{"id":13004,"date":"2026-09-29T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sayainternational.com\/en\/transfer-to-a-turkish-university\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:50:00","slug":"transfer-to-a-turkish-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sayainternational.com\/en\/transfer-to-a-turkish-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer to a Turkish University 2027: Rules, GPA, Credits and Deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year we hear from students who started a degree in their home country, in Cyprus, Ukraine, Russia or elsewhere, and now want to transfer to a Turkish university<\/strong> without starting from zero. It is possible, and for many people it saves one or two years, but the process in Turkey is stricter than most students expect. The Turkish term is yatay ge\u00e7i\u015f, literally horizontal transfer, and it is governed by a national Y\u00d6K regulation plus each university\u2019s own rules and quotas<\/p>\n

Below we explain who can transfer, which semesters are open, what GPA you need, how credits are recognised and when to apply for the 2027 intake. We have handled transfers into medicine, engineering, business and dentistry programmes, so we also include the problems that actually come up<\/p>\n

At a glance:<\/strong> Transfers need a dedicated quota for students from abroad \u2022 No transfer into the first two or last two semesters of a bachelor\u2019s \u2022 Many top universities ask for a GPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 \u2022 Fall applications usually run in July and August<\/div>\n

How Transfer to a Turkish University Works<\/h2>\n

Each university senate announces a transfer quota (kontenjan) for each programme before every semester. There are usually separate quotas for students moving between Turkish universities and for students coming from universities abroad. You apply to that specific quota, the university ranks applicants with a formula based on GPA and sometimes entrance exam scores, and the top candidates are admitted. If a programme announces zero places for transfers from abroad, there is no way in that semester, however strong your file is<\/p>\n

Your current university must be recognised by Y\u00d6K. Schools on Y\u00d6K\u2019s list of unrecognised institutions, and distance-learning programmes that are not accepted in Turkey, are a dead end, so check this before you pay any application fees<\/p>\n

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Large state universities such as Anadolu University in Eski\u015fehir publish transfer quotas every semester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eligibility Rules You Need to Meet<\/h2>\n