PROCEDURES AND PRINCIPLES REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMNESTY LAW NO. 6111

The principles regarding the implementation of the provisions of Articles 171, 172, and 173 of Law No. 2547, amended by Law No. 6111, are specified below. This Law entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated February 25, 2011, and numbered 27857 (Repeated).

Application Requirements:

1) Those who could not apply until July 25, 2011 due to health problems but submit a medical board report proving their medical leave by the end of working hours on August 25, 2011, may apply.

2) Students who acquire student status by benefiting from this law must register for the courses of the relevant semester during the course registration week of our University.

3) Students who register to their former higher education institutions by benefiting from the provisions of this law and certify that their workplace or residence is located in the province of Balıkesir, may transfer (lateral transfer) to equivalent diploma programs at Balıkesir University, provided that they meet the base score requirements of Balıkesir University for their year of university enrollment, and subject to the approval of both the relevant unit executive board of Balıkesir University and their former higher education institution.

4) Students who acquire student status at a higher education institution by benefiting from this law may, upon application, transfer to equivalent departments with quota limitations within the open education associate degree or undergraduate programs of Anadolu University, or to any department they prefer in diploma programs without quota limitations.

5) The military service of applicants whose conscription period coincides with the application period shall be deemed deferred.

6) Since it is not permitted to study in two formal higher education programs simultaneously, those enrolled in another higher education program can only register for the program they wish to return to if they deregister from the other program.

7) Students whose enrollment was terminated from discontinued education programs but who apply to benefit from this law shall continue their education in equivalent programs. Students whose enrollment was terminated from discontinued evening education (second education) programs shall continue in equivalent regular (daytime) education programs, provided that they pay the tuition fee for the evening education program.

8) Registered students shall continue their education in accordance with the academic rules and regulations applicable to the class year they are registered in.

Required Documents for Application:
(For students who were previously placed in our University but did not register, and who will now register as new students by benefiting from the relevant law)
1) ÖSYM Exam Result Document,

2) Educational Document: High School or Equivalent School Diploma (The original high school diploma; for those who have lost their diploma, the original copy of the "Educational Document Exclusive to Those Who Lost Their Diploma" to be obtained from the school they graduated from),

3) Bank Receipt proving the payment of the Tuition/Contribution Fee,

4) Document Certifying No Relation to Military Service (To be obtained from the relevant military recruitment offices for male candidates born in 1989 and earlier. This document will not be required from candidates born in 1990 and later),

5) 6 colored passport-sized photographs,

6) Certificate of Residence.

Evaluation of Applications:

1) Academic Units of our University shall establish an Amnesty and Adaptation Commission for students applying to benefit from the law.

2) The Amnesty and Adaptation Commission determines for each student how and in what manner they will benefit from the law, their adaptation to the curriculum they will be held responsible for, and the semester they will start their education.

3) Students' education periods must be determined according to the semester/class they are placed in, without considering the education period of the previous period, and also taking into account the maximum duration of education.

4) The Amnesty and Adaptation Commission evaluates all kinds of decisions regarding the students applying to benefit from this law within the framework of this current law and submits them to the executive board of their respective units. The procedures determined by the amnesty and adaptation commission are notified to the student against signature after being approved by the Executive Boards of the units, and the Executive Board Decisions taken are reported to the Department of Student Affairs.

5) The placement operations of students whose department/program was closed down at our University shall be carried out as an adaptation process to equivalent departments/programs by the relevant executive board.

6) If there is no equivalent department/program at our university for placement of students whose department/program was closed down at our University, the information of these students will be forwarded by our units to the Department of Student Affairs to be transmitted to the Presidency of the Council of Higher Education (CoHE).

Matters Regarding Attendance Status and Grading/Success Evaluation:
1) Except for terror offenses, those whose registration was canceled for whatever reason shall continue their education from where they left off upon their application.

