International Students Admission Procedures

Istanbul Bilgi University applies the latest guidelines set by the Council of Higher Education ( YÖK – Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu ) as of 11/4/2012 in order to define who are the international students eligible to apply.

• High-school graduates or students in senior/last year of high school, are eligible to submit ‘international student’ applications, if they fall under one of these categories :
  • Foreign national students
  • Turkish citizens by birth who have renounced their Turkish citizenship, and their children under 18 as listed in the renouncement document, as defined by The Turkish Citizenship Act, No.5901, Article 7- (1), regulating the principles regarding the acquisition and the loss of Turkish citizenship as “A child born to a married Turkish father or mother, whether in Turkey or abroad, is Turkish citizen.”. Candidates who wish to apply as ‘international student’ should further examine the Turkish Citizenship Law on that matter.
  • Citizens of other countries by birth who have acquired Turkish citizenship afterward / dual-citizenship holders.
  • Turkish citizens who have completed their middle and high school education in an institution outside Turkey, including Turkish institutions abroad (except for The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus).
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus citizens who reside in The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and who have completed their secondary education in a GCE Advanced Level (AL) system, as well as those who have registered and completed their secondary education in a GCE AL system abroad between 2005-2010.
  
   
• Applicants falling under the following categories are on the other hand not eligible to submit ‘international student’ applications: 
   
  • Turkish citizens who have completed their secondary education in Turkey or in The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) citizens (except for those who have completed their secondary education in a GCE Advanced Level (AL) system in TRNC, and those who have registered and completed their secondary education in a GCE AL system abroad between 2005-2010).
  • Dual citizenship holders, one of which is the Turkish citizenship by birth as stated in article a) - item 2) above. (except for those who have completed their middle and high school education in another country other than The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, or those who have completed their middle and high school education in a Turkish institution in another country other than The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus).
  • Dual citizenship holders, one of which is the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) citizenship (except for those who have completed their secondary education in a GCE Advanced Level (AL) system in TRNC, and those who have registered and completed their secondary education in a GCE AL system abroad between 2005-2010).
  • Turkish citizens by birth or dual citizenship holders, one of which is the Turkish citizenship by birth and who have completed their secondary education inTurkey, either in institution affiliated to an foreign embassy or in a foreign high school.

Minimum Grades Required for International Tests or National Diplomas 

• Minimum Grades for International Tests 

  Exam	Minimum Grade
  GCE (General certificate of Education)	2 Advanced Level Subjects with minimum grades of "D"
  ACT (National College Admission Examination)	18 points
  SAT	1000 points
  IB (International Baccalaureate)	28 points
  French Baccalaureate	Minimum 10
  Abitur	Minimum 3 points

  
   
