DORMITORIES REGULATION

The old Dormitories Regulation, published in the Official Gazette dated 11.08.1990 and numbered 20602, was abolished and the new Dormitories Regulation came into force with decision number 7 of our University Senate.

It is presented respectfully for your information.

Department of Health, Culture, and Sports

 

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY DORMITORIES REGULATION

FIRST SECTION

Purpose, Scope, Foundations, and Definitions

Purpose

ARTICLE 1- The purpose of this Regulation is; to regulate the procedures and principles regarding the management, operation, and inspection of student dormitories affiliated with the Middle East Technical University, as well as the accommodation of students in dormitories and disciplinary procedures, to ensure that the accommodation needs of students are met in a contemporary, healthy and safe environment that will enable their cultural and social development.

Scope

ARTICLE 2- This Regulation scopes the management and operation, the management bodies, the duties and inspection of the management bodies, and the accommodation of students in the dormitories and disciplinary procedures of all dormitories affiliated with the Middle East Technical University.

Foundations

ARTICLE 3- This Regulation; has been prepared based on the 14th article and paragraph (a) of the 47th article of the Higher Education Law No. 2547 dated 04 November 1981.

Definitions

ARTICLE 4- In this Regulation;

a) Head of Department: Head of the Department of Health, Culture, and Sports,

b) METU: Middle East Technical University,

c) Student: Middle East Technical University Students,

ç) Rector: Rector of Middle East Technical University,

d) University: Middle East Technical University,

e) Dormitory Manager: Dormitory Manager or Director,

f) Dormitories Manager: The person appointed among the Dormitory Managers ensures that the dormitories are coordinated.

g) Dormitory Management: Dormitory Manager, Deputy Dormitory Manager, or the person(s) assigned by them,

ğ) Dormitories Board of Directors: Board of directors of accommodation units,

h) Dormitories Board of Directors Subcommission: Commission consisting of Dormitory Managers,

ı) Dormitories: Accommodation units,

has defined.

SECOND SECTION

Organization, Duties, Authority, and Responsibility

Management Bodies and Their Authority

ARTICLE 5- The Head of Department manages student dormitories. The management bodies and authorities of the dormitories are as follows.

a) Middle East Technical University Rector or Vice Rector

b) Dormitories Board of Directors

c) Head of Department

ç) Dormitories Manager

d) Dormitory Manager

e) Deputy Dormitory Manager

ARTICLE 6- The duties and authority of the dormitory management bodies are as follows.

(1) Dormitories Board of Directors; It consists of 9 members in total, including 4 faculty members to be selected by the University Board of Directors from among the faculty members working at the university, the Head of the Health, Culture, and Sports Department, Dormitories Manager, and 3 Dormitory Managers, at least one for women and one for men, to be selected from among the Dormitory Managers. The Rector appoints the President and Vice President of the Dormitories Board of Directors from among the board members. The board convenes at least twice a year. It convenes with the simple majority of the total number of members if required by the Rector or the President, or upon a call from the members. The Vice President performs this duty if the President of the Dormitories Board of Directors does not attend the meeting. Board members are elected for 1 year. Duties and authority of the Dormitories Board of Directors are as follows:

a) To make principal decisions regarding the general management and inspection of dormitories, to ensure the regulation and improvement of students' living and studying conditions, and to determine the rules and principles to be applied in dormitories in this respect.

b) To determine the conditions for students to be admitted to dormitories and the principles regarding their admission to dorms.

c) To determine the Subcommission of the Dormitories Board of Directors, consisting of 2 full members and 1 substitute member selected from among the Dormitory Managers, under the chairmanship of the Dormitories Manager, to carry out the duties defined in ARTICLE 19 and other duties assigned by the Dormitories Board of Directors.

ç) To decide on disciplinary proceedings and to decide on the temporary or definitive removal of students from the dormitory in accordance with the relevant 17th and 18th ARTICLES of the regulation.

d) Investigating students' requests, suggestions, and objections regarding dormitories and making the necessary arrangements.

e) To perform other duties specified in this regulation.

