Istanbul 29 Mayis University

About Us

The Turkish Religious Foundation (TDV), which has aimed to support education and academic research since its establishment in 1975 has given scholarships to more than 250,000 secondary/high school students, provided dormitory accommodation to higher education students in different parts of Turkey and continues to fund educational projects particularly in the Central Asian, Caucasian and Balkan countries. The foundation, which built the Centre for Islamic Studies (İSAM) in 1988, as a further step in its educational and academic objectives, founded Istanbul 29 Mayıs University in 2010.

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ISTANBUL 29 MAYIS UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS’ QUOTAS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND PROVIDED OPORTUNITIES

 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Applications of the following candidates will not be accepted. Those who:
• Have Turkish citizenship (except the ones who have completed their secondary education in a foreign country except KKTC).
• Have KKTC citizenship (except the ones who have completed their secondary education in KKTC having GCE AL examination results, and the ones who have/will have GCE AL examination results after registering and receiving education in a college or high school in other countries between 2005-2010).
• Have dual citizenship with a birthright Turkish citizenship (except the ones who have completed his/her secondary education in a foreign country – including Turkish Schools in that country – except KKTC).
• Have dual citizenship, one of which is KKTC citizenship (except the ones who completed his/her secondary education in KKTC having GCE AL examination results and the ones who have/will have GCE AL examination results after registering and receiving education in a college or high school in other countries between 2005-2010).
• Have Turkish citizenship and have attended foreign high schools or foreign embassy schools in Turkey.
• Have been dismissed from a higher educational institution in Turkey due to a disciplinary action or identified as a cheater in an examination given by OSYM or in the examinations given by the universities in Turkey in the previous years.
• Have acted physically or ideologically against T.R. or lost his/her Turkish citizenship as a punishment. Even if these individuals take the examination, the scores they obtain will be invalid.
• On condition that the applicant is either in the final year of his/her secondary education or has completed it;
• For the full scholarship quotas the candidates who were born on or after 01.01.1996 and who are the citizens of Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Peoples of Republic of China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Uzbekistan, Romania, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Greece can apply. In addition to these countries, for the full scholarship quotas for the International Faculty of Islamic and Religious Studies, the candidates who are the citizens of Iraq and Syria can also apply.
• Applicants’ high school graduation grades must be minimum 4 out of 5, 8 out of 10 and 75 out of 100.
• Applicants must not have any health issues to inhibit them from studying for higher education in Turkey.
• The following candidates can apply for 50% scholarship quotas:
• Foreign students.
• Individuals who became Turkish citizen by birth and who expatriate him/herself from Turkish citizenship with the permission of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and their underage children are registered on these people’s citizenship expatriation document, providing evidence of ownership of the document for the usage of the rights given by the law with number 5901 (7th item of 5901 numbered Turkish Citizenship Law contains the provision of law stating "(1) A child who was born within a conjugal union by a Turkish citizen father or a Turkish citizen mother within or outside of Turkey ) and it is advised the applicants to view Turkish Citizenship Law.
• Individuals who have a birthright foreign citizenship but have later acquired Turkish citizenship/the individuals holding double citizenship in this state.
• Individuals who have Turkish citizenship and completed his/her secondary education in a foreign country except KKTC (including Turkish Schools in a foreign country except KKTC).
• KKTC citizens living in KKTC who completed his/her secondary education in KKTC having GCE AL examination results, and have GCE AL examination results after registering and receiving education in a college or high school in other countries between 2005-2010.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION

• Accurately completed application form (To download application form: .doc .zip)
• Copy of High School Diploma/Temporary Certificate of Graduation.
• “Equivalency Certificate” to show that high school diploma is equivalent to the diplomas received from Turkish high schools and its Turkish translation (This document can be obtained from T.R. Turkish Ministry of Education or a Turkish Embassy abroad; it must be brought while coming for the examination at the latest).
• Copy of transcript and Turkish translation of the document (Transcript is the document that shows the names of the courses taken and the grades received for the courses at high schools and it must be approved by the related high school).
• If any,
• Copies of the result cards of the 2017 - 2018 or 2018 - 2019 “Entrance Examination for International Students (YÖS)” conducted by the universities in Turkey.
• Copies and translated versions of the result cards of the national university entrance examination or international examinations that were applied in the country where the applicant studied.
• Copies of relevant pages of the passport showing information about identity, date and place where the passport is from, validity, and duration.
• 1 passport size photo.

