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%
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- 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