(2) Head of Department; Works under the Rectorate regarding the management of dormitories. The duties and authority of the Head of Department regarding the management of dormitories are as follows:

a) To ensure that all dormitories affiliated with the university are operated in coordination with the same procedures and principles.

b) Dormitory-related problems conveyed to the Dormitories Manager by the Dormitory Managers; To resolve the issue together with the Dormitories Manager and/or the Dormitories Board of Directors.

c) To hold meetings with the Dormitories Manager and/or Dormitory Managers at intervals deemed necessary regarding the operation of the dormitories, to determine needs and to exchange information. To present the suggestions to the Dormitories Board of Directors.

ç) To perform other duties specified in this regulation.

(3) Dormitories Manager; Works under the Head of Department. The main duties and authority of the Dormitories Manager are as follows:

a) To ensure that the dormitories are operated in coordination.

b) To be responsible for the conduct of the Dormitories Management staff.

c) To check and inspect the paper, documentation, and correspondence that must be kept in the dormitories.

ç) To take the necessary measures for the orderly and clean management of dormitories by the purpose of this regulation.

d) To resolve the problems related to the dormitories transmitted by the Dormitory Directors and Managers or to forward them to the Dormitory's Board of Directors through the Head of Department.

e) To carry out the secretarial duty of the Dormitories Board of Directors.

f) To implement the decisions of the Dormitories Board of Directors and to convey their suggestions to the Head of Department when necessary.

g) To chair the Dormitories Board of Directors Subcommission.

ğ) To perform other duties specified in this regulation and determined by their superiors.

(4) Dormitory Manager; Works under the Dormitories Manager. The duties and authority of the Dormitory Manager are as follows:

a) To ensure that dormitories are managed in an orderly and clean manner in accordance with the purpose of this regulation.

b) To take the necessary measures to organize and improve the living and studying conditions of students, and to identify deficiencies in matters such as physical space and inform the Dormitories Manager.

c) To implement the decisions taken by the Dormitories Board of Directors and the Dormitories Directorate, to ensure the order of documents and books such as documents, records, and correspondence.

ç) To control and inspect all areas used by students in the dormitories.

d) To follow up the admission-registration procedures, entry-exit, and permissions of the students staying in the dormitories.

e) Ensuring and following up on the timely of dormitory payment and deposit fees.

f) To ensure that dormitory staff work harmoniously and efficiently.

g) Scheduling and carrying out the cleaning work of dormitory buildings.

ğ) To take measures regarding the protection of fixtures in the dormitory.

h) To inform students about issues such as dormitory operations and rules.

ı) When necessary; change student rooms and give "Warning and Condemnation" penalties in the 4th SECTION of this regulation.

i) To perform other duties specified in this regulation and determined by their superiors.

(5) Deputy Dormitory Manager; Works under the Dormitory Manager. The duties and authority of the Deputy Dormitory Manager are as follows:

a) To ensure that dormitories are managed in an orderly and clean manner in accordance with the purpose of this regulation.

b) To take the necessary measures to organize and improve the living and studying conditions of students, and to identify deficiencies in matters such as physical space and inform the Dorm Management which it is affiliated or the Dormitories Manager.

c) To implement the decisions taken by the Dormitories Board of Directors and the Dormitories Directorate, to ensure the order of documents and books such as documents, records, and correspondence.

ç) To control and inspect all areas used by students in the dormitories.

d) To follow up the admission-registration procedures, entry-exit, and permissions of the students staying in the dormitories.

e) Ensuring and following up on the timely of dormitory payment and deposit fees.

f) To ensure that dormitory staff work harmoniously and efficiently.

g) Scheduling and carrying out the cleaning work of dormitory buildings.

ğ) To take measures regarding the protection of fixtures in the dormitory.

h) To inform students about issues such as dormitory operations and rules.

ı) When necessary; changing student rooms.

i) To perform other duties specified in this regulation and determined by their superiors.

