Applications for Graduate Programs for 2025–2026 Fall Semester

Applications (including transfers) to our institute’s graduate programs for the 2025–2026 Fall Term will begin on June 30, 2025, and end on August 27, 2025. For application requirements, quotas, and detailed information, click here.

Applications will be approved by our institute within the application calendar. Once your application is approved by the institute, no changes can be made by the applicant. Therefore, please do not complete your application before finalizing your program choices and their order of preference. In case of a mandatory need for change in an already approved application, you must send a reasoned message to the “OBS Graduate Application Problems” message category via e-enstitu.yildiz.edu.tr. If your request is accepted, your application will be reverted to the draft stage. Applicants are responsible for re-submitting their application before the deadline if reverted.

Applications of candidates who are not listed as graduates in the YÖK system by the deadline will be rejected. Candidates who have fulfilled graduation requirements but whose status is not yet updated in the YÖK system must submit an official letter (clearly stating their graduation) issued by their university to our institute (Room 2019) in person by the application deadline. This document must be either electronically verifiable or bear a wet signature and official stamp.

The validity period for ALES and GRE (accepted as equivalent to ALES by ÖSYM) is five (5) years. For the ALES-GRE Score Conversion Table used in our institute, click here.

International candidates applying to programs taught in Turkish must upload a C1-level TÖMER certificate obtained from TÖMER/Language Centers of public universities in Türkiye or from the Yunus Emre Institute. TÖMER certificates are valid for 2 years. However, foreign nationals who have completed a bachelor's or master's degree in a program taught in Turkish at a Turkish university are exempt from the TÖMER requirement. These candidates must upload their graduation certificate from e-Devlet instead of a TÖMER certificate.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of 2 master's programs and only 1 doctoral program. The order of preferences is binding; the program you wish to prioritize must be your first choice.

ALES and language proficiency scores are not required for applications to non-thesis master’s programs. No interview will be held; placement will be based on undergraduate GPA.

Candidates who graduated from higher education institutions abroad and cannot provide GPA documentation in a 100 or 4.00 scale will be considered as having a GPA of 2.00/4.00. These candidates must personally apply to our institute before the application deadline with their YÖK equivalency certificate and all original documents.

APPLICATION MODULE NAMES IN OBS SYSTEM

1. FBE Graduate Applications for Turkish Citizens – 2025/2026 Fall Term
   Only Turkish citizens should apply through this module.
   Thesis Master's and PhD Programs: An entrance exam will be held.

2. FBE Graduate Applications for International Candidates – 2025/2026 Fall Term
   Only foreign nationals should apply through this module.
   An entrance exam will be held.

3. FBE Graduate Transfer Applications – 2025/2026 Fall Term
   Students currently enrolled at YTÜ or other universities may apply through this module. (For horizontal transfer conditions, see Senate Principles Article 12 – Click here)
   An entrance exam will be held.

APPLICATIONS OUTSIDE OBS SYSTEM

1. International candidates who have received an acceptance letter for doctoral programs from YTÜ faculty members: Click here

2. Turkish citizens who have received an acceptance letter for doctoral programs from YTÜ faculty members: Click here

3. Candidates who graduated from YTÜ undergraduate programs with honors or high honors and wish to enroll in a graduate program: Click here

4. Candidates wishing to register for a Thesis Master's program under the "Shining Star Program" approved by the YTÜ Senate (non-quota and interview-free): Click here

APPLICATION EVALUATION AND PLACEMENT PROCESS

Once applications are completed and approved by our institute, candidates listed as accepted must log in to the OBS system and complete their registration online within the announced dates. According to YÖK and YTÜ regulations, candidates must not be enrolled in another thesis-based graduate program during registration. Following the main registration phase, waitlisted candidates will be evaluated and can register through the same system if spots remain.

If a candidate is placed in their first choice, their second choice will not be considered, regardless of whether they register or not. Therefore, candidates who are admitted to their first-choice program must complete their registration within the designated period.

If a candidate is not placed in their first choice but is accepted into their second, the first choice will not be reconsidered as a waitlist option. These candidates must register for their second-choice program within the given dates.

The same rules apply during the evaluation of waitlisted candidates.

APPLICATION STATUS DEFINITIONS

• Submitted for Approval: The candidate has completed the application.

• Sent for Evaluation: The application has been approved by the institute.

• Application Information Incorrect, Please Edit: Errors or missing information detected during review.

• Rejected: The application has been declined.

For 2025–2026 Fall Term Graduate Program Application and Registration Calendars, see: Thesis Programs – Non-Thesis Programs.

For any issues regarding your OBS application, please use the message category “OBS Graduate Application Problems” via e-enstitu.yildiz.edu.tr. To send a message, click here.

Applications and registrations will be conducted online via the OBS system. Written and oral exams will be conducted in person, and the exam dates and locations will be announced at fbe.yildiz.edu.tr.

For the graduate application guide, click here.
For the application tutorial video, click here.
Application link: https://obs.yildiz.edu.tr/oibs/ina_app/

NOTE: Before applying, please carefully read the points listed below that require attention from candidates.

GRADUATE APPLICATION, ADMISSION, EVALUATION, AND REGISTRATION PRINCIPLES

CHAPTER FIVE – Points to Be Noted by Candidates

Article 10 –
(1) Only one undergraduate graduation record should be added in master’s applications.
(2) For doctoral applications, one undergraduate and one thesis-based master’s graduation record should be added.
(3) For Integrated PhD applications, only one undergraduate graduation record should be added.
(4) Candidates may apply to a maximum of 2 master’s and 1 doctoral program. Order of preference is binding.
(5) ALES and language requirements are not required for non-thesis master’s programs. Placement is based on undergraduate GPA.
(6) Candidates who graduated from universities abroad and cannot document their GPA will be considered as having a GPA of 2.00/4.00. These candidates must apply in person within the application period with their YÖK equivalency certificate.
(7) Candidates who hold a doctoral degree (PhD, proficiency in art, medical specialty, etc.) are exempt from the ALES requirement when applying for graduate programs. ALES score is accepted as 75 by the YTÜ Senate.
(8) Applicants who gain the right to register and pay the tuition fee but later withdraw or cancel their registration are notentitled to a refund.
(9) Applications of candidates providing false information or documents will be rejected.