Elections for Student Council Program/Department Representatives

2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR

EXTRAORDINARY ELECTIONS FOR STUDENT COUNCIL PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES

The Student Council Program/Department Representative Elections will be held on 23 November 2026. The elections will be held for a term of 1 (one) year for associate and undergraduate programs/departments that do not have a representative.

If an absolute majority of eligible voters is not reached in the 1st round, the 2nd round of elections will be held on 24 November 2026. In the 2nd round, only students who did not vote in the 1st round may vote, and their votes will be added to the 1st-round results to determine the outcome.

The term of office of all elected candidates will end on the date the final results of the next Student Council Elections are announced.

Students wishing to become candidates must complete the attached Candidate Application Form and Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) Consent Form by 13:00 between 2 and 6 November 2026, and submit them, bearing original signatures, together with a Criminal Record Certificate to the dean’s office/directorate of the faculty/school/vocational school in which they are enrolled.

2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR

STUDENT COUNCIL DEPARTMENT / PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE

ELECTION GUIDE

1. All associate and undergraduate students registered at İzmir University of Economics whose student status is active are entitled to vote in the Student Council Elections.
2. Any student who meets the following conditions may run for student representative:

1. a) Be enrolled in at least the second year of the relevant faculty or school,**
2. b) Not be a member or officeholder of a political party’s bodies,
3. c) Have no criminal record for offences involving moral turpitude,
4. d) Have not received a disciplinary penalty,
5. e) Not have frozen their registration during the election period,
6. f) Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 out of 4.00,
7. g) Have no affiliation with, connection to, or association with terrorist organizations.
8. h) Not have reached the maximum period of study, or not be due to reach it before the next regular election period,
9. i) In view of the courses taken and the department curriculum, not be likely to graduate at the end of the semester in which the election is held.

*Special-status students and students studying at İzmir University of Economics under an exchange program may not run for office. Minor-program students may not run for student representative of the department in which they pursue their minor; students enrolled in a double-major program or in more than one department/program may run for representative of only one department/program.

**Vocational school students may apply while in either the 1st or 2nd year. The “Cumulative Grade Point Average” requirement does not apply to 1st-year students.

3. The term of office of representatives elected in the 2026-2027 Student Council Elections will end on the date the final results of the next regular Student Council Elections are announced.
4. The Election Board consists of the Student Dean of İzmir University of Economics or their deputy, the Director of Health, Culture and Sports or their deputy, and one Health, Culture and Sports (SKS) staff member.
5. The list of programs/departments in which elections will be held is provided below:

6. Students wishing to become candidates must complete the attached Candidate Application Form and Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) Consent Form by 13:00 between 2 and 6 November 2026, and submit them, bearing original signatures, together with a Criminal Record Certificate to the dean’s office/directorate of the faculty/school/vocational school in which they are enrolled.
7. Candidate lists will be announced by the Election Board at 10:00 on 9 November 2026. Objections to the candidate lists may be submitted between 10:00 and 15:00 on 9 November 2026. The final candidate lists will be announced at 17:00 on 9 November 2026.
8. The campaign period begins at 08:30 on 10 November 2026 and ends at 17:00 on 22 November 2026.
9. During the campaign period, candidates may promote only themselves and may not campaign for or against other candidates. Candidates’ self-promotion must be realistic and related to the university. Care must be taken with the language used in promotional materials. The Election Board will cancel the candidacy of any candidate whose promotional content or format is deemed inappropriate.
10. Elections will be held via “https://ecohub.izmirekonomi.edu.tr/”, and users will log in to the system using their EkoID credentials.
11. The 1st-round elections will be held on 23 November 2026 between 09:00 and 16:00.
12. Each student is entitled to vote only once. If the election proceeds to a 2nd round, the votes of students who did not vote will be added to the votes cast in the 1st round to determine the outcome.
13. The votes cast in the 1st round will be counted automatically by the system at 18:00 on the same day. If an absolute majority of eligible voters in a program/department is not reached, the 2nd-round elections will be held on 24 November 2026 between 09:00 and 16:00.
14. The results of the 1st-round elections will be announced at 18:00 on 23 November 2026.
15. The Election Board will announce the results of the 2nd-round elections at 18:00 on 24 November 2026. Objections to the election results may be submitted until 16:00 on 25 November 2026. The Election Board will resolve the objections, and the final election results will be announced at 11:00 on 26 November 2026.
16. If the candidate receiving the highest number of valid votes obtains votes amounting to less than 10% of the number of eligible voters, no student representative will be elected for that department/program, and the election for that department/program representative will be repeated once using the same procedure. If the candidate receiving the highest number of valid votes again obtains votes amounting to less than 10% of the number of eligible voters, the department/program representative position will remain vacant until the next elections.
17. Where the voting threshold specified in the Directive is met, the candidate receiving the highest number of valid votes will be elected as the department/program representative. In the event of a tie, the Election Board will draw lots among the candidates who received the highest number of valid votes.
18. The Election Board will record and sign the election results (candidate’s first and last name, number of votes received, number of votes cast, and number of valid votes) in the official minutes.