THIRD SECTION

Terms Regarding the Operation of Dormitories

Opening and closing of dormitories

ARTICLE 7- The opening and closing dates of the dormitories are determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors, taking into account the Middle East Technical University academic calendar.

a) The conditions under which students registered in the dormitory, non-registered students who want to benefit from the dormitory, or guest students who will participate in university activities during summer and semester breaks are determined by the decision of the Dormitories Board of Directors.

b) Extraordinary closure of dormitories: The Rector may close the dormitories directly or upon the recommendation of the Dormitories Board of Directors in case of events that eliminate the peace and security violation of the students staying in the dormitory, disruption of the general order of the dormitory, loss of the management or students' ability to study or staying in safety, health problems, epidemics, and other extraordinary.

Application for dormitories

ARTICLE 8- Application conditions for dormitories,

Students who want to stay in dormitories and meet the following conditions apply for dormitories on the dates determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors. They must submit the documents required for registration, along with their application forms, to the dormitory management. Evaluation of dormitory applications and creation of registration lists are carried out by the Dormitories Manager within the framework of the principles determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors.

a) Being a student of the university or having an exchange and special student status.

b) Not being older than 30 for undergraduate students and 35 for postgraduate students.

c) To have applied to the Dormitories Management with the documents required for registration within the announced period, according to the method determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors and approved by the Rectorate.

Admission to dormitories

ARTICLE 9- Admission conditions to dormitories,

a) Each year, the Dormitories Board of Directors determines the admission criteria for dormitories based on the current capacity and the number of students applying to the dormitories. These conditions are approved by the Rectorate. Students' applications are evaluated and those accepted to the dormitories are determined and announced.

b) Students who will participate in activities such as sports, courses, internships, and seminars organized by the university, and students who want to stay in the dormitories as guests during the summer vacation to be accommodated in the dormitories, require the approval of the Head of the Department or the Rectorate.

c) Students who are housed in orphanages under state protection, children of martyrs and veterans, and students whose 45% physical disability is documented by the health board are primarily accepted to the dormitories.

ç) Students whose families live in Ankara, students whose dormitory stay period has expired, and special students are not allowed into the dormitories during the periods when there are ordinal for the dormitory. The principles regarding the placement in dormitories of these students are determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors.

d) It is essential to trust the student's statement in the dormitory application. In dormitory placements, the accuracy of the information provided during the application can be confirmed by the Dormitories Management from the relevant state institutions and organizations, and scoring is made in line with the information received from the relevant institutions. Objections regarding the issue are made to the Dormitories Board of Directors.

e) Students who have graduated from the undergraduate program and will continue their graduate education and who have graduated from the graduate program and will continue their doctoral program re-apply and get in line.

f) Even if they have been pardoned, whether students who have been convicted of any crime other than negligent crimes or who have been subjected to administrative-judicial prosecution will be admitted to the dormitory or allowed to stay in the dormitory is decided by the Dormitories Board of Directors and submitted to the Rectorate for approval.

g) Students who voluntarily cancel their dormitory registration, and students who are dismissed from the dormitory due to failure to renew their registration, if they want to stay in the dormitory again, if there are vacant places in the dormitories, re-apply and get in line within the principles determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors.

ğ) Students who do not sign the document stating that they accept and undertake to comply with all the rules and decisions regarding the dormitories announced in the dormitories and on the official website of the dormitories will not be admitted to the dormitories.

h) Students with mental illnesses or contagious diseases that prevent them from living in public places are not admitted to dormitories. Explanatory articles regarding these issues are determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors.

Registration in dormitories

ARTICLE 10- Registration conditions for dormitories,

a) The documents and information to be requested during dormitory registration are determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors and published on the Dormitories Management website.

b) Each student who has the right to stay in the dormitory signs a Letter of Commitment stating that they accept and undertake to comply with this regulation and all rules and decisions regarding the dormitories.

c) Students who leave the dormitories after gaining the right to stay in the dormitories cannot apply to the dormitories again in the same academic year.

