Abstract:
Knowledge is power. After knowledge has started to play an important role in organizations, this paper comes to prove
the importance of knowledge management in the education sector. The study aims to explore the requirements of
knowledge management implementation in Istanbul Aydin University in Turkey. The descriptive analytical approach
is used, and the population of the study was the staff working in Istanbul Aydin University. The questionnaire was
used as a tool for data collection. The collection of data was done by sending an online questionnaire to staff emails
and distributing the questionnaires to the university’s staff by hand. 281 questionnaires were collected and analyzed
statistically by SPSS program. The main conclusions of the study are that knowledge management assists Istanbul
Aydin University to achieve their goals and that there is a positive relationship between the implementation of
knowledge management and the requirements of knowledge management (organizational structure, leadership,
information technology) in Istanbul Aydin University.
