In the process of historical development for thousands of years, especially in the last quarter of 20th century, against the socio-economic changes brought by globalization and increasing competition, universities has made a significant progress in terms of missions, the audience and sources of funding. In relation to reduction of public funds for higher education and increasing mass education demands system has ushered student / market-oriented process. In this process, students are perceived as "clients. Therefore, in the universities questioning the quality and having the specific quality assurance systems has become inevitable. In this study, in the process of globalization and internationalization due to the increasing academic mobility movement, alternative methods can be applied for quality development in the universities are clarified and applications of quality assurance systems in the world are explained. The purpose of this study, based on the literature, is to handle country applications with respect to the formation and development of quality in higher education and to discuss the applicability of quality assurance systems in Turkey.