Istanbul University begins choosing new rector

Istanbul University yesterday held a voting to elect its new rector. Among 13 candidates, Professor Ali Akyuz came in first, with 483 votes from some 2,500 faculty members. The list of the top six vote-winners will be cut down to three by the Board of Higher Education (YOK), and the list will be sent to the president. The person approved by President Abdullah Gul will then be named the new rector of Turkey's leading university.