• Minimum Grades for National Diplomas 

  Country	National Exam/Certificate	Minimum Required National Score	Diploma	Minimum Required GPA
  USA	Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) GED Test	Min. 1000 Points 2000 Points	High School Diploma	50%
  Afghanistan	Baccaluria Baccalaureate Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Germany	Fachhochschulreife (Fachabitur) - Abschlusszeugnis der ... (Completion Certificate) Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife (Certificate of University of Applied Sciences Maturity) Zeugnis der allgemeinen / fachgebundenen Hochschulreife (Certificate of General/Subject Specific University Maturity	4	High School Diploma	50%
  Andorra	Baccalauréat general / Batxillerat	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Angola	Habilitações Literárias Diploma de Ensino Medio Diploma de Ensino Pre Universitario	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Argentina	Bachillerato Tecnico	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Albania	Deftese Pjekurie	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Australia	Certificate of Secondary Education (Matriculation)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Austria	Matura – Reifeprüfung	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Azerbaijan	Certificate of General Education Attestat o Srednem - Svidetel’stv	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Bahamas	General Certificate of Secondary Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Bahrain	Tawjihiya School Leaving Certificate	50 Points 50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Bangladesh	Higher Secondary Certificate (year 12) Intermediate Certificate	50% 50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Barbados	General Certificate of Education		High School Diploma	50%
  West Samoa	Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate New Zealand Form Six Certificate Australia Higher School Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Belgium (Dutch)	Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs Getuigschrift van Hoger Sec Onderwijs Bek dat Toegang Verleent tot het Hoger Onderjwis Bekwaamheidsdiploma Hoger Onderwijs / Diplôme de Maturité Bekwaamheidsdiploma Relevé de notes	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Belgium (French)	Certificate d’ Enseignement secondaire supérieur (CESS)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Belize	General Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Benin	Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement secondaire Releve De Notes	50% 50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Belarus	Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii Diploma of Specialized Secondary Ed.	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Bhutan	School Certificate / Class XII passed certificate of Bhutan Board of Examination	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  United Arab Emirates	Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Bolivia	Bachillerato Humanistico Bachiiler Técnico Certificado de estudios	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Bosnia Herzegovina	Maturska Svjedodzba Svedocanstvo Svjeduzha o Zarsenom Obrazovanji Maturska Svjedodzba Report Cards	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Botswana	Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Brazil	Certificado de Auxiliar Técnico Diploma de Técnico de Segundo Grau	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Brunei Darussalam	Brunei Cambridge Advanced Level Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Bulgaria	Diploma za Zavurcheno Sredno Obrazovanie	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Burkina Faso	Baccalauréat	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Burundi	DiplomeDes Humanites Completes Releve de Notes	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Cape Verde	Certificado da Habilitações Literárias	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Algeria	Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement secondaire	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Cibuti	Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement Secondaire Releve De Notes	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Chad	Baccalauréat Releve de Notes	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Czech Republic	Maturitní vysvědčení	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  China	Senior High School Graduation Diploma Middle school diploma (毕业证书) Senior middle school transcript National Senior High School Graduation Examination results (普通高中考毕业试 ) – for all applicants who completed senior middle school after 1991	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Denmark	Studentereksamen, Højere Forberedelseseksamen, Højere Handelseksamen Record of Study Bevis	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Dominican Republic	Bachillerato	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Dominica	General Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Ecuador	Bachillerato	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  El Salvador	Bachillerato General	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Indonesia	Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) Surat Keterangan Hasil Ujian Nasional (SKHUN) Surat Tanda Kelulusan (STK)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Eritrea	Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (ESECE)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Armenia	Certificate of Secondary Education Attestat Mijnakarg Yndhanur Krtoutian Attestat	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Estonia	Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Ethiopia	Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Morocco	Baccalauréat	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Fiji	Seventh Form Examination	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Ivory Coasts	French Baccalaureate	10/20	High School Diploma	50%
  Philippines	High School Diploma	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Palestine	Tawjihi - Certificate of General Secondary Education	60 Points	High School Diploma	50%
  Finland	Ylioppilastutkintotidistus Peruskoulun päästötodistus (Comprehensive School Completion Certificate) Lukion päästötodistus Dimissionsbetyg or Avgangsbetyg fran gymnasiet (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate) Ylioppilastutkintotodistus / Studentexamensbetyg	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  France	Baccalauréat	10/20	High School Diploma	50%
  Gabon	Baccalauréat	10/20	High School Diploma	50%