ç) International students are required to submit the Republic of Turkey residence permit document which they will receive from relevant public institutions and organizations and a certified photocopy of their passport.

d) A residence permit is required for students who are Turkish citizens under the age of eighteen.

Duration of stay in dormitories

ARTICLE 11- Conditions regarding the duration of stay in dormitories,

a) The duration of accommodation in dormitories is one academic year, provided that undergraduate students are not over 30 years old and graduate students are not over 35 years old. If students living in dormitories wish to stay in dormitories in the new academic year, applications are received in June and they are given the right to renew their registration if they pay the dormitory fee for September and/or October of the next academic year. Registration renewal information is given to students by the relevant unit. According to the Disciplinary Section of the Regulation, students with a positive record benefit from the dormitory primarily.

b) The duration of stay in dormitories is a maximum of 6 years for those attending the Department of Basic English and a maximum of 5 years for others. Those who have not completed their education within this period will be dismissed from the dormitory.

c) For those who enter the dormitory in intermediate grades, their stay in the dormitory is 1 year more than the remaining 4-year normal education period.

ç) Students who are housed in orphanages under state protection, children of martyrs and veterans, and students who have a 45% physical disability documented by the health board can stay in dormitories until they complete their education, provided that they do not exceed the age limit specified above.

d) Regardless of the date of admission and registration to dormitories during the academic year, the student is deemed to have used his/her right to stay in the dormitory for one year at the end of the year. Students who turn 30 during their dormitory stay can stay in the dormitory until the end of the academic year.

e) If a student changes the department he/she is attending while staying in the dormitories, the education period before the change is counted towards the duration of his/her stay in the dormitory.

f) For those who graduate from their major program and continue their double major or minor program, a maximum of 1 year is added to the dormitory stay.

Dismissal from dormitories

ARTICLE 12- Conditions for dismissal from dormitories,

a) Students registered in dormitories will be dismissed if they do not enter the dormitory from the beginning of each semester until the end of the add-drop period.

b) Students must move into the dormitory within 10 days from the opening date of the dormitories and/or notify the dormitory management they are registered with a valid excuse for being late. A student who does not come for 10 consecutive days will be dismissed from the dormitory by the decision of the Dormitories Board of Directors. Attendance at dormitories is mandatory. Term leave periods are determined by the decision of the Dormitories Board of Directors.

c) Students who do not come to the dormitory without permission or excuse are given verbal warnings, written warnings, and condemnation if they continue, by the Dormitory Manager, and temporary expulsion from the dormitory is given by the Dormitories Board of Directors Subcommission.

ç) Based on a reasoned decision, the Dormitories Board of Directors may dismiss the student's registration from the dormitory or prohibit him/her from being admitted.

d) In line with the principles regarding disciplinary procedures, the student is dismissed from the dormitory by the decision of the Dormitories Board of Directors.

e) Students who take semester leave from the university cannot stay in dormitories during this period. Students whose registration has been suspended are readmitted to the dormitory at the end of this period, regardless of order. If there is no vacancy, rights are reserved until the vacancy becomes available.

f) If students who are arrested for any reason remain in detention for more than 30 days, they are dismissed from the dormitories, and their applications to the dormitories are re-evaluated by the Dormitories Executive Board at the end of the arrest.

g) Students who graduate or leave the University for any reason must leave the dormitory within 1 week at the latest.

Dormitory fees

ARTICLE 13- Dormitory fee conditions,

a) The amount, payment method, and time of dormitory fees and deposits are determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors and approved by the Rectorate. In case of departure from the dormitory, deposit fees not refunded within 1 year are recorded as income.

b) Registered students are charged a fee from the date the dormitories are opened, and newly registered students are charged from the day they gain the right to register. In case of leaving the dormitory within the month of payment, the fee for the period of stay in the dormitory is collected, and the remaining amount is refunded to the student with a document issued by the Dormitory Manager. Dormitory fees for less than 7 days will not be refunded.

c) The dormitory registration of a student who has a debt for any reason will be deleted at the end of the relevant academic year and the deposit will not be returned until the debt is paid. Students who pay their debts after their registration is deleted can re-apply to the dormitories within the application period. A student whose dormitory registration is deleted twice for the same reason will not be allowed into the dormitories again.

