Graduate School of Science and Engineering - Application Requirements

1.ALES or GRE: One of the following is accepted.

2.English Proficiency Test: One of the following is accepted.

3.Turkish Proficiency

International candidates applying to programs taught in Turkish must present a C1-level TÖMER certificate obtained from TÖMER/Language Centers of public universities in Türkiye or from Yunus Emre Institute. TÖMER certificates are valid for 2 years. However, international candidates 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.

4.Tuition Fee

The tuition fee for international students at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering is subject to annual revision. For the 2025–2026 academic year, the tuition fee has been set at 25,000 TL for M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs.

Note: The scores defined above are minimum scores, and provided that they are not lower than the threshold set by the Council of Higher Education, different minimum score requirements may be determined for each program based on the recommendation of the department board, the decision of the Institute Board, and the approval of the Senate. It is important that applicants review the relevant call for application on the website (www.fbe.yildiz.edu.tr) before submitting their applications.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• The minimum scores required for application can be altered by the suggestion of the Department and by the decision of the Board of Directors of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering on the condition that the suggested score is not below the minimum.
• The applicants who haven't yet graduated during the application period must have graduated before they can register into the programs [This is a must under the Graduate Programs Regulations by the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK)].
• The applicants cannot have additional registrations in another graduate program (except for a Non-Thesis MSc. Program) [This is a must under the Graduate Programs Regulations by the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK)].
• For graduates of universities in foreign countries, the equivalency/recognition document from the Turkish Council of Higher Education is required.
• The official foreign language at Yıldız Technical University certified by the Board of Directors of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering is English. The languaghe certificates must be the results of the exams that are testing the English Language knowledge. Please click here for the ÖSYM Equivalents. (The Equivalents may differ depending on the announcements and regulations on the date of your exam.)
• The validity of ALES, GRE, KPDS, ÜDS, YDS, e-YDS, and YÖKDİL certificates is 5 (five) years. Please click here for the GRE exam score equivalents of ALES. Other exams by ÖSYM that are equivalent to YDS are valid within their validity periods themselves.