Private education

Who is it for?

Private education institutions under the Ministry of National Education: private schools, private courses, tutoring centres, social activity centres and similar. Special education and rehabilitation centres are subject to a separate regulation.

Promotion and advertising

Promotion on the site suits the institution's purpose and is informative; no false or misleading statements. False or misleading advertising is sanctioned under the Law.
Required 5580 sayılı Kanun · Art. 11/3, Art. 7/2-b ↗
Ads and announcements do not use student photos, student names or student achievement information (rankings, scores, "our successful students"). Since the site's promotional pages may count as advertising, the safest course is not to use this information on the site at all.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Additional Art. 4/1; Law Art. 7/2-b ↗
Ads, announcements and all promotional activities (including site and social media visuals) include a QR code with the institution's details. The same QR code must also be easily visible at the institution's entrance.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Additional Art. 4/2 ↗
Only the institution name and/or abbreviation on the opening permit and business licence is used on the site and in all promotion.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Art. 7/4 ↗
The word "kolej" is used only by schools; course names do not include "university" or the programme names in the regulation's annexes. The regulation provides the word "kolej" for schools' permits, licences, ads and announcements.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Art. 7/4 ↗
Names, logos or trademarks of public institutions are not used without their permission.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Art. 7/5 ↗

Fees

The fee announcement is entered in MEBBİS; its printout is displayed at the institution until the next announcement and published on the institution's website.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Art. 54/1-ç ↗
The fee announcement states the annual or hourly fee, cash or instalment payments and discounts; the discount rate does not exceed 50% of the announced fee. There is an exception for children of staff working at the same founder's institutions.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Art. 54/1-a ↗
Fees for extra services such as meals, boarding, books and stationery, tutoring and transport are set and announced separately.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Art. 54/1-a ↗
No fee above the announced fee is requested on the site or in online enrolment, and no payment is taken before fees are announced. Enrolment below the announced fee is allowed.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Art. 54/1-c, d ↗

Programmes and enrolment data

For private courses, the programme samples approved by the Directorate General are kept permanently on the institution's website.
Required Özel Öğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği · Art. 13/5-ç ↗
Online pre-enrolment or contact forms have a privacy notice for student and parent data and ask only for necessary information. The general data protection and cookies checklist should also be completed.
Required KVKK · Art. 4/2-ç, Art. 10 ↗

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