Admission of International Students

Foreign nationals may apply for admission to undergraduate and graduate programs at our university. International students who wish to study at the associate or bachelor's degree level may apply for enrollment at our university based on the results of the TR-YÖS (Türkiye International Student Admission Examination) administered by ÖSYM. Those who wish to pursue graduate studies must apply directly to the relevant graduate school of our university.

Applicants must have graduated from a high school or an equivalent vocational school, and their diplomas must be officially recognized by the Ministry of National Education (Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı).

Additionally, international students admitted to programs where the language of instruction is Turkish will begin their studies depending on the results of the Turkish Proficiency and Placement Exam.

Students who are admitted to a Turkish-medium associate, undergraduate, or graduate program must obtain at least a B2 level Turkish proficiency certificate from the Mersin University Turkish Language Teaching Application and Research Center (MEÜ TUAM) in order to start their education. For detailed information, please contact MEÜ TUAM.

Students who are placed into a Turkish-medium undergraduate program and have completed all of their secondary education in a high school affiliated with the Ministry of National Education are exempt from submitting a Turkish proficiency certificate.

Likewise, students who are admitted to a Turkish-medium graduate program and have completed a Turkish-medium undergraduate or graduate program are also exempt from submitting a Turkish proficiency certificate.

Who Can Apply?

Foreign nationals,

Those who were Turkish citizens by birth but renounced their Turkish citizenship with the permission of the Ministry of Interior, and who can document that they hold the Certificate Regarding the Use of Rights Granted under Law (including minors listed in the renunciation document),

Those who acquired Turkish citizenship later (i.e. former foreign nationals) / dual nationals in this situation,

a) Turkish nationals who continued their secondary education abroad before 01/02/2013 and completed the last three years of their high school education (excluding TRNC) in a foreign country (including Turkish schools operating under MEB abroad),

b) Turkish nationals who began secondary education abroad after 01/02/2013 and completed their entire high school education (excluding TRNC) in a foreign country (including Turkish schools operating under MEB abroad),

Nationals of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) who reside in TRNC and have completed their high school education in TRNC, and who possess GCE AL exam results, as well as those who enrolled in high schools or colleges in other countries between 2005–2010 and have or will have GCE AL exam results.

How to Apply?

Applications to associate and undergraduate programs of our university must be submitted online. The online application system will be accessible on the dates announced in the “Announcements” section of the International Student Office website:
👉 https://uluslararasi.mersin.edu.tr/

Applicants are required to scan and upload the necessary documents to the application system. Ensuring that all documents are correctly and completely uploaded is the applicant’s own responsibility. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. Applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be considered.

Accepted Exams for Application

For international student admissions to our university, only the TR-YÖS Exam administered by ÖSYM is accepted.

Required Documents for Application

You can follow the list of required application documents via the “Announcements” section of the International Student Office website.