The Council of Higher Education (CoHE) / Yükseköğretim Kurulu (YÖK) is responsible for all higher education institutions. CoHE has autonomy and public identity within the framework of powers and duties given to it with Constitution and provisions of Law. CoHE is responsible for the strategic planning, coordination, supervision and monitoring

Turkish education system is conducted on a central level by the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) http://www.meb.gov.tr/ . 12 years of compulsory education includes 4-year Primary School (Grades 1 to 4), 4-year Lower Secondary School (Grades 5 to 8) and 4-year Upper Secondary School (Grades 9 to 12). Education is provided both

The basic structure of the Turkish National Education System consists of noncompulsory pre-school, compulsory primary, lower and upper secondary school, and higher education. The  Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education   is the responsible body for pre-university education and the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) is the public authority for higher education