In a written statement issued by YÖK, it was stated that the claim appearing in some media outlets, which alleged that YÖK had granted unconditional and undocumented lateral transfer rights to Sudanese and Palestinian students, is baseless, and the following statements were made:
'SPECIAL STUDENT' STATUS HAS BEEN GRANTED'
"Just as in the case of the previous Ukraine crisis, students unable to continue their education due to war who meet the requirements have been granted the right to lateral transfer, while those who do not meet the requirements have been granted 'special student' status, which is, in a sense, guest student status. Turkey is the conscience of the world. The doors of our universities are open today, as they have been in the past and in the recent past, to guest students who cannot continue their education due to war. In this context, Sudanese and Palestinian students who cannot continue their education in their countries due to war will be able to apply to our universities for lateral transfer, provided they meet the requirements. Those who do not meet the requirements will be able to continue their education at our universities as guest students for a period of time. It should be known that the special student status granted to guest students who are victims of war will not lead to any loss of rights for our Turkish citizen students, either today or in the future, as has been alleged."
News Source: 12punto
