FAQ

At least one of the reference letters must be academic; the second letter does not have to be so.

Applicants might apply for our program even if they submit an incomplete set of application documents during the application period. In that case, the applicant might be entitled to conditional admission. In other words, the applicant can be admitted to the program on the condition that he/she can submit his/her missing application documents by the pre-registration period. Otherwise, he/she loses the right to registration.

Applicants might be exempt from certifying their English proficiency under the following conditions only: Applicants, who have completed an undergraduate or a graduate program in our university, are exempt from English proficiency requirement, as long as they apply to a graduate program in our university within at most two years of graduation from our university. Also, English proficiency level of citizens from countries where English is the official language will be determined via an interview at the School of Foreign Languages (YADYOK in short), and a written exam if necessary.

Conditions for transfer from thesis MIR program to non-thesis MIR program are as follows: After completion of three required one elective course successfully, student can make a transfer request to the MIR office within announced dates for transfer applications. MIR academic coordinator proposes that the request be admitted by SBE (Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences). If SBE approves the proposal until two weeks before the beginning of online registration for following semester, the decision for transfer becomes effective.