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2025-2026 Academic Year Fall Semester Application Date and Final Registration

2025-2026 Academic Year Spring Semester Application Date and Final Registration

QUOTA AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS

• Department of Computer Engineering
• Department of Bioengineering
• Department of Environmental Engineering
• Department of Electronics Engineering
• Department of Industrial Engineering
• Department of Geomatics Engineering
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Chemical Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• Department of Physics
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Department of Architecture
• Department of City and Regional Planning
• Department of Business Administration
• Department of Economics
• Department of the Science of Strategy
• Department of Management Information Systems
• Department of Interdisciplinary Biotechnology
• Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
• Department of Defense Technologies
• Department of Transportation Technologies
• Department of Earth and Marine Sciences
• Department of Aeronautical Engineering

APPLICATONS

Application URL:   https://obs.gtu.edu.tr/oibs/foa_app/.

• Please click here for the instructions on How To Fill Out the Application Form
• After you fill out the application form, please upload it in the (Application Form) subsection in the  (Document Type) section under the (Documents) menu on the application screen.
• Applications with documents or not completed by the application deadline will not be accepted. Considering that uploading the documents to the system may take time, it is important not to leave the application until the last days.

Documents Required for Application

• FR-0426 Application Form for International Graduate Students
• Notary or Official Translator-Certified Bachelor’s and Master’s Transcript
• Notary or Official Translator-Certified Bachelor’s and Master’s Diploma
• Passport
• Curriculum Vitae
• Reference Letter
• ALES (Exam Held in Türkiye) Certificate or Equivalent (GRE, GMAT)  
• English Proficiency Certificate (YDS-Foreign Language Proficiency Exam Held in Türkiye) or equivalent  

**Candidates who do not have ALES, (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination) or equivalent (GRE/GMAT) documents made in Turkey should fill in and sign the conditional registration petition instead of the document, then select ‘ALES document’ from the ‘Document Type’ menu and upload the signed petition to the relevant menu.  Click here for Conditional Registration Petition for ALES.

***Candidates who do not have English Language Certificate, YDS (Foreign Language Placement Examination) or its equivalent in Turkey should fill in and sign the conditional enrolment petition instead of the document, then select ‘English Language Certificate’ from the ‘Document Type’ menu and upload the signed petition to the relevant menu. Click here for Conditional Enrolment Petition for English Language Certificate.

Tuition Fees

International students or those admitted from abroad are required to pay tuition fees determined by the University Senate within the minimum and maximum limits set annually by Presidential Decree and approved by the Council of Higher Education.

International Student Tuition Fees for 2024-2025 Education-Teaching Year (Please click here)  (Semester fees for the 2025-2026 academic year have not been determined. After the fees are determined, the exact fees will be announced on the web page). 

Subject-Specific Qualifying Exam

Some programmes may require Subject Proficiency Exams. These examinations may take the form of a formal examination and/or interview by the Department to which the student applies.

Evaluation of Applications and Admission

• Applications are evaluated by the related Departmental Program Executive Committees and/or Head Offices of the Departments. The evaluation results are communicated to the Institute.
• Applicants whose applications are not accepted are sent a rejection letter.
• For applicants accepted by the Department, the recognition of their previous diplomas obtained from foreign countries is verified through the Council of Higher Education.
• If the previous diplomas obtained from foreign countries are not recognized by the Council of Higher Education, the applicant and the Department are notified of the rejection.
• The recognition certificate, along with the official letter from the Head Office of the Department, is evaluated by the Institute's Executive Board.
• The decision made by the Executive Board is communicated to the applicant, the Head Office of the Department, and the Directorate of Student Affairs.
• Applicants accepted to the program receive an invitation letter (letter of acceptance) from the Directorate of Student Affairs.
• Students who become entitled to finalized enrollment must personally visit the Directorate of Student Affairs by the specified deadline to submit the original or certified copies of the required application documents and complete the in-person enrollment process.

For your queries regarding accommodation, visa requirements, please contact the International Office at cooperation@gtu.edu.tr.

For your queries regarding the application process, please contact the Graduate School at lee@gtu.edu.tr.

For your queries regarding finalized enrollment procedures, please contact the  Directorate of Student Affairs  at ogrenci@gtu.edu.tr.