Education in pharmaceutical sciences is a major concern in every nation. It has many stakeholders in different categories, who are in expectation of a satisfactory level in terms of skills, competencies, knowledge, etc. As the dynamics of pharmaceutical sciences have been changing due to the tremendous amount of pharmaceutical research, the requirement for a renewal of pharmacy education has emerged in Trkiye. In the year of 2015, this requirement was imposed by The Council of Higher Education of Trkiye (CoHE/YK) through the Medicine Health Sciences Education Council of Trkiye (MHSEC/TSBEK), as well as the Turkish Pharmacists’ Association (Trk Eczaclar Birlii, TPA/TEB) plus the influences of global organisations like FIP (The International Pharmaceutical Federation), WHO (World Health Organisation). Subsequently, the Deans Council of Pharmacy Faculties of Trkiye (DCPF), consisting of 32 members, decided immediately to prepare a competency framework for pharmacists in Trkiye and established a sub-committee for this purpose. The sub-committee, which consisted of 25 members as Deans and Vice- Deans, has prepared a draft for the competency framework for the pharmacy education and to approve to DCPF, and then MHSEC/TSBEK. After final approval from CoHE/YK, the first core competency framework for pharmacists was implemented by the Pharmacy Faculties in Trkiye. After this framework, an updated version was completed in 2019 with a similar process. The second frame work (EczEP-2019) is more useful than the first one in terms of its applicability and practise.
