APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION
1. I have studied high school in Turkey and have dual citizenship. Can I apply as an international student?
Article 7 of the Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901. As per the provision in Article 7 of the Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901 stating that “(1) A child born to a Turkish mother or father within the unity of marriage either in Turkey or abroad is a Turkish citizen”, you are deemed a Turkish citizen, even if you were born in a foreign country and have dual citizenship. In this case, if you have studied high school in Turkey, your application as an international student will be considered invalid.
However, you can apply as an international student in the event of renouncing your citizenship and obtaining a Blue Card, which is an official card given to those who are Turkish citizens by birth and renounce citizenship by his/her own will.
If you are not a Turkish citizen by birth, but acquired it later, you can apply as an international student even if you have studied high school in Turkey, by documenting your situation with a certificate of identity register.
2. I am a Turkish citizen. I have studied the first two years of high school in a foreign country and the last two years in Turkey. Can I apply as an international student?
According to the principles of the Higher Education Council (YÖK in Turkish); if you have started your high school education earlier than 01 February 2013, then you must study the last three years of high school education in a foreign country; whereas you must fulfill your education entirely in a foreign country, in case you have started your education later than the date in question.
3. I am a Turkish citizen. I have graduated from a high school abroad, which is affiliated to the Turkish Ministry of Education. Can I apply as an international student?
Yes, you are eligible to apply as an international student as you have completed your high school education abroad.
4. I am a Turkish citizen by birth. I have graduated from a foreign high school in Turkey. Can I apply as an international student?
As you have completed your high school education in Turkey, your application as an international student will be considered invalid.
5. I have studied high school in Turkey. I have dual citizenship. I have lodged an application to renounce my Turkish citizenship. However, the process is not over yet. Is being a Turkish citizen during application a problem?
At the time of application, the process of renouncing your Turkish citizenship must be completed and you must be holding a Blue Card. Otherwise, your application will be deemed invalid.
6. I am a citizen of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and have no GCE A Level grades. Can I apply with TR-YÖS score?
Those who have completed high school education in TRNC must first meet the minimum GCE A Level criteria as specified in the Directive, in order to be eligible to apply as an international student. In this case, the application you make with TR-YÖS score will be considered invalid.
7. My GCE A Level (or IB) grades will be announced after the application deadline. How can I apply?
You can apply with your predicted grades that you will get from your school. However, in the event of admission, you will forfeit your right to register if you fail to meet your predicted grades.
8. Do you charge an application fee?
No, the application is free of charge.
9. Do I need to send the required documents by post after uploading them in the application system?
No, your application documents will be stored electronically. You do not need to send them by post.
However, in the event of admission, you must submit the original documents for registration procedures.
10. Can I send my application documents by e-mail?
No, documents sent via e-mail are not accepted. Applications that are not submitted through the online application system are not taken into consideration.
11. Is a language proficiency certificate required in the application process?
No, a language proficiency certificate is not required during application. However, in the event of your admission, you can submit your language proficiency certificate (if any) at the stage of registration to be exempt from the preparatory class. Your certificate will be evaluated by the School of Foreign Languages or Language Teaching, Application and Research Center (TÖMER) of Hacettepe University.
If you do not hold any kind of language proficiency certificate, you need to take the language proficiency exam depending on the medium of instruction in the program you are admitted to, which will be conducted by our university after the registration process.
12. I will not have received my high school diploma yet within the application dates. How can I apply?
You can use a document issued by your school indicating that you are in your last year of secondary education, or your expected date of graduation.
13. Will it help if I attach documents such as certificates of achievement that I have earned in different fields and recommendation letters to my application?
Only the required documents specified in our announcement are taken into consideration. Also, there are no fields in our application system where such additional documents can be uploaded. You can submit your additional documents to the Committee if you are invited for an interview.
14. Are Turkish citizens or holders of the Blue Card subject to any quota limits for application?
Yes. According to the decision of the Higher Education Council, the number of Turkish citizens by birth and holders of the Blue Card may not exceed 10% of those placed in the programs of the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Education. Students who certify their later acquisition of Turkish citizenship are not subject to this quota limit.
15. Are all students whose application is deemed valid invited for an interview?
No. Your rank and the quota of the respective program determine whether you will be invited for an interview for your preferred program. For a program, the number of candidates invited for an interview can be no more than three times the quota of the respective program.
