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| HIGHER EDUCATION FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS IN TURKEY |
| Application Procedures and the System of Testing and Placement |
| General Principles 1. The selection, testing and placement of foreign students (YOS) for a pre-determined number of places in institutions of higher education in Turkey is carried out through the Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM), Ankara. OSYM is concerned only with those applicants who wish to enrol in an undergraduate program. Those who wish to follow postgraduate studies must apply directly to the institutuions of higher education concerned; the same applies to those who wish to transfer to another program. All correspondance between the OSYM and the applicants will be in either English or Turkish. Conditions of Application 2. Applicants must hold the natrionality of a country other than the Republic of Turkey or The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Applications will not be accepted from persons with Dual Nationality rights, one of which is for the countries named above. The applicants must have completed or be in their final year of secondary education in a school in which the education is equivalent to that of a Turkish Lycee. Procedures for Application 3. Persons wishing to make application should ask for an "Application Form" and the "OSYM-YOS Guide". Requests for these can be made in writing to: Ogrenci Secme ve Yerlestirme Merkezi OSYM-YOS 06538 Bilkent - Ankara / TURKEY or in person to: OSYM-YOS Karyagdi Sokak No:28 Asagiayranci - Ankara / TURKEY These documents will be posted free of charge to those who request them in writing and handed out to those calling for them at the Karyagdi street office. The guide booklet gives detailed information about the prerequisites for entering institutions of higher education in Turkey, the number of places available for foreign students and other relevant information. This information is designed to assist the applicant to list his/her preferances when filling out the Application Form. The Application Form asks for information about the applicant's personal and academic background and identification. 4. Persons who fulfil the requirements and wish to apply should send (a) the duly completed Application Form and (b) proof of payment of the application and examination fee. Persons who fail to submit these two documents according to the regulations set out in the Guide and submit them by the givcen date will not be accepted as candidates for the examination. 5. The fee for application and the examination is 100 US Dollars. Other foreign currency to the equivalent of 100 US Dollars, as the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey is authorized to convert it, is also acceptable. The fee must be received by OSYM, in accordance with the instructions given in the OSYM-YOS Guide. 6. Following receipt of the necessary documents, completed in accordance with the regulations, an "Examination Entrance Card" is prepared for each candidate. The OSYM-YOS Guide explains how this document can be obtained prior to the examination. 7. Candidates wishin to enter the examination at a center in a country in which they are not a resident are responsible for obtaining the necessary papers and permission to enter the examination and also the permission and passport in order to leave the country of residence, according to the prevailing laws of those countries. OSYM cannot be used as an intermediary to obtain papers or permission. Examination Centers 8. This year the examination (YOS) will be held in Ankara (Turkey) and also at Dacca(Bangladesh), Cairo (Egypt), Amman (Jordan), Beirut (Lebanon), Uskub (Macedonia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Islamabad (Pakistan), Khartoum (Sudan), Damascus (Syria), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Ashkhabad (Turkmenistan), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Kazan (Russian Federation) and Ulanbator (Mongolia) on the same date. |
| E-mail: osym@osym.gov.tr |
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