ç) Students registered in dormitories are charged a dormitory fee during the semester break. During the summer months, dormitory fees are charged only to students who will stay in the summer dormitory.

d) If the student leaves the dormitory without notifying the dormitory management or does not return by the end of the add-drop period, the student pays the dormitory fee for the period until the registration cancellation date.

e) When the student leaves the dormitory due to reasons such as a health report or temporary removal penalty, he/she pays the dormitory fee to keep his/her place reserved. Only in case of suspension of registration, the student will not be charged a dormitory fee.

FOURTH SECTION

Principles Regarding Disciplinary Procedures

Disciplinary penalties

ARTICLE 14- The disciplinary penalties to be applied to students staying in dormitories are as follows:

a) Warning: It is a written notification to the student that he/she should be more careful in his/her behavior in the dormitory.

b) Condemnation: It is a written notification to the student that his/her behavior in the dormitory is found to be faulty,

c) Temporary removal from the dormitory: It is a written notification that the student has been temporarily removed from the dormitory for a period of not less than one week and not more than one month.

ç) Definitive removal from the dormitory: It is a written notification that the student's relationship with the dormitory has been terminated and that he/she will not be allowed into the University dormitories again.

Warning penalty

ARTICLE 15- Acts and situations that require a warning are as follows:

a) To receive visitors outside of the places and times reserved for this purpose.

b) Making noise, talking loudly, or using audio devices in public places such as bedrooms, canteens, reading rooms and halls, and corridors.

c) Not paying attention to the order, cleanliness, and protection of the dormitory's fixtures, changing the location of dormitory furniture and materials without permission, and not paying attention to the usage order, rules, and cleanliness of rooms and common areas.

ç) Coming back to the dormitory late without an excuse, spending the night outside the dormitory without permission.

d) Not filling out the information renewal form within the deadline.

e) Hanging unauthorized texts, posters, and images in places other than those specified by the dormitory administrator within the dormitory.

f) Changing rooms or beds without the knowledge of the dormitory management.

g) To engage in behaviors similar to the acts and situations listed above.

Condemnation penalty

ARTICLE 16- Acts and situations requiring condemnation are as follows:

a) To accommodate our university students who are not registered in the dormitory.

b) Playing games that are not legal and are played to earn profit or loss.

c) Possessing alcoholic beverages in the dormitory and behaving disturbingly to dormitory residents due to drunkenness.

ç) Cooking food outside the kitchen, keeping or using electrical, alcoholic, gaseous, and similar equipment, and collecting dishes (if the owner cannot be determined, this provision applies to all students staying in the room).

d) Possession of electrical equipment that is not permitted by the dormitory management, which may cause fire, negatively affect the electrical equipment of the building, cause systemic outages, and endanger the safety of life and property.

e) Not obeying the calls of the dormitory management and avoiding receiving call letters.

f) To rip, tear, scribble, or change the dormitory management announcements.

g) Making sales for commercial purposes within the dormitory and collecting donations.

ğ) Using cigarettes and tobacco products in dormitory rooms and common areas (for those who use cigarettes and tobacco products in dormitory rooms and common areas, an additional fine is imposed by Law No. 4207 on the Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Tobacco Products).

h) Using someone else's ware without permission.

ı) Feeding pets.

i) Removing or damaging dormitory belongings or materials from the dormitory.

j) Not complying with the rules determined and announced by the Dormitories Board of Directors.

k) Exceeding the leave period that can be used in a semester determined by the Dormitories Board of Directors without a valid excuse.

l) Using written or verbal derogatory statements against staff, friends, or others in the dormitories.

m) Not notifying the Dormitory Management of the change of family residence address within 10 days at the latest.

n) To engage in behaviors similar to the acts and situations listed above.

