A new period has begun in the senior management of Hoca Ahmet Yesevi International Turkish-Kazakh University, one of the key institutions of educational and academic cooperation between Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
Under Presidential Decision No. 2026/261 signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Karaman was appointed chair of the university’s Board of Trustees.
The decision dated August 17, 2026, was published in the Official Gazette dated August 18, 2026, issue No. 33344, making the appointment official.
The appointment is based on the Türkiye-Kazakhstan agreement
The appointment decision also referred to the legal framework governing the joint university established by Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
The appointment was made in accordance with Article 10 of the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Türkiye and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning the operation of Hoca Ahmet Yesevi International Turkish-Kazakh University, as well as the relevant provisions of the university’s charter.
As a result, the new chair of the Board of Trustees of the joint higher education institution established by Türkiye and Kazakhstan was formally determined.
Who is Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Karaman?
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Karaman has previously held several senior positions in Türkiye’s higher education system.
Karaman served as rector of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University for many years. Alongside his academic career, he also served within the Council of Higher Education and was a member of its Executive Board.
With his new appointment, Karaman has assumed the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of one of the most important institutional structures in the higher education partnership between Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
The joint university based in Turkistan
Hoca Ahmet Yesevi International Turkish-Kazakh University operates as a joint international higher education institution established by Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
Located in the city of Turkistan in Kazakhstan, the university holds a distinctive position not only in the academic relations between the two countries but also in education and cultural cooperation across the Turkic world.
The university’s Board of Trustees is one of the fundamental elements of the joint institutional structure between Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
A new period in Türkiye-Kazakhstan education relations
The appointment of the chair of the Board of Trustees therefore goes beyond a routine academic appointment made in Türkiye.
The decision concerns the senior management of a joint institution operating directly under an international agreement signed between Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
With the appointment of Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Karaman, a new period has officially begun in the management of Hoca Ahmet Yesevi International Turkish-Kazakh University’s Board of Trustees.
The new administration’s work on academic mobility between Türkiye and Kazakhstan, joint educational programs and inter-university cooperation across the Turkic world is also expected to be closely watched in the coming period.
