APPLICATION CONDITIONS

A. In accordance with the “Principles Regarding Acceptance of Students from Abroad“ of the Council of Higher Education Presidency, the applications of the following candidates are accepted.

If they are in the final year of high school or a high school graduate;

1. Foreign nationals/Heimatlos (On the condition that those studying in secondary education (high school) institutions in Türkiye have enrolled before the 2022-2023 academic year [Except for embassy schools, international private education institutions in the MOBIS system and foreign nationals brought to our country within the framework of the project carried out by the Ministry of National Education]) (Heimatlos (stateless person) candidates are considered to be foreign nationals regardless of whether they have studied in Türkiye or outside of Türkiye.),
2. Those who are natural born Turkish citizens and have received permission of renouncement of nationality from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and those who certify that they have a Blue Card which is given upon request to those who lost their Turkish citizenship (On the condition that those studying in secondary education (high school) institutions in Türkiye have enrolled before the 2022-2023 academic year) (those having the “Document of Renunciation of Turkish Citizenship” or the “Blue ID” as of the deadline of application),
3. Those who are foreign citizens passed to Turkish citizenship by acquired citizenship/dual citizens in this case, except for the natural born Turkish citizenship (On the condition that those studying in secondary education (high school) institutions in Türkiye have enrolled before the 2022-2023 academic year),
4. From the students who have Turkish nationality those who completed all of secondary education (high school) in a foreign country other than TRNC (Including those who have completed all secondary education (high school) in Turkish Schools established by the Ministry of Education in a foreign country other than TRNC),
5. Those who are TRNC citizens, residing in the TRNC and completed secondary (high school) education in TRNC having GCE AL (General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level) exam results, and the ones who have or will have GCE AL exam results by enrolling and being educated at other country high schools between 2005-2010 or TRNC citizens who completed their entire secondary education (high school) in a foreign country and have TR-YÖS results.

B. In accordance with the “Principles Regarding Acceptance of Students from Abroad“ of the Council of Higher Education Presidency, the applications of the following candidates are not accepted.

1. Turkish citizens who complete all of their high school education in Türkiye or TRNC,
2. TRNC citizens (Except for those who have GCE AL results and finished all secondary education in TRNC high schools and who have enrolled and educated in colleges and high schools in other countries between 2005 and 2010 having or will have GCE AL exam results or TRNC citizens who completed their entire secondary education (high school) in a foreign country and have TR-YÖS results),
3. Dual citizens who are Turkish citizens by birth (Except for those who have completed all of their secondary education (high school) in Turkish schools of MEB opened in a foreign country except TRNC),
4. Dual citizens (one of them being Turkish) at the same time by birth who completed all their secondary education in Türkiye,
5. Dual citizens one of them being TRNC (Except for those who have GCE AL results finishing all secondary education in TRNC high schools and who have enrolled and educated in colleges and high schools in other countries between 2005 and 2010 having or will have GCE AL exam results or TRNC citizens who completed their entire secondary education (high school) in a foreign country and have TR-YÖS results),
6. Turkish citizens or dual citizens whose first citizenship at birth is Turkish and are educated in the schools of Turkish embassies and in foreign high schools in Türkiye,
7. TRNC citizens, those who have lost their citizenship/Blue Card holders and foreign nationals who will enroll in secondary education institutions in Türkiye from the 2022-2023 academic year (Except for the embassy schools, international private education institutions in the MOBIS system, and foreign nationals brought to our country within the framework of the project carried out by the Ministry of National Education).

IMPORTANT!

For the reason that the 6^th and 7^th articles of Turkish Citizenship Law numbered 5901 states the following;

Article 6 – Natural born Turkish citizenship is earned spontaneously based on paternity or birthplace. Turkish Citizenship by birth takes effect as of the moment of birth.

Article 7 –

1. An infant born from the marriage of a mother or a father having Turkish citizenship inside or outside of Türkiye is considered Turkish citizen.
2. An infant born from the union of a Turkish mother and a foreign father without marriage is considered Turkish citizen.
3. An infant born from the union of a Turkish father and a foreign mother without marriage will earn Turkish citizenship if the principles and procedures that providing for the establishment of paternity are fulfilled.

Candidates who completed all their secondary education (high school) in Türkiye must prove that they are not covered by the articles above (not to be a natural born Turkish citizen)(Document taken from the Civil Registry such as the Certificate of Identity Register Copy is necessary).