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Regarding Special Student Applications for the Fall Semester of 2026–2027

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Information on Special Student Applications for the Fall Semester 2026–2027

Application DatesSeptember 29, 2026 – October 2, 2026
Application DeadlineOctober 2, 2026, 4:00 PM
Course Start DateSeptember 28, 2026

Courses September 28, 2026 began on [date]. 

Students who have completed their final application and paid the contribution fee/tuition may attend the courses they have selected upon request (until a decision is made by the relevant Institute’s Board of Directors). For detailed information regarding the course attendance process and related procedures, please contact the relevant course instructor.

1. Application Stage
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Prospective students must first complete the appropriate application form electronically and have it approved by the relevant Department Chair. (It must include a STAMP and SIGNATURE.)
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Since the announcement of canceled courses was made on September 28, 2026, applicants wishing to enroll in a specific course must take into account whether that course has been canceled; prospective special student applicants must obtain confirmation regarding course capacity from their department and course instructors.
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Applicants applying as Special Students are required to pay a contribution fee.
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You must go to the tuition office to have the contribution fee calculated and make the payment through the designated bank.
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Students who have paid their fees must obtain a document from the tuition office confirming they have no outstanding balance and submit copies of the documents listed below to the tuition office.
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Students who have received approval from their department chairs and the tuition office must complete their application by personally submitting copies of the following documents to our institute.
2. Required Documents for Special Student Applications

  • A receipt* confirming payment of the contribution fee and one photocopy (the receipt must be submitted to the Tuition Office, and the photocopy to our Institute)

  • A letter of approval (decision of the Institute’s Administrative Board) issued by the Institute at their home university regarding the course(s) to be taken at our university. Upon submission to our university, the special student status will be officially communicated to your university in writing.

  • Student ID (Must be electronically verifiable or bear a wet signature and official seal.)

  • Transcript (Must be electronically verifiable or bear a wet signature and seal.)

  • Copy of ID

  • FR-0316 Special or Visiting Student Course Registration Form **

  • Students wishing to enroll in courses taught in English must submit documentation demonstrating the English proficiency required for the graduate program

  • International students wishing to enroll in courses taught in Turkish must provide a TÖMER certificate at a minimum C1 level (provided it was issued by a state university)

** After the contribution fee is paid, go to the fee office and have the FR-0316 application form "No Debt" must be stamped.

NOTE: When you click on the relevant form You will be redirected to the YTÜ Quality Coordination Office page. On this page, from the "Quality Documents" menu, "Forms" tab and search by "Form Number" or "Form Name" to find the relevant form.
3. Contribution Share Calculations

To learn more about tuition payments for special students and the contribution fee amount, visit click here.

On the page that opens, "Course Registration and Payment Information for Special and Visiting Students for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year (Associate’s, Bachelor’s, and Graduate Programs)" document.

4. Fee Office Address

Yıldız Technical University
Davutpaşa Campus
Directorate of Health, Culture, and Sports
Esenler/Istanbul

5. Important Notes
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Students applying must complete all all procedures between September 29, 2026, and October 2, 2026 (Application deadline: October 2, 2026, at 4:00 PM) must complete all the procedures listed above between
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In accordance with the provision regarding the admission of special students in the YÖK Regulations on Graduate Education and Teaching, only students enrolled in a master’s, doctoral, or artistic proficiency program may apply as special students.
6. Relevant Provisions of the Regulation
YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS ON GRADUATE EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION: PROCEDURES AND PRINCIPLES FOR IMPLEMENTATION

ARTICLE 15-
(1) Students enrolled in a master’s or doctoral/artistic proficiency program at another institution of higher education may apply to the Institute as special students with the approval of the Department Chair of their respective Department within the Institute. Applicants may be admitted as special students to graduate-level courses based on the recommendation of the Department Chair and a decision by the Institute Executive Board.
(2) Special students may not conduct thesis work and may only take courses from thesis-based graduate programs.
(3) Courses taken as a special student are subject to a fee, and the amount of the fee is determined annually by the University Board of Trustees.
(4) Special students are not entitled to the rights of regular students at the university, but they may take advantage of academic opportunities.
(5) A special student may take a maximum of 3 (three) courses with local credits per semester.
(6) Special students are subject to the university’s Graduate Education and Teaching Regulations and the Procedures and Principles for Implementation. At the end of the term, these students are issued a document indicating their academic standing.
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