Temporary removal from the dormitory

ARTICLE 17- Acts and situations that require the penalty of temporary removal from the dormitory are as follows:

a) Making disciplinary monitoring and investigation difficult, providing information, or acting to mislead the dormitory management.

b) Possessing multiple copies of a prohibited publication for organizational, commercial, or distribution purposes.

c) Engaging in acts and behaviors that make it difficult for dormitory employees to work.

ç) Drinking any kind of alcoholic beverages within the dormitory.

d) Accommodating those who are not students of our university in the dormitory.

e) Playing games that are not legal and are played to earn profit or loss.

f) Organizing or attending a meeting in the dormitory without the permission of the dormitory management.

g) Not opening the room door during block and room inspections or making inspection difficult.

ğ) Being suspended from the University according to the Higher Education Institutions Student Disciplinary Regulations.

h) Not returning to the dormitory for 5 consecutive days without permission or excuse.

ı) Acting against public morality in the country.

i) Intentionally damaging dormitory belongings or equipment.

j) To engage in behaviors similar to the acts and situations listed above.

Penalty of definitive removal from the dormitory

ARTICLE 18- Acts and situations that require the penalty of definitive removal from the dormitory are as follows:

a) Stealing in dormitories.

b) Possessing, carrying, or using weapons, explosives, flammable or injurious or damaging equipment that are considered crimes by law.

c) Occupying part or all of the dormitory's buildings and facilities.

ç) For whatever reason, preventing dormitory staff from performing their duties, making dormitory services difficult, and using dormitory buildings and facilities for purposes other than their intended purpose.

d) Possession or use of drugs or stimulants in dormitories.

e) Engaging in or participating in activities that benefit illegal organizations in any way in the dorm, writing or hanging articles about these activities anywhere in the dormitories.

f) Threatening, harassing, and physically assaulting university students or employees, forcing others to sign and petition collectively.

g) Participating in demonstrations and actions that harm our University's property, people, and the environment and hinder education, being the perpetrator or responsible for harmful actions, and posting insulting sharing about University administrators on social media.

ğ) Defying, insulting, attacking, or using weapons against the state security forces.

h) Hanging flags, using symbols, singing anthems, carrying ideological pictures, or engaging in similar activities in dormitories in violation of the law and relevant regulations.

ı) Being sentenced to a final prison sentence or being suspended from the University for 3 months or more in accordance with the provisions of the Higher Education Institutions Student Disciplinary Regulations.

i) Not returning to the dormitory for 10 consecutive days without permission or excuse.

j) Losing one of the conditions required to stay in the dormitory and not informing the dormitory management about this.

k) To engage in behaviors similar to the acts and situations listed above.

Authority for the disciplinary penalty

ARTICLE 19- Warning and condemnation penalties are given by the Dormitory Manager, and removal penalties are given by the Dormitories Board of Directors Subcommission. Final removal decisions become final with the approval of the Dormitories Board of Directors.

a) If the student's act that requires disciplinary penalty also violates the provisions of the "Higher Education Institutions Student Disciplinary Regulation" published in the Official Gazette dated 18 August 2012 and numbered 28388, the situation is reported to the Rector's Office or the disciplinary head of the academic unit where the student is registered, depending on the nature of the act.

b) The University Board of Directors may, based on a reasoned decision, terminate the student's relationship with the dormitory or prohibit him/her from being admitted to the dormitory.

c) For acts that constitute a crime, a separate criminal complaint is made to the competent official authorities.

