Higher Education, Lower Standards

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Sözcü Newspaper, 18 November 2020)

smoothing the way click here for a recent TNT

report about foreign students paying $500 extra

to enter Sakarya University.

           The fellowship of the rectors endures.

In Istanbul, Marmara University's Middle East and Islamic Countries

Research Institute gave a test to hire a researcher.  Seven people

entered the pre-qualification test but only one person passed - Ahmet

Fatih Andı, the son of the rector of Fatih Sultan Mehmet University

(FSM), Muhammed Fatih Andı.  

Even though Ahmet Fatih Andı's marks were lower than those of 

two other candidates, he was the only candidate to pass through to

the primary test.   These two 'failed' candidates were disqualified

with a note that said "did not meet test conditions".  

Sözcü reached out to FSM for a comment and rector Andı said

through a spokesman that "we didn't look at that announcement's

conditions or results.  An adult (Ahmet Fatih Andı) went and 

applied."  

Ahmet Fatih Andı's ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate 

School Entrance Exam) grade was 76.9, while the two 'failed'

candidates' grades were 90 and 89.2, respectively, and one of

them scored better on the foreign language part, too.  

A year ago, Ahmet Fatih Andı competed for a position at 

Medeniyet University but was eliminated.  After that, he failed

to qualify for a position offered by Marmara University.

                                    Role model.