2) Those whose registration was canceled upon completing the maximum duration of education may register to continue their education, provided that they pay the student contribution fee or tuition fees for the relevant semester in accordance with the conditions specified in Article 46 of Law No. 2547. In this case, their student status continues, but they cannot benefit from other rights granted to students, except for participating in courses and exams.

3) If the failed courses have been removed from the curriculum, alternative equivalent courses shall be determined by the Amnesty and Adaptation Commission instead of these courses.
4) Attendance is compulsory for courses failed due to absenteeism and for courses taken for the first time.
5) In calculating the final success grade, actions are taken according to the provisions of the Education-Training and Examination Regulations to which the student is subject.

General Provisions:

1) Regarding the military deferral or postponement procedures of those who qualify for student rights by benefiting from the Law, the provisions of Article 35 of the Military Service Law No. 1111 dated 21/06/1927 shall apply. For those who need to be conscripted, their educational rights shall be suspended (frozen) during their military service upon their request.

2) After the evaluation of students with valid applications is completed, it is mandatory to pay the contribution fee or tuition fee for the academic semester in which they will use their attendance and examination rights.

3) Past debts of students whose relation was terminated because they did not pay the contribution fee or tuition fee will not be collected.

4) Starting from the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year, financial provisions valid within the framework of Articles 44 and 46 of Law No. 2547, amended by Articles 171 and 172 of Law No. 6111, shall apply to all students.

5) Student identification cards, valid from the relevant semester, shall be issued to students who complete their final registration procedures.

In Graduate Schools (Institutes):
For those whose registration was canceled at the graduate level and who applied to the Graduate School Directorates:

1) The duration of education in Graduate Schools is a maximum of 3 years for master's programs, a maximum of 6 years for those progressing from a master's to a doctoral program, and a maximum of 7 years for those progressing directly from a bachelor's to a doctoral program. Those who cannot graduate at the end of these periods may register to continue their education, provided that they pay the student tuition fee for the relevant semester according to the conditions specified in Article 46 of Law No. 2547. The student status of students in this situation continues without allowing them to benefit from the rights granted to students, except for participating in courses, exams, taking the doctoral proficiency exam, and preparing theses and term projects. For those whose courses taken before the cancellation of registration have been over 10 years, the courses they took before are not counted towards credits. They are required to retake courses instead of these courses.

2) Students whose registration was canceled while they were at the foreign language proficiency stage may deposit their contribution fees and complete their registration. The time spent in the foreign language stage will also be counted towards the tuition fee period, but they will not be able to benefit from the rights granted to regular students. Those who certify that they have obtained a sufficient score from the foreign language exam (For Master's: ÜDS, KPDS, TOEFL, IELTS or BAÜ Foreign Language Exam; for Doctorate: ÜDS, KPDS, TOEFL, IELTS) may start their courses.

3) Students whose registration was canceled prior to the Proficiency Exam because they could not meet the foreign language requirement necessary to take the Doctoral Proficiency Exam may register on the condition that they pay the contribution fee. However, they cannot benefit from the rights granted to students during this period. The time elapsed until they submit their foreign language certificate is counted towards the tuition fee period. Students who bring a certificate of success with at least 55 out of 100 from the Interuniversity Board Foreign Language Exam (ÜDS) or from one of the exams determined as equivalent by the Interuniversity Board (KPDS, TOEFL, etc.) can be admitted to the Doctoral Proficiency Exam.

4) Students applying for a lateral transfer may transfer if the program they applied for exists and if they are accepted to the said programs by the boards of the relevant unit.

