The Quality Assurance System encompasses the entire set of principles for planning and implementing the internal and external quality assurance and accreditation processes of higher education institutions with respect to their education and training, research, and societal contribution activities, as well as their administrative services.

Quality assurance is the whole of planned and systematic activities implemented to provide sufficient confidence that a product or service fulfills the specified quality requirements. By adopting a forward-looking (proactive) approach to how quality requirements will be met, it aims to ensure that the expected quality requirements are satisfied. For this purpose, plans are made, implemented, checked, and corrective measures are taken (PDCA). Rather than merely identifying existing quality problems, quality assurance seeks to prevent errors before they occur by establishing systems that avert error formation. The PDCA cycle ensures that the processes within the system operate properly and sustainably.

The Istanbul Commerce University Quality Commission was established in accordance with Article 7 of the “Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance,” published in the Official Gazette dated 23 July 2015 and numbered 29423, and its duties are specified in Article 8 of the Regulation.