WHO CAN APPLY?

Applicants must either be in the final year of their secondary education (high school) or have already completed secondary education.

1. Only international students who meet the following eligibility criteria will be considered:

a. Citizens of foreign countries

b. Applicants who were Turkish citizens by birth but have obtained permission from the Ministry of Interior to renounce their Turkish citizenship, including those who are listed as minors on the certificate of renunciation and who can provide documentation verifying their rights under the Turkish Citizenship Law

Note: Article 7 of the Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901 states, “A child born within a marriage where either the mother or father is a Turkish citizen is considered a Turkish citizen.”

c. Dual nationals who have subsequently obtained Turkish citizenship

d. Turkish citizens who began their secondary education abroad before 1 February 2013 and completed the final three years of their education in a foreign country (excluding the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus-TRNC). This includes those who completed their high school education in Turkish schools operated under the Ministry of National Education in countries other than the TRNC.

e. Turkish citizens who began their secondary education abroad after 1 February 2013 and completed their entire high school education in a foreign country (excluding the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus-TRNC). This includes those who completed their high school education in Turkish schools operated under the Ministry of National Education in countries other than the TRNC.

f. Nationals of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) who currently reside in the TRNC and have completed their entire secondary education within the TRNC education system

g. TRNC nationals who were enrolled in colleges or high schools abroad between 2005 and 2010 and obtained GCE A-Level examination results during that period.

2. The following candidates are ineligible to apply as international students:

a. Turkish citizens who completed their entire secondary education (high school) in Türkiye or the TRNC

b. TRNC citizens, except for the following:

● Those who completed their entire secondary education in TRNC high schools and obtained GCE A-Level results

● Those who were enrolled in and attended colleges or high schools abroad between 2005 and 2010 and obtained GCE A-Level examination results.

c. Dual citizens whose first nationality at birth is Turkish, as defined in Article 1.b (except those who meet the criteria set out in Articles 1.d and 1.e)

d. Dual nationals, one of whose nationalities is from the TRNC, except for those who:

● Completed their full secondary education in TRNC high schools and obtained GCE A-Level results

● Were enrolled in and attended colleges or high schools abroad between 2005 and 2010, and obtained GCE A-Level examination results

e. Turkish citizens who studied at:

● Schools affiliated with foreign embassies in Türkiye

● Foreign schools located in Türkiye

f. Those whose first nationality by birth is Turkish and hold dual nationality, as described in Article 2.b.