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