NOT: The applicants invited for the “Entrance Examination for International Students” must bring original documents when they come to the examination (these documents will be examined by the Student Affairs Department before the examination).APPLICATION PROCESS

• All domestic and international applications will be done either through “The Application System” (http://yosbasvuru.29mayis.edu.tr/) by completing “The Application Form” and “The Necessary
• Documents for Application” in pdf format or applying directly to “Istanbul 29 Mayıs University Student Affairs Department”. No applications will be accepted after the stated date (May 27, 2018) or if any of the documents are missing.
• The candidates are fully responsible for all the inconvenience due to the wrong information filled in the application form. The identity information must be the same as shown in the passport of the candidate without any change or contradiction.
• A soft copy of a passport size picture has to be added to the related field of the application. The picture should be taken in the last 3 months in order to be easily recognized as it will be used on the exam entrance document, in the registration process, and on the Student ID Card.

THE EXAMINATION (THE INTERVIEW)

• On the exam day, from 9.00 a.m. on, the identification checks of the candidates will be done and they will be given their Examination Entrance Document. While entering the examination, the candidates have to have the Examination Entrance Document with them.
• The “Istanbul 29 Mayıs University International Student Placement Exam 2018” (29 MAYIS-YOS 2018) will take place on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 9.00.
• The “Istanbul 29 Mayıs University International Student Placement Exam 2018” (29 MAYIS-YOS 2018) will be in interview style. In the interview, the candidates will be assessed according to their ability to explain themselves with reasoning, their interest in the department they are applying to, the level of general culture that underground education requires and, if applicable, the points they have received on the 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 academic year university entrance exam for international students done by a university in Turkey will be taken into account.
• The candidates who get below 60 out of 100 on the “Istanbul 29 Mayıs University International Student Placement Exam 2018”(29 MAYIS-YOS 2018) will be considered as unsuccessful and will not be considered for the placement. The successful candidates will be placed in the department of their choice within the available quota.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS The exam results will be announced on the Istanbul 29 Mayıs University website (www.29mayis.edu.tr) after the interview examination.

NAME OF THE PROGRAM	Duration (Year)	Instruction Language	Quota	Tuition Fee (American Dollars) Including VAT	Provided Opportunities	Special Conditions
Faculty of Arts
Philosophy (Full Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	2	-	*Free Accommodation (including three meals a day) *Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	1, 3, 7, 12, 14
Philosophy ((% 50 Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	5	7000 $ (%50 3500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14
History (Full Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	2	-	*Free Accommodation ( including three meals a day ) * Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	1, 3, 7, 12, 14
History (% 50 Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	5	7000 $ (%50 3500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14
Turkish Language and Literature (Full Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	2	-	*Free Accommodation ( including three meals a day ) *Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	1, 3, 7, 12, 14
Turkish Language and Literature (% 50 Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	5	7000 $ (%50 3500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14
Psychology (Full Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	2	-	*Free Accommodation ( including three meals a day ) *Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	1, 3, 7, 12, 14
Psychology (% 50 Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	5	7000 $ (%50 3500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14
Translation and Interpretation (English) (Full Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	2	-	*Free Accommodation (including three meals a day) *Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	1, 3, 7, 12, 14
Translation and Interpretation (English) (% 50 Scholarships)	4	At least 30% English	5	7000 $ (%50 3500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14
Translation and Interpretation (Arabic) (Full Scholarships)	4	At least 30% Arabic	2	-	*Free Accommodation ( including three meals a day ) *Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	1, 3, 8, 12, 14
Translation and Interpretation (Arabic) (% 50 Scholarships)	4	At least 30% Arabic	5	7000 $ (%50 3500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	2, 4, 10, 11, 13, 14
International Faculty of Islamic and Religious Studies
Islamic and Religious Studies (Full Scholarships)	4	At least 30% Arabic	2	-	*Free Accommodation ( including three meals a day ) *Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	1, 3, 8, 12, 14
Islamic and Religious Studies ((% 50 Scholarships )	4	At least 30% Arabic	5	7000 $ (%50 3500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	2, 4, 10, 11, 13, 14
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Political Science and International Relations (Full Scholarships)	4	English	2	-	*Free Accommodation ( including three meals a day ) *Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	1, 3, 5, 12, 14
Political Science and International Relations (% 50 Scholarships)	4	English	5	9000 $ (%50 4500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	2, 4, 6, 11, 13, 14
Economics (Full Scholarships)	4	English	2	-	*Free Accommodation ( including three meals a day ) *Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	1, 3, 5, 12, 14
Economics (% 50 Scholarships)	4	English	5	9000 $ (%50 4500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance *Free textbooks in preparatory classes	2, 4, 6, 11, 13, 14
Social Work (Full Scholarships)	4	Turkish	2	-	*Free Accommodation ( including three meals a day ) *Monthly 300 TL Support Scholarship (10 months) *General Health Insurance	1, 3, 5, 12, 14
Social Work (% 50 Scholarships)	4	Turkish	5	9000 $ (%50 4500 $)	*50% Discount in accommodation fee (except meal) *General Health Insurance	2, 4, 6, 11, 13, 14