Ethics is a difficult and controversial concept. Many businesses and nearly all professions have a code of
ethics. The existence of a code of ethics in a profession means that unethical behaviour may not be
allowed or tolerated. Thus, members of a profession do not display their unacceptable behaviour. Code of
ethics for academics is distinct from moral codes that may apply to the culture, education, and religion of
a whole society. Academics play the role of educators, researchers, administrators, consultants,
professional colleagues, and professors. This article tries to identify a code of ethics for academics in their
role as educators/teachers. There is a lack of Turkish academic code of ethics. Thus, the research sample
is consisted of 100 academics employed in both public and private universities in Istanbul. We used the
five point scales of by AAUP and
refined by AOM and AMA. Based on the analysis, we identified the hypernorms related to academics in
their role as educators. Thus, behaviours deemed ethically unacceptable by the community of academics
in Istanbul, Turkey were identified and discussed.