A. ONLINE (TEMPORARY REGISTRATION) June 9-23, 2026

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To make your tuition fee payments, please click on the following link: https://harc.ktu.edu.tr/ For payment transactions:

Username: Your student number sent to your email

Password: Your application password

Click here for 25% Discount Application Form and Required Documents.

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EXPLANATIONS

a) In order to complete their provisional registration, candidates must pay the tuition fees for the Fall semester of the 2026-2027 academic year. (Except for students graduating from high schools listed in this section and those who will be studying Turkish Language Preparatory Program.)

b) Tuition fees for 2026-2027 are determined by our University's Board of Directors, taking into account the Presidential Decree published in the Official Gazette each July, and are published at https://www.ktu.edu.tr/oidb/uluslararasiogrenci. (If provisional registrations are made before the publication of the Presidential Decree, candidates will pay the previous year's tuition fee. However, students will be charged the difference after the 2026-2027 tuition fee is announced.)

NOTE: You can only pay your tuition fees through Vakıfbank ATMs, Vakıfbank online banking, or by clicking the link https://harc.ktu.edu.tr/.

c) A 25% discount on tuition fees will be applied to multiple students from the same family who continue their education at public higher education institutions, provided that both the student and their family have a residence permit in Türkiye.

d) The English Preparatory Class Level Determination and Proficiency (Exemption) Exams will be held on September 14-16, 2026

The 2026-2027 Compulsory Russian and English Preparatory Class Exemption Exam will be held on September 23, 2026.

e) Undergraduate/Associate Degree 1st Year Common Compulsory English Course Exemption Exam (for students in departments without a preparatory class)

Application dates: September 21-25, 2026

Exam date: September 30, 2026. Click here for detailed information.

f) The Turkish Proficiency (TYS) Exam will be held on September 15, 2026, at 1:00 PM. Students must arrive at the TÖMER center 45 minutes before the exam. They must have their passports, or if they don't have a passport, their ID, with them for the exam. Click for more information.

g) Turkish language training, exams, and certification activities outside of Türkiye are provided by the Yunus Emre Foundation. The exam is held at Cultural Centers affiliated with the Yunus Emre Institute, established by the Foundation.

Click here for application dates for the third Turkish Proficiency Exam to be held in 2026.

h) Candidates are not required to upload their Equivalency and Turkish Proficiency Certificates during the provisional registration process. They can submit their Equivalency Certificates to the International Student Office no later than September 30, 2026.

i) Students who have completed online pre-registration can request their acceptance letters by emailing uob@ktu.edu.tr with their application number. Acceptance letters will not be sent to candidates who have not completed pre-registration.

Documents to be Uploaded for Online (Temporary Registration):

1. Passport/Identity Document

2. Equivalency certificate proving completion of a secondary education equivalent to a Turkish high school, if available (Turkish citizens who graduated from schools abroad not affiliated with the Ministry of National Education or from international schools in Türkiye must upload this document).

3. Document proving at least B2 level Turkish, if available (This document will not be required for students who graduated from high schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye or whose programs are 100% English or Russian).

4. An internationally recognized proof of financial situation (bank statement, etc.) demonstrating financial means to pursue higher education, along with a Financial Situation Declaration Form (to be uploaded as a single PDF).

B. FINAL REGISTRATION (July 1 - September 30, 2026)

a) Students who have completed their provisional registration must bring the originals (originals) and certified Turkish translations of the following documents to the International Student Office of the Student Affairs Department by September 30, 2026, at the latest, to complete their final registration.

