Online Application Form
Valid Passport Copy
Undergraduate and Postgraduate diploma (and a certified copy of your both Diploma which is translated into Turkish)
An official Undergraduate and Postgraduate transcript
Research Proposal
An Equivalence Letter from the Ministry of Education of Turkey or from the Turkish Embassy Education Counsellor in their country, certifying that the diploma is equivalent to an Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree (Original diploma or interim certificate of graduation and its Turkish translation certified by notary public or Turkish foreign missions).
Approved transcript indicating the courses, grades and general point average (GPA) and its Turkish translation certified by notary public or Turkish foreign missions.
Copy of the pages of the passport with student visa showing your identity information, expiration date, and its Turkish translation, where both the copy and translation are certified by notary public or Turkish foreign missions.
Internationally recognised foreign language certificate and Turkish proficiency certificate (if any)
Six photos (4,5 x 6,0 cm) (taken in the last six months with front view to allow easy identification of the candidate)
Residence permit (to be submitted to your university’s Registrar’s Office within one month of your enrolment date)
PhD Program Requirements
PhD program-requirements-lists in most Turkish universities invariably are all similar. But when it comes to PhD programs, the requirements for admission are decided on by the individual department to which the student directly applies and not by the general institutional administration.
In most cases, some departments will request to meet with the applicant for a personal interview before deciding on whether the applicant will be admitted.
The accepted documents for PhD programs are listed as follow:
Undergraduate and Postgraduate diploma
An official Undergraduate and Postgraduate transcript
A statement of purpose (Personal Statement)
Research Proposal
An updated resume (Cv)
Reference letters (Some universities require recommendation letters to be received from your professors about your qualities.)
Graduate Exam Scores (Additionally, not all but some universities will ask for good scores on either the GRE or the GMAT, depends on each university.)
Language Proficiency Score (The required score from language exams will still depend on the school to which applicant applies. Students who are not able to take one of the international language tests (TOEFL, IELTS, PEARSON etc.) or national language tests (YDS, E-YDS, YÖKDİL) may take the university's proficiency test upon arrival.
Written exams and/or interviews (In addition to the postgraduate examinations, departments may require additional admission examinations or interviews that are periodically announced by the office of the pertinent postgraduate program.)
Most universities usually base their admissions decisions on a student’s academic record and applicable test scores, such as TOEFL, the GRE/GMAT.
Generally, admission calendars for most turkey universities are the same. Intake periods for admission start in December of the previous year and runs through to August in the succeeding/subsequent year.
September is usually a month set aside for aspiring students to sit for the necessary intake exams. Some universities usually accept applications by the end of June for Fall Semester. But some Universities offer programs in the spring semester and receive applications by the end of December for Spring Semesters.
Most universities encourage international students to contact them at least one year before they plan to enter that University. Then they could have a plenty of time to fulfil the requirements on time.
International applicants who have an postgraduate diploma equivalent to Turkish diplomas and who meet the application criteria stated above may apply for a PhD program in Turkey. Applicants must complete their previous degree programs by the admission period at the latest.