Application Requirements

To be eligible for admission, candidates must meet the following criteria:

  1. Educational Background

• Candidates must be a high school seniors or a high school graduates.

  2. Nationality Requirements

• Foreign nationals.
• Foreign nationals who hold Turkish citizenship.
• Foreign nationals who have acquired Turkish citizenship.
• Turkish citizens by birth who have renounced their Turkish citizenship with permission from the Ministry of Interior.
• Turkish citizens whose parents have renounced their citizenship and who are named in their parents' renunciation, provided they possess a permit granting the rights of a Turkish citizen.
• Turkish citizens who have completed their entire secondary education at a Turkish institution established abroad by the Turkish Ministry of Education (excluding those in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus).
• Turkish citizens who began their secondary education abroad after February 1, 2013, and completed their entire high school education abroad, including those who finished their secondary education at Turkish institutions established abroad by the Turkish Ministry of Education in countries other than the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

  3. Academic Performance

• Candidates must achieve a minimum score on a national or international exam or maintain a minimum high school GPA (Grade Point Average).
• Applicants who provide results from higher education entrance exams, such as the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), must have taken the exam within two years prior to applying.
• Applicants must also meet any additional criteria specific to their country of origin.

   Click here to view the list of approved exams and minimum scores recognized by our university for each country.

Language Requirements

• Students enrolling in programs where English is the medium of instruction must comply with the Foreign Language requirements as outlined in the Social Sciences University of Ankara Student Handbook.

Application Dates

• The application calendar will be announced on the International Office's website.

Application Process

• Candidates must apply online.
• Please note that submitted documents will not be returned to applicants.
• Application results will be announced on the ASBU International Office website.

Contact Information

International Office
Social Sciences University of Ankara
Hükümet Meydanı No: 2
Ulus, Altındağ, Ankara
Phone: +90 312 596 44 44 
E-mail: international@asbu.edu.tr