. Adem Korkmaz ranked as second, first in YÖK’s list.

*Aksaray University, Prof. Dr. Yusuf Şahin ranked as second in elections, second in YÖK’s list.

*Sinop University, Prof. Dr. Nihat Dalgın ranked as third in elections, second in YÖK’s list.

*We couldn’t find Ankara University of Social Sciences’ election reports. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Barca was assigned to the rectorship. (BK/UA)