  Gambia	West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Ghana	Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Gana Results of West African Examination Council Nigerian Examination Council examinations (see notes) Gana Note: The results submitted must be issued by the examining body and not the secondary school. Gana For applicants who completed WAEC exams in 1993 or later, these results must now be verified on-line. To permit access to WAEC results, please provide the following: Gana WAEC http://ghana.waecdirect.org Gana Copy of the Statement of Results / Gana Examination Number / Gana Examination year / Gana Card serial number (on the reverse side of the scratch card) / Gana 10 digit Personal Identification Number (PIN)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Guinea	Baccalauréat	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Guatemala	Bachillerato	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Guyana	General Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  South Africa	Senior Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Georgia	Zogadi Sashualo Ganatlebis Atestati	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Haiti	Baccalauréat II	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Croatia	Svjedodžba o maturi Indeks Uvjerenje	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  India	Higher Secondary School Certificate (year 12)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Holland	HAVO MBO MAVO VBO Secondary School Certificate VWO Diploma	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Honduras	Bachillerato	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Hong Kong	Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Sweden	Sweden Fullstandigt Slutbetyg fran Gymnasieskolan (FSFG Swedish school leaving exam) Studentexamen Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Iraq	Sixth Form Baccalaureat Seniour School Certificate Baccalaureat Examination Results	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  England	General Certificate of Education Advanced Level	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Iran	General Secondary School Leaving Certificate Diplom-Metevaseth Diplome Debirestan Pishdaneshgahi	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Scotland	Scottish Certificate of Education Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) Advanced Higher Grade	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Spain	Título de Bachiller Spanish Baccalaureate School Leaving Certificate (ESO) Profesional De Grado Medio Certificado De Estudios	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Israel	Teudat Bagrut	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Switzerland	Maturitätszeugnis Certificat de Maturité	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Italy	Maturità	32 Points	High School Diploma	50%
  Iceland	Stúdentspróf	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Jamaica	Caribbean Secondary Education Certification (CSEC)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Japan	Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Cambodia	Baccalauréat (year 12)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Cameroon	Baccalauréat Baccalaureat Technique - GCE O level	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Canada	Provincial High School Graduation Diplomas	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Caribbean Islands	Carrabean Examination Council Secondary Education Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Qatar	Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari General Secondary Education Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Kazakhstan	General Secondary School Leaving Certificate Attestat o Srednem obšcem Obrazovanii -	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Kenya	Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education	Minimum C	High School Diploma	50%
  Cyprus	Apolytirion GCE A Level	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Kyrgyzstan	Attestat o Srednem Obšcem Obrazovanii	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Colombia	Bachillerato Certificado de estudios	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Congo	Baccalauréa Examen d’etat Diplôme d’Etat de l’Enseignement Secondaire Diplôme d’Etat d’Études Secondaires du Cycle Long Relevé de notes	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Congo Democratic Republic	Diplôme d’Etat d’Etudes secondaires du Cycle long	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Korea	Secondary School Leaving Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Kosovo	Secondary School Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Costa Rica	Bachillerato Secundaria Bachiller en la Ensenanza Media Certificado de estudios	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Kuwait	Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-AlA’ama General Secondary School Leaving Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Cuba	Diploma de Técnico de Segundo Grau Título de Técnico MedioCertificado de estudios	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Lesotho	Cambridge Overseas School Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Latvia	Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Liberia	West African Examination Council (WAEC)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Libya	Al Shahada Al- Thanawiyya Secondary Education Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Lichtenstein	Berufsmaturitätszeugnis	4	High School Diploma	50%
  Lithuania	Brandos Atestatas	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Lebanon	Baccalauréat libanais	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Luxembourg	Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes secondaires techniques Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes secondaires	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Hungary	Érettségi Bizonyítvány (Matura)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Madagascar	Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement secondaire Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement technique	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Macedonia	Svidetelstvo za polo en maturski ispit Matura Secondary School Leaving Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Malawi	Malawi School Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Malaysia	Malaysian Higher School Certificate (HSC)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Mali	Baccalauréat	10/20	High School Diploma	50%
