Istanbul 29 Mayıs UniversityUniversity profile · Istanbul
About Istanbul 29 Mayıs University
Istanbul 29 Mayıs University began teaching philosophy, history and Turkish language and literature in 2010–2011, later expanding its humanities, languages and theology provision. It moved its academic activities to the Elmalıkent campus in Ümraniye in 2018–2019.
Campus locations
Elmalıkent — Ümraniye
Humanities and language study
Programs and tuition
Selected programs researched from university sources. This is not the full academic catalog. Fees are for the year shown and may exclude preparation, accommodation and other charges.
Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul 29 Mayıs University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: 4 years. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
Economics at Istanbul 29 Mayıs University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: 4 years. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
English Language Teaching at Istanbul 29 Mayıs University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: 4 years. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Istanbul 29 Mayıs University. Degree: Undergraduate degree. Teaching language: English. Duration: Confirm with university. Tuition is not confirmed in this record. Check the university’s official fee information for your entry year.
International applicants are admitted through the university's own International Student Selection Examination (29 MAYIS-YÖS), which the 2026 admission guide states is conducted as an interview; candidates must score at least 70 out of 100 to be considered for placement, and any 2025 or 2026 TR-YÖS score or YÖS score from another Turkish university is also taken into account. Applications for the 2026-2027 intake ran 15-25 August 2026 through the online system at https://obs.29mayis.edu.tr/yos/, and the guide states that no fee is charged for the application or the examination. Places are offered either as full scholarship quotas (restricted by nationality and date of birth) or as 50%-discounted quotas. The 2026-2027 guide lists programme-specific tuition; confirm the exact current amount payable for your programme and scholarship category against the cited official admission guide and tuition page before accepting an offer. Students placed in English-, Arabic- or Turkish-medium programmes who fail the relevant proficiency examination attend a compulsory one-year preparatory programme.
Applicant must be in the final year of high school or already graduated (Guide Art. 3.2)
Eligible: foreign nationals who have not studied at or graduated from a high school in Türkiye (exceptions listed for embassy schools, international private schools listed in the MOBİS system, and students who came to Türkiye under a Ministry of National Education or YÖK project)
Eligible: former Turkish citizens who renounced citizenship and Blue Card holders, provided they did not attend high school in Türkiye or the TRNC (Blue Card holders who enrolled in a Turkish high school preparatory class from 2021-2022 onward are excepted)
Eligible: persons originally foreign nationals who later acquired Turkish citizenship, and dual nationals in this category, provided they did not attend high school in Türkiye or the TRNC
Eligible: Turkish citizens who completed their entire secondary education in a foreign country other than the TRNC, including at Turkish schools abroad established under the Ministry of National Education
Eligible: TRNC nationals who did not attend Turkish-curriculum high schools and who hold GCE AL or TR-YÖS results
Not accepted: Turkish citizens who completed their entire high school education in Türkiye or the TRNC; TRNC nationals who studied at Turkish-curriculum high schools; candidates expelled from a Turkish higher education institution on disciplinary grounds or found to have cheated in ÖSYM or university examinations
Scholarship quotas: candidates born on or after 1 January 2004 who are citizens of Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, People's Republic of China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Uzbekistan, Romania, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine or Greece; Syria and Iraq additionally for the Theology programme; high school graduation grade of at least 4/5, 8/10 or 80/100
50%-discounted quotas: foreign-national candidates with a high school graduation grade of at least 3.5/5, 7/10 or 70/100
Application documents uploaded to https://obs.29mayis.edu.tr/yos/: completed application form; high school diploma or temporary graduation certificate; Certificate of Equivalence showing the diploma is equivalent to a Turkish high school diploma (from the Turkish Ministry of National Education or a Turkish embassy), to be presented no later than the examination date; certified high school academic transcript; passport pages copy; one passport-size photograph
If available: 2025 or 2026 TR-YÖS results or YÖS results from universities in Türkiye; national university entrance exam or international exam results with translations; a Turkish language proficiency certificate
Any document not in English or Turkish requires a Turkish translation certified by a notary public or consulate
Candidate must have no health condition that would prevent higher education in Türkiye
Interview score below 70 out of 100 counts as unsuccessful and is not considered for placement
No fee is charged for the application or the examination
Originals of all application documents must be brought to the examination for inspection by the Directorate of Student Affairs
Istanbul 29 Mayıs UniversityUniversity profile · Istanbul