Expulsion penalty for unauthorized sharing of images in KYK dormitories
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has put into effect a new regulation that imposes expulsion from dormitories for students who share data regarding the private lives of others without permission. The regulation also mandates that the status of students who do not check into the dormitory must be reported to their parents or contact persons.
With the new regulation prepared by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and published in the Official Gazette on November 10, 2026, disciplinary rules in KYK dormitories have been updated. According to the regulation, students who unlawfully record, share, or make accessible in digital environments images, audio, or data concerning the private lives of individuals will face expulsion from the dormitory.
The new regulation stipulates that disciplinary provisions will also apply to guests staying in the dormitories. Actions such as providing false statements in digital environments, using someone else's account, or disrupting the system have been included under the scope of serious disciplinary offenses. Furthermore, sanctions have been established for actions such as the digital dissemination of prohibited publications or the intentional deletion of electronic announcements.
Within the scope of the regulation, the status of students who are determined not to have entered the dormitory and cannot be reached within a reasonable time will be forwarded to their parents or the contact person designated by the student via the Ministry's information system to prevent security risks. Rules regarding keeping animals have been made conditional on not disturbing others.
The regulation also clarified the objection periods for disciplinary penalties. Accordingly, the objection period will be 10 days for physical notifications and 5 days for electronic notifications. Additionally, it was stated that periods of registration suspension will be included in the housing duration.