Turkey

Notes on documents

If you have a school leaving certificate from Turkey, you will need to submit the following documents:

• Your “Lise Diploması“ diploma
• The second part of your University entrance exam (YKS/ÖSYM, "Yerleştirme Sonuçları") documenting that you have been assigned a place at a university in Turkey, including the name of the university, the faculty and the type of points awarded
• A transcript of records, preferably issued by e-Devlet, if you have already been enrolled in a university

If you have a school leaving certificate from a technical Anatolian secondary school ("Anadolu Teknik Lisesi“) or a faith-based Anatolian secondary school ("Anadolu Imam Hatip Lisesi“) you will additionally need to submit the following documents:

• An overview of subjects and grades from the last four years of secondary school
• A transcript of records, preferably issued by e-Devlet, if you have already been enrolled in a university

If you have a secondary school leaving certificate from a distance-learning school (“Açık Öğretim Lisesi“) you will also need to submit the following documents:

• An overview of subjects and grades from the last four years of secondary school, issued by the distance-learning school (“Açık Öğretim Lisesi“), including a list of approved subjects (Tasdikname ile Getirdigi Dersler)
• If you only attended a distance-learning school (“Açık Öğretim Lisesi”) during your final year of secondary school, you will need to submit an overview of subjects and grades from the last four years of secondary school, issued by the distance-learning school (“Açık Öğretim Lisesi“), and a transcript bearing the name of the school that you attended during years 9, 10 and 11 (an E-Okul PDF is sufficient; screenshots are not accepted)
• A transcript of records, preferably issued by e-Devlet, if you have already been enrolled in a university

If you have passed a University entrance exam for foreign students (YÖS exam, "Yabancı Uyruklu Öğrenci Sınavı"), you will need to submit the following documents:

• Your “Lise Diploması“ diploma
• Your University entrance exam results (YÖS)
• A Certificate of enrolment or letter of admission from a Turkish university 
• A letter from your university confirming which certificate formed the basis for your admission (e.g. YÖS, Lise Diplomasi, etc.). General information about admission requirements, e.g. from the university website, is not sufficient.
• Confirmation of the minimum score required in the YÖS for admission to Lisans degree programmes at your university in the year that you were admitted
• A transcript of records, preferably issued by e-Devlet, if you have already been enrolled in a university

If you have completed a Turkish Önlisans, you will need to submit the following documents:

• Your “Lise Diploması“ diploma
• Your "Önlisans Diploması" diploma
• An official overview of subjects and grades from the Önlisans

Have you already studied at a university in Turkey? If so, the following information about grade conversion applies to you:

• When converting your grade, the minimum pass mark for individual courses or semesters will not be taken into account
• Only the minimum pass mark for the award of the degree will be taken into account (usually specified in Section 4.2 of the Diploma Supplement)
• Did you complete your degree before 2005 with a final grade out of a maximum of 100? If so, please submit the examination regulations (Önlisans ve Lisans Eğitim-Öğretim ve Sınav Yönetmeliği) that were valid at that time. These can be found at: www.resmigazete.gov.tr

Notes on translations

We only accept translations from Turkey made by a sworn translator (yeminli tercüman) with a stamp that includes the phrase “yeminli tercüman” in Turkish. Translations with a stamp in English or German only cannot be accepted.