Graduate Applications

Applicants applying to Master's and PhD programs must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree. Applicants applying to PhD programs with a Bachelor's degree must have either a minimum GPA of 3.00/4.00 (or its equivalent) or have graduated within the top three (3) ranks of their class.
Graduates of non-thesis Master's programs are not eligible to apply for PhD programs. However, students who were enrolled in non-thesis Master's programs before February 6, 2013, may apply.
No ALES score is required for non-thesis Master's programs.
Candidates wishing to apply for graduate programs must create a “new account” through the link specified in the Graduate Program Application Guide published under the announcements section of the University's website and enter the requested information in the relevant sections. Documents requested on the application screen must be uploaded to the system in PDF or JPEG format.
It is mandatory to provide an actively used e-mail address during registration. (Notifications will be sent via e-mail.)
Documents uploaded to the system must be certified and fully legible; otherwise, they will be considered invalid.
Once an application has been fully approved, the candidate’s compliance with the foreign language proficiency requirements of the applied program will be evaluated. Candidates who do not possess a valid language examination certificate (except for PhD program applicants) will be required to take the examination announced by the University on the specified date.
Candidates who meet all requirements must attend the relevant examinations at the place, date, and time specified in the Application Guide.
Candidates are required to participate in all examinations and interviews announced in the Application Guide. Otherwise, they will not be included in the evaluation process.
The ranking will be determined based on the calculations made after all values included in the evaluation table have been completed.
Candidates who are granted the right to final enrollment according to the results announced after all evaluations must submit their documents during the final registration period.
Original documents must be presented during final registration. The candidate is responsible for any discrepancies between the information and documents declared during the preliminary application and those presented at final registration. Applications that do not comply with the requirements will be deemed invalid, even if the candidate has earned the right to final registration.
To benefit from tuition discount rates, an employment certificate must be uploaded to the system during the application process. Discount applications submitted afterward will not be considered.

Required Documents

Application Form: (A blank sample can be downloaded from the Graduate Program Application Guide.)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Diploma or Graduation Certificate: Must be uploaded to the system in PDF or JPEG format. Applicants must submit a certified copy of their Bachelor's/Master's diploma or a recently issued graduation certificate.
Transcript: Must be uploaded to the system in PDF or JPEG format. Candidates whose grading system differs from a 100-point scale must submit a document issued by their university indicating the equivalent of their GPA on a 100-point scale. For candidates without a conversion document, the conversion table of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) will be used.
ALES Score Certificate: A document demonstrating a minimum ALES Quantitative score of 65 for Master's programs, 70 for PhD programs, and 80 for Direct PhD programs (without a Master's degree).
Foreign Language Certificate: (YDS, YÖKDİL, ÜDS, or an equivalent examination). For programs requiring proof of foreign language proficiency, the certificate must be uploaded to the system in PDF or JPEG format.
The equivalency of IELTS, TOEFL-PBT, and TOEFL-CBT examinations is not recognized by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK); therefore, these examinations will not be accepted for admission to graduate programs.
If international foreign language examinations such as TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, CAE, or CPE are taken in Türkiye, the examination must be administered in buildings belonging to state universities, in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 3(d) of the ÖSYM Directive on Determining the Equivalency of Foreign Language Examinations.
For external language examinations, Home Edition versions of the tests will not be accepted for English language exemption purposes.
Letters of Recommendation: (Two letters)
Statement of Purpose
Military Status Certificate (for male applicants, recently issued)
Photocopy of National Identity Card
Employment Certificate (if applicable)
Photograph: Must be uploaded during the application process in JPEG format. The uploaded photograph must be a passport-style photo suitable for identification purposes only.