Warning: Candidates who are placed in a program where the language of instruction is 100% Turkish and who do not have a "Turkish Proficiency Certificate" (TÖMER) will be able to make their final registration after taking the TÖMER exemption exam.

b) To register to the Maritime Transportation Management Engineering (30% English, undergraduate), Marine Engineering Management Engineering (undergraduate) and Marine Engineering Management (associate degree) Programs, a Seafarer Health Report is required, and to complete the internship of the Program, a Seafarer's Booklet is required. (Seafarer's badges, which are documents that replace passports, can only be issued to citizens of the Republic of Türkiye or to citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus who have studied and/or graduated from maritime education in the Republic of Türkiye or the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus or to foreigners of Turkish origin who are covered by the Law No. 2527 dated 25/09/1981 on Foreigners of Turkish Origin being able to freely practice their professions and arts in Türkiye and to be employed in public, private institutions or workplaces. Foreign citizens who are studying/will study in associate and undergraduate programs related to maritime in higher education institutions in our country as citizens have the right to take proficiency certificate exams as a result of their maritime education and can also issue educational documents in accordance with the education they have received. However, seafarer's badges cannot be issued to foreign nationals. Foreign nationals must request a seafarer's badge from their country of citizenship. Therefore, since some countries do not issue a seafarer's badge to female students, they should check with the relevant authorities of their own country before making their selections as to whether they can obtain a seafarer's badge. It will be to their advantage to learn.)

c) Students placed in the Pharmacy Program must submit a health report, along with their registration documents, at the time of final registration, stating that they have no health conditions that would prevent them from pursuing their pharmacy education.

d) For students who will register, the residence permits of those residing in Türkiye, the visas of those coming from abroad to enroll at our University, and the legal stay in Türkiye of those arriving without a visa must not have expired. Otherwise, final registration will not be accepted.

e) For students who will obtain a passport, it will be beneficial for them to extend the validity of their passports during the residence permit period.

f) Students who cannot come to our University for final registration can register with a notarized power of attorney.

g) International students who come to Türkiye for education and training can apply for General Health Insurance (GSS) by going to the Social Security Institution (SGK) within three months of their date of entry. Those who have exceeded three months are not eligible for GSS.

h) Candidates who do not complete online pre-registration will not be able to finalize their registration and will not be able to apply for subsequent additional placements.

Documents Required for Final Registration:

1. Passport or ID

2. Exam Result Document

3. Secondary School (High School) Graduation Certificate (Turkish translation certified by the Turkish Embassy or Consulate in their country, or by a notary public in Türkiye; graduating high school students must submit a temporary graduation certificate or a document approved by the high school principal stating that they are eligible to graduate.)

4. Document showing the secondary education grade point average (Transcript, a Turkish translation certified by the Turkish Embassy or Consulate in their country, or by a notary public in Türkiye)

5.Certified Population Registration Copy (Required for applicants who are Turkish citizens, have renounced Turkish citizenship, or have renounced Turkish citizenship and received a Blue Card.)

6. Document proving completion of all secondary education (high school) abroad and police or passport records showing entry and exit from Türkiye (This document must be uploaded by Turkish citizens, those who have renounced Turkish citizenship, or those who have renounced Turkish citizenship and obtained a blue card, who have graduated or will graduate from a formal education institution or an open education program abroad, excluding the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A certified document from their school confirming completion of all secondary education abroad and police or passport records showing entry and exit from Türkiye).

7. Residence Certificate [(For candidates from Balkan countries who completed/graduated from high schools in Türkiye and whose one nationality is Turkish, those who have renounced Turkish citizenship, and those who have renounced Turkish citizenship and obtained a blue card, a document issued by the relevant authorities stating that they do not reside in Türkiye) and (For candidates who are citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and apply with a GCE AL exam result, a document issued by the official authorities stating that they reside in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.)]

8.Pish Danishgahi Certificate (To be uploaded by graduates of general and vocational high schools (Debiristan, Huneristan, Kar, and Danish) in Iran until the end of the 2017-2018 academic year.)

9. A certificate of equivalence indicating completion of secondary education equivalent to Turkish high schools (required for Turkish citizens who have graduated from schools abroad not affiliated with the Ministry of National Education and from international schools in Türkiye).

10. If available, a document demonstrating at least B2 level Turkish language proficiency (this will not be required from students who graduated from high schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Turkey or from students whose program language is 100% English or Russian).