16. How many programs can I choose in the application system?
You can choose up to 3 programs.
17. Is it possible to be invited for an interview for more than one program?
Yes, you may be invited for an interview for more than one program.
18. Is it possible to get admission for more than one program?
No, you can get admission for only one program of your choice.
19. I was not invited for an interview. Does that mean I failed the initial assessment?
Yes, if you are not invited for an interview, it means you have failed to pass the first stage.
20. Where can I view the application results?
All the announcements and updates regarding the application will be made at: www.oidb.hacettepe.edu.tr
21. The medium of instruction of the department I apply to is 100% English. Do I need to learn Turkish in this case?
Yes, even if the medium of instruction is 100% English, you have to attend common required Turkish courses.
22. I am going to apply to the Faculty of Medicine. The medium of instruction is 100% English. Do I need to learn Turkish in this case?
Yes, even if the medium of instruction is 100% English, you have to attend common required Turkish courses. In addition, during your education, you will need to communicate with patients and other hospital employees in Turkish.
23. I am currently studying at a foreign university. Can I transfer to your university from abroad?
No, Hacettepe University does not accept transfers from universities abroad (including TRNC). However, you can apply as a first-time freshman student.
24. An education consultancy agent/company in my country told me that they are authorized by your University to collect and/or submit applications on my behalf, and they require a certain amount of money to do so. Is it true that you have representatives in foreign countries?
Please note that Hacettepe University does not collaborate/cooperate with any kind of private or public institutions, agents, or companies neither in Turkey nor abroad for the application process. Please do not trust anybody who claims otherwise, and do not make any payments, as it may endanger the submission of your application. Please keep in mind that Hacettepe University does not take any responsibilities in this regard.
SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL ISSUES
1. Are there dormitories at the University?
A limited number of accommodation services are provided in the Sıhhiye and Beytepe Campuses of our university, including dormitories for boys and girls, student houses, guest houses (https://www.hacettepe.edu.tr/yerleskede-yasam/barinma).
Application for accommodation is made through the dormitory application screen on the website of the Department of Health, Culture and Sports (SKS). It is obligatory to obtain a Hacettepe e-mail address and password for the application. (You can get your Hacettepe e-mail from https://portal.hacettepe.edu.tr/hesap/yeni-hesap/dogrulama)
Students who do not have a foreign ID number can get their Hacettepe e-mail address by contacting the IT Department (https://bidb.hacettepe.edu.tr/) by defining their passport number to the system instead of the foreign ID number.
The dormitory application can be made by logging into the dormitory application system from the SKS web page "student information system" screen (//yurt2.hacettepe.edu.tr) with "username", e-mail address (without the @hacettepe.edu.tr extension) and "password" (password sent to you).
2. Do Turkish citizens or Blue Card holders pay any tuition fee?
Yes, Turkish citizens and Blue Card holders who have registered to our University as an international student as of 2021-2022 Academic Year pay the tuition fee as the other international students.
3. Does tuition fee include the costs for books, course materials and housing services?
No, the tuition fee does not include extra costs such as books, course materials and housing services.
4. Does Hacettepe University offer any scholarships to international students?
No, Hacettepe University does not offer any scholarships to international students.
5. What do I need to do to get a residence permit?
The necessary information for the residence permit you need to obtain after the first enrolment to the university is available on our website. You can learn the information and documents given to you during registration and the procedures you need to do for the residence permit by examining the web page in detail.
6. Can I work while I am a student?
Foreign students attending an associate, undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate Programme in Turkey may work, provided that they obtain a work permit. However, the right to work for associate and undergraduate students starts after the first year(of their study). Work permit applications are made to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
EDUCATION
1. After being placed in a program, can I transfer to another program within the University?
Yes, if you are enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program, you can apply for a transfer after studying for at least two (2) semesters, or at least one (1) semester in the case of an associate degree program, provided that you have achieved a minimum 2.75/4 GPA and the program you wish to transfer to offers a quota to the program you are enrolled in. Transfer applications open twice a year (at the end of the semesters) and are announced on the website of the Student Affairs Office. You can find the regulations on transfers at:
Regulations on Internal and External Transfers
2. Can I do a double major/minor in another program while studying?
Yes, you can see the programs offering double major/minor to your department at the link below:
Departments Offering Minor-Double Major Degree
You can find the directives on double major and minor programs at:
Directive on Double Major Program
Directive on Minor Program