TURKISH PROFICIENCY

In order to start their education, students who enrolled in our university must have a Turkish Proficiency Certificate C1 level in programs where the language of instruction is Turkish and partially foreign language, and at least B1 level in programs where the language of instruction is a foreign language.

Candidates who are entitled to enroll must certify their level of Turkish language proficiency with the “Turkish Language Proficiency Certificate” issued by the institutions and centers determined by the University Senate during the enrollment process. Turkish Language Proficiency Certificates obtained from other institutions and centers after the enrollment date are not accepted. In order to determine the Turkish proficiency level of the candidates who cannot document their Turkish proficiency level, a Turkish Placement Exam is held by Dokuz Eylül University Language Education Application and Research Center (DEDAM) at the beginning of the registration period. As a result of the exam, the student whose Turkish level is insufficient is given one year to receive education at DEDAM to ensure adequate level. At the end of one year, the student who fails to achieve a sufficient level continues to receive education at DEDAM for one more year. At the end of these periods, the student who fails to achieve the required level is dismissed from the University.

Turkish proficiency document is not required from the candidates listed below, who are entitled to enroll, provided that they document their status.

1. Those who have completed their secondary education (high school) or higher education (university) in Türkiye,
2. Those who have completed their secondary education (high school) or higher education (university) in Turkish schools opened abroad under the auspices of the Ministry of National Education (MEB) or the Council of Higher Education,
3. TRNC citizen, whose native language is Turkish, and who completed his/her secondary education (high school) in the TRNC, which is not subject to the equivalence process by the TR Ministry of National Education.

TURKISH PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE ACCEPTED INSTITUTIONS/CENTERS