Application Process & Admission

Interview	August 11 - August 22, 2025
Announcement of Preliminary Evaluation Results	August 08, 2025
TAU Foreign Language Exam	August 06, 2025
Announcement of Results	August 25, 2025
Registration Date	September 08-10, 2025
Training Start Date	September 15, 2025

• Foreign candidates and Republic of Turkey (R.T.) candidates who have completed their education abroad will be accepted from the Foreign Quota
• Candidates who have completed their education in Turkey and who are Turkish citizens must apply from the Domestic Quota

 

Domestic Quota	Quota Abroad	Foreign Language (YDS)	ALES	ALES Score Type
20	10	YDS: 70 (or an equivalent exam result)	70	SÖZ/EA/ SAY
*In case of insufficient applications, the right to use the available quotas for other application groups is reserved. **Language of Education is English.

 

	Domestic Quota	Quota Abroad
1. Graduated from Higher Education Candidates who will apply to the Master's Programs are required to have completed their higher education in Turkey or abroad.	✔	✔
2. ALES (The validity period of ALES Result Certificate is 5 years) Candidates who have completed their higher education in Turkey must have an ALES score of 70, which is the minimum score determined in at least one of the SAY, SÖZ or EA score types. Doctorate / proficiency in art / specialization in medicine / specialization in dentistry / specialization in dentistry / specialization in veterinary medicine / specialization in pharmacy graduates are not required to take ALES and ALES score 70 is accepted from candidates with these degrees.	✔	x
3. Foreign Language Proficiency Candidates are required to have English language skills (YDS 80 points or an equivalent exam result). The validity period of YDS and e-YDS Foreign Language Exams is 5 years. YÖKDİL Result Certificate is also valid for applications to Master's Programs with Thesis). Those who have been educated in a country where the foreign language determined as the language of instruction is spoken as the mother tongue for at least the last three years, in secondary education institutions or higher education institutions attended by the citizens of that country and have completed their education in these institutions are exempt from the foreign language score requirement for application. Candidates who do not have these documents can use the Turkish German University "Foreign Language Exam" result Please see the link for equal exam scores and reference documents accepted by the YÖK: https://dokuman.osym.gov.tr/pdfdokuman/2021/GENEL/esdeg erlikdokuman06042021.pdf	✔	✔
4. Higher Education Graduation Grade There is no minimum graduation grade for the application to take place.	✔	✔
5.     Qualifications     for     Graduate     Studies:     Professional Orientation	✔	✔

In order to enroll in the program, it is required to graduate from one of the following departments: Departments of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Economics, Economic History, International Relations, European Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology, Law, History, Cultural Sciences, Ethnology, Anthropology, Social Sciences, etc.

	For Applicants Applying for Domestic Quota	For Candidates Applying for International Quota
ALES or equivalent exam score	50%	-
Undergraduate grade point average	20%	50%
Interview grade	% 30	50%

	Domestic Student Quota	Internation al Student Quota
a) Application Form: pdf Application form : http://sbe.tau.edu.tr/ortak- formlargemeinsam	✔	✔
b) Identity Card: pdf	✔	x
c) Passport: pdf	x	✔
d) Photograph: Must have been taken within the last six months. pdf	✔	✔
e) Undergraduate Diploma or notarized copy Candidates who continue their undergraduate education and therefore apply conditionally must submit a current student certificate indicating that they are in the last semester of their undergraduate education instead of a bachelor's degree. Students who do not bring their diploma on the date of final registration will not be registered.	✔	✔
f) Transcript Transcripts of candidates applying from abroad must be issued in English or German.	✔	✔
g) Foreign Language Certificate English language skills (YDS, E-YDS or YÖKDİL 80 points or an equivalent exam result accepted by YÖK or Turkish German University foreign language exam result) are required for candidates. (The validity period of Foreign Language Exams is 5 years. YDS or YÖKDİL Result Certificate is also valid for applications to Master's Programs with Thesis). Please see the link below for equivalent exam scores and reference documents accepted by the Council of Higher Education.	✔	✔
h) ALES: Candidates applying from the domestic quota must submit the original ALES document with the "Result Document Control Code" or the original of the equivalent exam result document accepted by YÖK.	✔	x
i) School Recognition Certificate:	x	✔

The "School Recognition Letter" to be obtained from the YÖK is mandatory for foreign applicants (including students with blue cards) and Turkish citizens who completed their education abroad. Turkish national candidates can access the necessary information on whether their higher education institutions abroad are recognized by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and the school recognition letter via the e- government link. Foreign applicants and students with blue cards can access the necessary information on whether the higher education institutions abroad are recognized by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and the school recognition letter via the YÖK link. If the higher education institutions abroad are not recognized by YÖK, the information and processes required for the application can be accessed via the YÖK link.

VII. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION

1. The original undergraduate diploma or the graduation certificate certified by the graduating university must be submitted. Candidates who graduated from higher education institutions abroad must submit their diploma or graduation certificate with a Turkish translation made by a sworn translator and certified by a notary or consulate.
2. A notarized or certified copy of the transcript document showing the success grades of all courses taken during undergraduate education and the graduation grade point average. Candidates who graduated from higher education institutions abroad must submit their transcript documents with a Turkish translation made by a sworn translator and notarized or consulate certified and including the grade point average.
3. Candidates applying from the domestic quota must submit the original ALES document with the "Result Document Control Code" or the original of the equivalent exam result document accepted by YÖK,
4. The original YDS, E-YDS or YÖKDİL document with the "Result Document Control Code" or the original foreign language exam result document accepted as equivalent by YÖK,
5. "School Recognition Letter" to be obtained from the Presidency of the Council of Higher Education for foreign applicants (including students with blue cards) and Turkish national applicants who completed their education abroad,
6. It is sufficient to show the original identity card at registration,
7. For foreign nationals -if any- a photocopy of the residence permit and a document showing the Foreign National NumbeR

8. For foreign nationals, a photocopy of the pages of the passport showing identity information and validity period
9. Graduate students who are placed from abroad quota must pay three times the determined contribution amount. For detailed information about tuition fee/contribution: http://oidb.tau.edu.tr/katki-payi-ve-ogrenim-ucreti
10. A military service status certificate showing that the candidates of Turkish nationality are not related to military service.
11. For candidates of Turkish nationality who are research assistants at our university or other universities, an official document from their institutions.