Teaching faculty members usually take their annual leave when the higher education institution is not in session. Other leaves of absence for teaching faculty members and also for the personnel in governing bodies and administrative staff in higher education institutions are subject to the provisions of the Law No. 657 on Civil Servants.

Rectors take their leaves of absence from the President of the Council of Higher Education, and other administrators from the authority they are immediately responsible to.

All the personnel working in higher education institutions and governing bodies may absent themselves with the permission of their immediate disciplinary superior.