BALIKESİR UNIVERSITY
PROCEDURES AND PRINCIPLES REGARDING LATERAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 58 ADDED TO LAW NO. 2547 BY ARTICLE 173 OF LAW NO. 6111

Regarding the implementation of the provision: “...those who register to their former higher education institution by benefiting from the provisions herein and certify that their workplace or residence is located in another province, may transfer to equivalent diploma programs at universities in the province where they reside, within the framework of the procedures and principles determined by the senates, provided that they meet the base score requirements of the university they wish to transfer to for their year of university enrollment, and subject to the approval of the senates of the higher education institutions in the province where they reside...” added as Provisional Article 58 to Law No. 2547 by Article 173 of Law No. 6111;

Required Documents for Application:
1) A document stating that "the student has applied to the former higher education institution from which they separated to return to their education within the scope of this law, that there is no objection to their return to education, and that they can start their education in the 2011-2012 academic year."
2) The ÖSYS, ÜSS, ÜYS, DGS, etc. Result Document submitted by the student when they first registered to the University from which they are now re-registering under the amnesty law,
3) If there are courses taken during their student status, the transcript and course contents of these courses,
4) Certificate of residence proving that they reside within the borders of Balıkesir Province,
5) If working, a document to be obtained from their workplace,
6) A document certifying that they have not received any disciplinary action,
7) For graduate programs, certified copies of LES, ALES, ÜDS, KPDS, or foreign language exam result documents administered by the university they entered, which were submitted during entry to the program they are registered in.

Principles of Application and Evaluation:
1) Applications for the lateral transfer operations in question must be made until September 06, 2011, and applications made after this date will not be accepted.
2) No additional quota shall be sought for lateral transfers.

3) The lateral transfer operations in question shall be carried out in the 2011-2012 academic year, and those who cannot complete their lateral transfer operations in the 2011-2012 academic year shall not benefit from the relevant provision of the Law.

4) Applications of those who do not meet the base score requirement shall not be accepted.

5) In the event that the program the student wishes to transfer to did not admit students in the year of university enrollment and started admitting students later, or if there is a change in the score type, action shall be taken according to the 2010 ÖSYS base scores for the said programs.

6) Students whose relation was terminated from the adaptation program after placing in higher education institutions via the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) can also benefit from the relevant provision of the law by taking the Vertical Transfer Score into account.

7) Applications of those who were decided to start their education in the spring semester of the 2010-2011 academic year within the framework of the relevant law and who continued their education in the 2010-2011 academic year at the higher education institution from which they separated shall not be accepted.

8) In case of application to programs admitting students via special talent exams, the requirement of being successful in the special talent exam shall be sought.
9) Applications of those who have received disciplinary actions shall not be accepted.

10) The lists of students whose lateral transfers are accepted within this scope shall be announced on the internet page of the relevant school, and the documents required for new registration shall be collected from these students.

11) Examples of decisions on the subject and student lists shall be reported to the Rectorate's Department of Student Affairs.

AMNESTY LAW NO. 6353

As it is known, Provisional Article 63, added to Law No. 2547 by Article 11 of Law No. 6353, which entered into force upon publication in the Official Gazette dated July 12, 2012, carries the provision: “Those who could not benefit from Provisional Article 58 of this Law due to failure to apply within the deadline (including those studying within the framework of International Joint Degree Programs) may start their education in the following academic year according to the principles set forth in Provisional Article 58, provided that they apply to the higher education institution from which their relation was terminated as of the date of entry into force of this article.”

The aforementioned Law covers students who received adaptation, associate degree, undergraduate completion, undergraduate, and graduate education in all classes, including preparatory classes, in higher education institutions until February 25, 2011, those who deregistered by their own will, and those whose lateral transfers were canceled after transferring from universities abroad, for whatever reason their relations were terminated, except for those convicted of terror offenses, as well as students who won a program but did not register; however, it does not cover students whose relations were terminated after February 25, 2011.

The law in question does not impose a time limit for application on students; the student starts their education in the first academic year following their application to the relevant higher education institution. In the implementation of Article 11 of Law No. 6353 by higher education institutions, the decisions taken by the Council of Higher Education (CoHE) regarding the implementation of Provisional Article 58 of Law No. 6111 will be taken into account.

NOTE: Students who wish to benefit from the Amnesty Law shall apply to the student affairs office of the school from which they separated.