2025/2026 ACADEMIC YEAR FALL SEMESTER APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND TURKISH CITIZENSHIP STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THEIR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION ABROAD

 APPLICATION DATES: June 16- July 25, 2025

 Candidates must apply by filling out the pre-registration information completely on the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences (https://debis.deu.edu.tr/OgrenciIsleri/Ogrenci/yabanciogrensbasvuru/index.php) by 25 July 2025 at 23.59.

Candidates can apply to maximum three M.Sc. programs and one Ph.D. program provided that they meet the requirements of the degrees and programs to be applied.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION:

1.Diploma:

 Bachelor’s diploma for M.Sc. applicants,

 Bachelor and M.Sc. diplomas for Ph.D. applicants.

2. Grade Status Certificate (transcript):

 Bachelor’s degree transcript for M.Sc. applications

 Bachelor’s and M.Sc. graduate transcript for Ph.D. applications

3. Reference letters (at least two letters required)
4. Turkish Proficiency (Language) Certificate;

 Candidates applying to “30% English Supported Turkish Programs” and “%100 Turkish Programs” are expected to have at least C1 level Turkish proficiency certificate from TÖMER (Turkish Learning Center) or DEDAM (Dokuz Eylül University Language Research and Teaching Center) or Yunus Emre Institute.

 Turkish Proficiency Certificate is not required from candidates applying to 100% English Programs

Applicants to Master’s programs who have completed their undergraduate education in Türkiye, and applicants to Doctoral programs who have completed both their undergraduate and graduate (Master’s) education in Türkiye, are exempt from submitting a Turkish Proficiency Certificate.

5. English Proficiency (Language) Certificate (*)

Candidates who will apply to Master’s Programs:

 At least 50 points (The exam should be taken in the last five years) of a score taken from the “central foreign language exam” conducted by ÖSYM such as YDS, e-YDS and YÖKDİL (English).

or

at least equivalent score of examinations (The exam should be taken in the last two years) to “central foreign language exam” of which the examination equivalency is been accepted by the ÖSYM Board of Directors

(https://www.osym.gov.tr/TR,33093/uluslararasi-yabanci-dil-sinavlari-esdegerlikleri-dokumaninin-guncellenmesi-14032025.html)

or

at least 55 points from the Foreign Language Proficiency Exam conducted by the School of Foreign Languages Directorate of Dokuz Eylül University.

 (*) The Master’s candidates who have the right to final registration:

At the time of final registration: if the candidates certify their English Proficiency Scores they will be accepted to start their master’s education.

at least 60 points (The exam should be taken in the last five years) of a score taken from the “central foreign language exam” conducted by ÖSYM such as YDS, e-YDS and YÖKDİL (English).

or

at least equivalent score of examinations (The exam should be taken in the last two years) to “central foreign language exam” of which the examination equivalency is been accepted by the ÖSYM Board of Directors

(https://www.osym.gov.tr/TR,33093/uluslararasi-yabanci-dil-sinavlari-esdegerlikleri-dokumaninin-guncellenmesi-14032025.html)

or

at least 65 points from the Foreign Language Proficiency Exam conducted by the School of Foreign Languages Directorate of Dokuz Eylül University.

Those who cannot achieve the mentioned scores will be admitted to the compulsory foreign language preparatory class.

Candidates who will apply to PhD programs:

 At least 55 points (The exam should be taken in the last five years) of a score taken from the “central foreign language exam” conducted by ÖSYM such as YDS, e-YDS and YÖKDİL (English).

or

at least equivalent score of examinations (The exam should be taken in the last two years) to “central foreign language exam” of which the examination Equivalency is been accepted by the ÖSYM Board of Directors (https://www.osym.gov.tr/TR,33093/uluslararasi-yabanci-dil-sinavlari-esdegerlikleri-dokumaninin-guncellenmesi-14032025.html)

6. YÖK (Board of Higher Education) Equivalency and Recognition Certificate: A recognition certificate of the previous education (for degrees completed abroad) by the Board of Higher Education (YÖK). YÖK Equivalency and Recognition Certificate Application link is https://denklik.yok.gov.tr/online-basvuru

7. ALES/GRE/GMAT Exam Result Document: A copy of a valid ALES, GRE, or GMAT exam result taken within the last five years. Note: An ALES score is not required for admission to non-thesis or distance learning non-thesis master’s programs.
8. Letter of intent

 P.S.: All of the documents should be in English or translated to Turkish.

 EVALUATION OF THE CANDIDATES:

All of the required documents submitted to the Institute by international candidates and candidates with Turkish citizenship who have completed their undergraduate education abroad are evaluated over 100 points by the related department. Candidates who obtain a minimum of 65 points for M.Sc. and 70 points for PhD will be listed considering the below mentioned enrollment quotas, and those who are entitled to register will be announced after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Institute.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS: August 13, 2025

EXACT REGISTRATION DATES

Those who gained the right to register from the main list: August 13-22, 2025

Those who have the right to register from the reserve list: They will be able to register on August 25, 2025.

The tuition fee for the 2025/2026 Academic Year for international students and Turkish citizens who have completed their undergraduate education abroad will be announced at a later date.