On March 26, the Tourism Education Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (TURAK), the sole YÖK-authorized agency to accredit tourism-related higher education programs in Türkiye, awarded the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management (THM) a full six-year renewal of its existing accreditation.
The renewal process was nearly one year long and included the preparation of a detailed, over 300-page status report and a three-day on-site evaluation by TURAK team members. The successful completion of the accreditation renewal was marked by an official award-conferring ceremony at the Rector’s office on March 26.
Headed by the Vice President of TURAK, İbrahim Birkan, TURAK’s committee visited the university and met with Rector Kürşat Aydoğan, along with Faculty of Applied Sciences Dean Prof. H. Altay Güvenir, Assoc. Dean Ayşe Keens, THM Department Chair Jamel Ben Chafra, Asst. Prof. Semih Yılmaz and Gamze Tekçe.