ç) When determining disciplinary penalty, the consequences of the act that constitutes the disciplinary offense, the purpose of the student, whether he/she has been punished before, his/her behavior, and whether he/she feels remorse for the crime he/she committed may be taken into consideration, and well behavior may be evaluated and the penalty may be reduced.

d) In crimes committed collectively, in cases where it is not possible to identify the criminals individually, each student making up the group is given penalties deemed appropriate by the authorized superior or the board.

e) Those who force, encourage, or ignore others in committing the crimes specified in this regulation are also given the same penalty as those who commit the crime.

f) If the act that gives rise to the disciplinary penalty is repeated while the student is staying in the dormitory, a severe penalty will be imposed. However, in case of repetition of the act related to the penalty given to the student for coming to the dormitory late without an excuse or spending the night outside the dormitory without permission, for a degree of severe penalty to be applied, the act in question must have been committed in the current academic year.

g) In the third repetition of disciplinary penalty given for different acts requiring the same degree of penalty, a severe penalty of one degree is given.

Taking the statement

ARTICLE 20- The student against whom disciplinary action will be taken is notified in writing of the crime attributed to him/her at least 7 days before the date of his defense. If the statement is not given within this period, the student is deemed to have given up his right to defense. In this case, the penalty corresponding to the act is applied exactly.

Implementation and notification of disciplinary penalties

ARTICLE 21- Conditions for the implementation and notification of disciplinary penalties,

a) Warning and condemnation penalties become final from the date they are given. Other penalties become final as of the date of the decision of the Dormitories Board of Directors Subcommission and the Dormitories Board of Directors. However, the Dormitories Board of Directors Subcommission and the Dormitories Board of Directors decide whether the student will be given time before the removal penalties are imposed.

b) Removal penalties are notified in writing to the family of the student under the age of 18, the Rector's Office, the head of the section/major science in which he/she is registered, and the Student Affairs Department. For the removal decision to be implemented, there is no requirement for the notification to reach the family. The dormitory registration of the student whose removal decision is made will be deleted. Within one week following the end of this period, the student must renew his/her dormitory registration. Students who do not renew their registration within this period and receive a temporary removal penalty cannot apply for dormitory again.

c) Even if they have been pardoned, whether students who have been convicted of any crime other than negligent crimes or who have been subjected to administrative-judicial prosecution will be admitted to the dormitory or allowed to stay in the dormitory is decided by the Dormitories Board of Directors and submitted to the Rectorate for approval.

Objection to disciplinary penalties

ARTICLE 22- The student may appeal to a higher authority within 7 days following the notification of the disciplinary penalty. Objections do not stop the implementation of the penalty. Objection to the decision of the Dormitories Board of Directors Subcommission is made to the Dormitories Board of Directors, and objection to the decision of the Dormitories Board of Directors is made to the Rector's Office.

FIFTH SECTION

Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

Miscellaneous provisions

ARTICLE 23.

a) Items brought to the dormitory, taken from the dormitory, or handed over to the depository can be checked by the dormitory management. The dormitory management cannot be held responsible for personal belongings damaged in cases such as fire or flood. The situation is determined by a report.

b) The student pays for any damage caused to the dormitory or dormitory debt, if any, based on the cost on the payment date.

c) The student staying in the dormitory is responsible for all items and materials received and used by the dormitory management.

ç) The dormitory management is not responsible for materials that are not delivered, such as money or ware belonging to the student.

d) Application, acceptance, fee, duration of stay in the dormitory, letter of commitment, and other conditions and rules to be followed in the Graduate Dormitories are determined and implemented by the Dormitories Board of Directors with an internal directive.

e) Changes to be applied in the implementation of the Regulation and in special situations that occur according to current conditions are determined by the Dormitories Internal Directive and the Dormitories Board of Directors and implemented with the approval of the Rectorate.

f) In cases where there is no provision in this regulation, the relevant provisions of the "Higher Education Institutions Student Disciplinary Regulation" are applied in opening, conducting, and concluding the disciplinary investigation.

Enforcement

ARTICLE 24- It was abolished with the amendments to the Middle East Technical University Dormitories Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 11 August 1990 and numbered 20602. This regulation has been published on the official website of the Middle East Technical University, Department of Health, Culture and Sports, Dormitories Directorate, and is valid as of 21.10.2022.

Conducting

ARTICLE 25- The Rector of Middle East Technical University conducts this Regulation.