With the new law accepted by the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), the authority of municipalities to open student dormitories was abolished. The authority to grant permission and license for institutions providing private accommodation services for students was now directly transferred to the ministries.
Delegation of Authority and Implementation Details
With the accepted Bill Decree Law on Institutions Providing Private Accommodation Services and Certain Regulations With this amendment, the provisions regarding permissions or licenses specified in the Metropolitan Municipality Law, Municipality Law and Provincial Special Administration Law will no longer be applied to institutions providing private accommodation services to students.
According to the new regulation:
At the middle school and secondary education level institution opening permit for student dormitories and business opening and operation license Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı will be given by.
At the higher education level This authority is for student dormitories In the Ministry of Youth and Sports it will be.
Ministries will be able to transfer these authorities to governorships. The procedures and principles of implementation will be determined by a regulation to be issued.
Possible Impacts and Future Scenario
This means that if the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Youth and Sports do not allow the dormitories that the municipalities want to open, student dormitories cannot be opened. The regulation may be aimed at providing central control in the inspection and determination of standards of student dormitories. However, it is also stated that it will limit the initiatives of local governments in this area and may affect their ability to produce solutions to the problem of student housing.
