Application Requirements
Who can apply
a)Applicants, on condition that they are either in the last year of their high school education or have completed it, who
1) are foreign nationals studying at Turkish high schools (providing the condition that they registered before the 2022-2023 Academic Year) - (excluding embassy schools, international private education institutions in the MOBIS system, and foreign nationals attending secondary education schools in Türkiye as part of projects carried out by the Turkish Ministry of National Education),
2) originally had Turkish nationally by birth, but have given up their nationality upon the approval of the Turkish Ministry of Domestic Affairs, and those who certify that they have been issued a blue card upon their request, which is given to those who have lost their Turkish citizenship upon their request before the 2022-2023 Academic Year,
3) study at high schools in Türkiye (registered before the 2022-2023 Academic Year) and are former foreigners who acquired Turkish citizenship/ dual nationals in this situation,
*4) a) hold Turkish citizenship and have completed their high school education in high schools abroad including graduates of Turkish schools opened by the Ministry of National Education abroad (except the TRNC) on the condition that they pursued their high school education abroad before February 1, 2013, and have completed the last three years of their high school education abroad (except the TRNC),
b) have completed their high school education in high schools abroad including graduates of Turkish schools opened by the Ministry of National Education abroad (except the TRNC) on the condition that they pursued their high school education abroad before February 1, 2013, and have completed the last three years of their high school education abroad (except the TRNC),
(5) Accepting the applications of those who are TRNC citizens, reside in TRNC, have completed their secondary education (high school) in TRNC and have GCE AL exam results, and those who have/will have GCE AL exam results after registering and receiving education in colleges and high schools in other countries between 2005-2010, or those who are TRNC citizens and have completed their entire secondary education (high school) in a foreign country and have TR-YÖS results.
b)Applicants will not be evaluated who
1) hold Turkish citizenship and have completed their high school education in Türkiye or TRNC,
(2) Those who are citizens of the TRNC (excluding those who have completed their entire secondary education (high school) in the TRNC high schools and have GCE AL exam results, those who have/will have GCE AL exam results by enrolling and receiving education in colleges and high schools in other countries between 2005-2010, or those who are citizens of the TRNC and have completed their entire secondary education (high school) in a foreign country and have TR-YÖS results),
*3) hold Turkish citizenship by births and dual citizenship specified in Item. a/2 (excluding those who provide the criteria in Item. a/4),
4)Dual citizens, one of whose nationality is T.R.N.C. (excluding those who completed their entire secondary education (high school) in T.R.N.C. high schools and have GCE AL exam results, those who registered and received education in colleges and high schools in other countries between 2005-2010 and have/will have GCE AL exam results, or those who are T.R.N.C. citizens and completed their entire secondary education (high school) in a foreign country and have TR-YÖS results),
5) hold Turkish citizenship by birth and dual citizenship specified in Item. a/2, and complete their high school education in institutions within an embassy or other foreign institution in Türkiye,
6) TRNC citizens and those who have renounced Turkish citizenship/Blue Card holders, and foreign nationals who will enrol in secondary education schools in Türkiye from the 2022-2023 academic year,
7) are punished with expulsion from a higher education institution in Türkiye.
Application and Prefence Process
Applications for undergraduate and associate degree programs are made through the online application system on the dates announced on the Student Affairs Department website.
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Click here for the application presentation.
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Application Documents
Documents to be Uploaded Online for Application:
1.Passport or ID
2. Exam Result Document
3. Secondary Education (High School) Graduation Certificate. (A Turkish copy approved by the Turkish Embassy, ??Consulate in their country or notary authorities in Turkey. Students who will graduate from high school in their senior year must upload their student and GPA documents approved by the high school principal.)
4. Document Showing Secondary Education General GPA (Transcript, a Turkish copy approved by the Turkish Embassy, ??Consulate in their country or notary authorities in Turkey)
5. Blue Card (Candidates who renounced their Turkish citizenship and received a blue card will upload)
6. Population Registration Copy (Candidates who are Turkish citizens, renounced their Turkish citizenship or renounced their Turkish citizenship and received a blue card will upload.)
7. Turkish citizens who completed their secondary education in an institution providing formal education abroad. for dual national candidates whose first nationality is Turkish and whose nationality is Turkish, a document showing that they were in the country where the diploma was obtained during their high school education or that they entered and left this country (approved passport or security records)
8. Residence Certificate (A document issued by official authorities to candidates who are citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and apply with a GCE AL exam result, indicating that they reside in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.)
9. Piş Danişgahi Certificate (To be uploaded by those who graduated from general high schools and vocational high schools (Debiristan, Huneristan, Kar and Daniş) in Iran by the end of the 2017-2018 academic year.
