Registration is done in person at International Office at Ataköy Campus.
Documents Required for Associate/Bachelor Registration:
1. Passport
2. High school diploma (original hard copy+ apostille translation in English or Turkish)
3. Official Transcript of records (original hard copy+ apostille translation in English or Turkish)
4. Student visa/ Turkish residence permit (if available)
5. ID size photo (6 pcs)
6. State Health Insurance
7. English/ Turkish proficiency certificate with the minimum required score (if available):
Students who don't have one of the certificate mentioned above at registration need to take IKU language proficiency exam.
Minimum required score:
- IKU English proficiency: min. 60 for bachelor programmes except English language and Literature and English Language Education programmes which require min 80 points out of 100.
IKU Turkish proficiency: min. 60 for bachelor programmes.
Students who fail IKU proficiency exam will start IKU English/ Turkish preparatory school which may take 1 or 2 semesters to pass and start major program depending on the level registered.
Language proficiency conditions for English/Turkish medium programs:
IKO English Proficiency Exam | VDS/()DS/KPDS | TOEFL IBT | CAE | FCE | PTE (Academic) | |
Bachelor/ Associate programs | 60 | 55 | 66 | C | B1 | 44 |
Bachelor in English language and Literature** | 80 | 75 | 80 | B | B2 | 62 |
**English Language Education Programme requires proficiency in both English and Turkish since the medium of instruction is both Turkish and English.
Documents required for application: a bachelor’s diploma, transcript, passport, residence permit (if applicable), reference letter, language proficiency certificate (if applicable), exam results certificate (if applicable)
1. An original university diploma and Turkish translation obtained from a sworn translation office.
2. A transcript certified by the university administration showing the grades and courses the candidate has taken in university and a copy of the Turkish translation obtained from a sworn translation office if the official document is not in Turkish,
3. A Turkish translation of pages showing passport credentials and validity
4. A "Student Visa" or a valid residence permit
5. An internationally recognized original language proficiency result
6. A bank receipt showing that the fees have been transferred to University account
7. Six passport photos.
Language proficiency conditions for English medium programs:
İKÜ |
YDS/ÜDS/KPDS |
TOEFL IBT |
CAE |
FCE |
PTE |
70 |
65 |
80 |
B |
65 |
50 |
Documents required for application: a master diploma, transcript, passport, residence permit (if applicable), reference letter, language proficiency exam results recognized by YÖK(the Council of Higher Education in Turkey) if applicable, Turkish proficiency result (if applicable)
Documents Required for Registration:
1. Master and undergraduate degree diplomas (if the documents are not in Turkish, their Turkish translation to be obtained from a sworn translation office)
2. Master and undergraduate degree transcripts (if the documents are not in Turkish, their Turkish translation to be obtained from a sworn translation office)
3. A passport (Turkish translation to be obtained from a sworn translation office)
4. A reference letter (if requested by the department)
5. A language proficiency result (it should meet language competencies that YÖK (the Council of Higher Education) has determined for a language other than the student’ own mother tongue; if the student has received 66 points on TOEFL IBT, which is equivalent to a minimum of 55 points on the YDS or a language proficiency certificate from other languages in the table that can be reached from website of YÖK)
6. A recognition certificate (the certificate of recognition that shows the university of graduate study is recognized by YÖK
7. A Turkish Proficiency Certificate (if applicable)