Turnitin Similarity Program User Guide 2022-2023
Using Turnitin Similarity Program
Membership Request and Activation of Membership
The relevant personnel working in the Library Documentation Department should be asked to define a user account.
1. Administrator, the name, surname and e-mail address of the person requesting membership to the system
saves it. Turnitin account is created.
Turnitin sends an e-mail to the relevant person. The member must set his/her password within 24 hours.
2. The contact person clicks on the Get Started tab below the sentence Are you ready to create a class?
3. The contact person clicks on Create a password. He/she defines his/her password on the redirected page.

Go to https://www.turnitin.com/. Click on the Login tab.
Enter your e-mail address and password on the page that opens.
We can create classes such as Master's, PhD, Bachelor's thesis by clicking on "Add class".
Class type: Standard will be selected.
Class name: A name that you will determine for easy use
Registration Key Registration key that you will easily remember (password)
Course Areas: Make the appropriate selection for the field.
Student Levels: You can make a single selection such as Undergraduate or multiple selections such as Undergraduate - Graduate.
Class start date: The date you create the class is automatically created.
Class end date: It is recommended that you set it for at least 1 year.
If you want to use the class again at the end of the period, you can update the date by clicking on the Calendar icon.
Finally, you can create your class by pressing the Submit button.
Click on the Add Assignment button on the right.
Assignment Title : You can write anything you want in this field. Example: Open Access.
Check the Allow only file types that can be checked for similarity by Turnitin.
Start Date: The date you created the assignment.
Due Date: The deadline for your students to upload their work to Turnitin.
It is one of the most important fields to pay attention to.
This setting ensures that the student's assignment is not stored in the repository.
If the assignment is sent to the repository and scanned again in the future, high rates of 90 percent to 100 percent will be encountered.
The page that opens immediately after the assignment upload.
System scanning time varies depending on the file.
When we examine the Sample Similarity report, we see that the pink striped section is similar to other sources.
When we click on the red-covered 1, we can see which source we are quoting from.
With filters and settings:
- You can extract citations and bibliographies.
- If the source contains less than 1% similarity, it can be removed.
SOLUTION PATHWAYS
1. CONTACT YOUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR
Determine the assignment IDs to be deleted. Send the file numbers to your library administrator. Your library administrator will contact Turnitin and contribute to the deletion of the file.
2. EXTRACT MATCHING SOURCE
After logging in to your system, find the assignment/dissertation with a high rate.
Then click on the view of the file. Scroll down to All Sources from the boxes on the right.
You will see the file you previously uploaded with a high rate.
Mark that file and click on the extract sources button.
When you refresh the page, you will see your current rate.
Click on https://www.turnitin.com/password_reset1.asp?r=14.857978434588&svr=22&session-id=&lang=en_us& and fill in the e-mail address and last name fields and click next.
If you do not know the answer to the secret question, click Forgot Your Answer.

Your password reset e-mail has been sent to your e-mail. Within 24 hours you can create your password.
Using Turnitin Similarity Program
Membership Request and Activation of Membership
The relevant personnel working in the Library Documentation Department should be asked to define a user account.
1. Administrator, the name, surname and e-mail address of the person requesting membership to the system
saves it. Turnitin account is created.
Turnitin sends an e-mail to the relevant person. The member must set his/her password within 24 hours.
2. The contact person clicks on the Get Started tab below the sentence Are you ready to create a class?
3. The contact person clicks on Create a password. He/she defines his/her password on the redirected page.

Guide
Go to https://www.turnitin.com/. Click on the Login tab.
Enter your e-mail address and password on the page that opens.
We can create classes such as Master's, PhD, Bachelor's thesis by clicking on "Add class".
Class type: Standard will be selected.
Class name: A name that you will determine for easy use
Registration Key Registration key that you will easily remember (password)
Course Areas: Make the appropriate selection for the field.
Student Levels: You can make a single selection such as Undergraduate or multiple selections such as Undergraduate - Graduate.
Class start date: The date you create the class is automatically created.
Class end date: It is recommended that you set it for at least 1 year.
If you want to use the class again at the end of the period, you can update the date by clicking on the Calendar icon.
Finally, you can create your class by pressing the Submit button.
HOMEWORK CREATION
Click on the Add Assignment button on the right.
Assignment Title : You can write anything you want in this field. Example: Open Access.
Check the Allow only file types that can be checked for similarity by Turnitin.
Start Date: The date you created the assignment.
Due Date: The deadline for your students to upload their work to Turnitin.
SEND ASSIGNMENTS HERE: turnitin no repository
It is one of the most important fields to pay attention to.
This setting ensures that the student's assignment is not stored in the repository.
If the assignment is sent to the repository and scanned again in the future, high rates of 90 percent to 100 percent will be encountered.
SIMILARITY SCREEN
The page that opens immediately after the assignment upload.
System scanning time varies depending on the file.
When we examine the Sample Similarity report, we see that the pink striped section is similar to other sources.
When we click on the red-covered 1, we can see which source we are quoting from.
With filters and settings:
- You can extract citations and bibliographies.
- If the source contains less than 1% similarity, it can be removed.
COMMON MISTAKE: STUDENT STORAGE - HIGH RATE
SOLUTION PATHWAYS
1. CONTACT YOUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR
Determine the assignment IDs to be deleted. Send the file numbers to your library administrator. Your library administrator will contact Turnitin and contribute to the deletion of the file.
2. EXTRACT MATCHING SOURCE
After logging in to your system, find the assignment/dissertation with a high rate.
Then click on the view of the file. Scroll down to All Sources from the boxes on the right.
You will see the file you previously uploaded with a high rate.
Mark that file and click on the extract sources button.
When you refresh the page, you will see your current rate.
FORGOT MY PASSWORD
Click on https://www.turnitin.com/password_reset1.asp?r=14.857978434588&svr=22&session-id=&lang=en_us& and fill in the e-mail address and last name fields and click next.
If you do not know the answer to the secret question, click Forgot Your Answer.

Your password reset e-mail has been sent to your e-mail. Within 24 hours you can create your password.
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