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25% DISCOUNT APPLICATION FORM AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION
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Documents Required for Residence Permit
Turkish Language Proficiency
Students accepted to the university programs with the Turkish language as the language of instruction, must certify their Turkish language proficiency to begin their education. The Turkish language proficiency levels accepted by the University are shown in the table below:
|
Turkish Language Proficiency |
Scores |
Explanation |
|
C2 |
90-100 |
The C2 Turkish language proficiency levels are considered qualified enough for students to begin studies in Associate or Bachelor?s Degree programs. |
|
C1 |
80-89 |
The C1 Turkish language proficiency levels are considered qualified enough for students to begin studies in Associate or Bachelor?s Degree programs. |
|
B2 |
65-79 |
The B2 Turkish language proficiency levels are considered qualified enough for students to begin studies in Associate or Bachelor?s Degree programs. |
|
B1 |
50-64 |
Students with B1 Turkish language proficiency levels are considered qualified enough for students to begin studies in Associate or Bachelor?s Degree programs. |
|
A2 |
30-49 |
Students with A2 Turkish language proficiency levels are considered qualified enough for students to begin studies in Associate or Bachelor?s Degree programs. |
|
A1 |
0-29 |
Students with A1 Turkish language proficiency levels are considered qualified enough for students to begin studies in Associate or Bachelor?s Degree programs. |
- Documents to certify the Turkish language proficiency levels can be the ?Certificate of Turkish Language Proficiency? by KTU TOMER (Karadeniz Technical University Turkish Language Teaching, Application, and Research Center), TOMER certificates of other universities or Yunus Emre Institute?s TKS (Turkish Proficiency Exam). Students with B2, C1, and C2 levels will begin their studies in the programs they enrol in.
- Students who enrol in the programs with a B2 Turkish level must document that they have increased their Turkish level to C1 or C2 level by the beginning of the third academic year at the latest. Those who cannot increase their Turkish level to C1 or C2 level until the beginning of the third academic year at the latest cannot continue their education until they increase their language level to C1 or C2 level.
- Students who do not have a Turkish Language Proficiency certificate or whose Turkish level is A1, A2, and B1 cannot start their education. These students are considered to be on leave for one year to receive Turkish preparatory education. During this period, students are supposed to learn Turkish. Students who prove a sufficient level of Turkish according to the second and third paragraphs of this article can start their education in the program they are placed in.
- Students who enrol in university programs with a mixed language of instruction (Turkish and a certain foreign language) are given an additional year to take Turkish language training after their foreign language preparatory education. Students who exceed two years to complete their Turkish language and foreign language training will be deregistered.
- Students are obliged to submit their Turkish language proficiency documents to the Student Affairs Office before the course registration dates specified in the academic calendar.
- For those, who have completed their high school education in a school in Türkiye or completed their education at a Turkish high school abroad, any Turkish Proficiency Certificate is not required.
Click to visit KTU TOMER web page.
English Language Proficiency
- To enrol study in the departments with the English language as a medium of instruction (30% or 100%), students are supposed to document an English language proficiency certificate or take the English proficiency exam conducted by our university.
- To follow announcements, please visit the web page of School of Foreign Languages.
- Click for student's handbook
Criteria for Language Preparation Class Exemption
- For the departments with 30% English as the medium of instruction, the minimum score for exemption from language preparation class is 60.
- For the departments with 100% English as the medium of instruction, the minimum score for exemption from language preparation class is 70.
- Students who completed their high school education in a country where English is the native language within three years before the application date to the university are not supposed to prove their English language proficiency with any exam score.
|
Department |
Exam |
Minimum score |
|
30% English |
English Language exam by KTU Foreign School of Languages |
60 |
|
YDS, YÖKDİL and other equal language exams |
60 |
|
|
TOEFL |
72 |
|
|
PTE |
55 |
|
|
CAE |
C level |
|
|
100% English |
English Language exam by KTU Foreign School of Languages |
70 |
|
YDS, YÖKDİL and other equal language exams |
70 |
|
|
TOEFL |
84 |
|
|
PTE |
71 |
|
|
CAE |
B level |
Click for the list of equivalant exams announced by OSYM.
LOWEST AND HIGHEST SCORE LIST FROM THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT QUOTA FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
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The Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities will organize a program with our international students, potential graduate candidates who are studying in their final year at our University, on 08.05.2024 at 11.00 in the Atatürk Cultural Center Reşit TARAKÇIOĞLU Hall. Our international students who will graduate are kindly requested to attend. Click for detailed information and participation form. (02/05/2024)