  Malta	Matriculation Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Mauritius	General Certificate of Education Advanced Level		High School Diploma	50%
  Mexico	Bachillerato	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Egypt	Thanaweya Am’ma General Secondary School Leaving Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Moldova	Diploma de Bacalaureat Atestat de Studii Medii de Cultura Generală	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Mongolia	Gerchilgee	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Mauritania	Baccalauréat	10/20	High School Diploma	50%
  Mozambique	Certiicado de Habilitações	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Myanmar (Burma)	Basic Education Standard Examination (Matriculation)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Namibia	International General Certificate of Secondary Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Nepal	Higher Secondary Certificate Proficiency Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Nigeria	Senior School Certificate WASSC JAMB NECO	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Nicaragua	Bachillerato	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Norway	Vitnemål Fra Videregående Skole	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Central African Republic	Baccalauréat	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Uzbekistan	Shahodatnoma Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Pakistan	GCE A Level (Intermediate part two to be completed) Higher Secondary School Certificate (year 12)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Panama	Bachiller	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Papua New Guinea	Higher School Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Peru	Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Poland	Świadectwo Dojrzałości	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Portugal	Diploma de Ensino Secundário	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Porto Rico	Certificate of Secondary Education (year12)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Romania	Diplomă de Bacalaureat	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Russia	Certificate of Secondary Education Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Rwanda	Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes secondaires	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  San Marino	Maturità	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Senegal	Baccalauréat	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Republic of Seychelles	GCE A level French Baccalaureate	10/20	High School Diploma	50%
  Serbia and Montenegro	Diploma o Završenoj Srednjoj Školi	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Sierra Leone	General Certificate of Education Advanced Level	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Singapore	Cambridge General Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Slovakia	Maturitná skúška Maturita Vysvědčení Annual grade report	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Slovenia	Matura (Maturitetno spričevalo)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Solomon Islands	Pasific Senior Secondary Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Somali	Secondary School Leaving Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced Level	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Sudan	Sudan Secondary School Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Surinam	Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Syria	Al Shahâda al-Thânawiyya alcÄmma Baccalauréat General Secondary School Certificate	130 Points 50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Saudi Arabia	Tawjihiya Türk High School Diploma Qudrat General Secondary Education Certificate	10/20	High School Diploma	50%
  Swaziland	General Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Chile	Licencia De Education Media Technico Medio Certificado De Estudios	04/07	High School Diploma	50%
  Tajikistan	Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Taiwan	Senior High School Leaving Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Tanzania	Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Thailand	Upper Secondary School Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Togo	Baccalauréat	10/20	High School Diploma	50%
  Tonga	Cambridge International Exam, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Trinidad Tobago	General Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Tunisia	Baccalauréat	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Turkmenistan	Attestat Secondary School Leaving Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Turkey		50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Uganda	Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Ukraine	Atestat Matriculation School Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Oman	General Certificate General Education Diploma	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Uruguay	Bachillerato	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Jordan	Tawjihi General Secondary Education Certificate	70 Points 50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Venezuela	Bachillerato	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Vietnam	Bàng Tót Nghiêp Phó Thông Trung Hoc (year 12)	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Yemen	Al Thanawiya - General Secondary Education Certificate	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  New Zealand	National Certificate of Educational Achievement	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Greece	High School Diploma Apolytirion Of Lykeio	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Zambia	General Certificate of Education	50%	High School Diploma	50%
  Zimbabwe	Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC)	50%	High School Diploma	50%

  
   
• Minimum Grade for YÖS 

  Test	Minimum Grade
  İstanbul University	50% of the highest test scores
  Marmara University	50% of the highest test scores
  19 Mayıs University	50% of the highest test scores
  Akdeniz University	50% of the highest test scores
  Çukurova University	50% of the highest test scores
  Erciyes University	50% of the highest test scores
  Ankara University	50% of the highest test scores
  Dumlupınar University	50% of the highest test scores
  Manisa Celal Bayar University	50% of the highest test scores
  Süleyman Demirel University	50% of the highest test scores
  Uludağ University	50% of the highest test scores
  Selçuk University	50% of the highest test scores
  Atatürk University	50% of the highest test scores
  Balıkesir University	50% of the highest test scores
  Uşak University	50% of the highest test scores