Those who have been granted an Associate Professorship title in a foreign country after they have received a doctorate degree or qualified as a specialist in a medical field may apply to the Inter-university Board for confirmation of the validity of this title provided they have worked under this title in a higher education institution or at a research center for at least two years in foreign countries. In order for the title to be granted equivalency, the Inter-university Board must recognize the foreign institution of higher education at which the candidate has worked as being of a standard equal to that of such institutions in Turkey.