Özet:

In the period when the Covid-19 epidemic has reached the pandemic dimension and prevails with all its violence, distance education has become applicable not only in higher education institutions but also in all levels of the education system. In this environment, the demand for distance education master programs without a thesis has also increased in higher education institutions. The fact that these programs are non-thesis and that the entry requirements are easier than the master’s programs with thesis are the factors that contribute to this increase. In this study, the issue of who has the authority to determine the tuition fee received from the students in the distance education master’s programs without a thesis and whether the determination has been made in accordance with the authority given in the relevant legislation will be discussed. In addition, it will be mentioned in what proportion and how the tuition fees received from the students will be paid to those who run the program, and in which expenditures of the higher education institution the remaining income will be used, and suggestions will be made regarding the problems seen.