Regulation Amending the Regulation on Principles Regarding Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer
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This 2026 amendment to Turkey's higher education transfer regulation introduces stricter rules for horizontal transfers (yatay geçiş). Key updates include raising the minimum GPA requirement from 80 to 90 points for certain transfers, adding mandatory foreign language proficiency exams or certificates for programs taught in foreign languages, and prohibiting students from applying to lower academic years than their current standing. New restrictions ban transfers from open/distance education programs abroad to formal Turkish programs. Students transferring from abroad must now provide official documentation proving physical residence in the foreign country. Evaluation procedures now require ranked lists based on scores, with equal numbers of main and reserve candidates. Special provisions for students whose parents return from state service abroad continue but with added compliance requirements.
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Key Changes
- GPA threshold increased from 80 to 90 points for transfers
- Mandatory foreign language proficiency exam or recognized certificate required for admission to partially or fully foreign-language programs
- Students prohibited from applying for horizontal transfer to a lower academic year than their current one
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Obligations
What this law requires
Raise minimum GPA requirement from 80 to 90 points for horizontal transfers (yatay geçiş) to undergraduate and graduate programs
Require students transferring to programs taught in foreign languages to pass the institution's foreign language proficiency exam OR provide certificates from Council of Higher Education-recognized national or international language exams at the level specified by the receiving institution
Prohibit students from applying for horizontal transfer to lower academic years than their current standing
Ban students enrolled in open/distance education programs abroad from applying for horizontal transfer to formal education programs in Turkey
Require students transferring from foreign higher education institutions to provide official documentation (passport, police documents, e-Government records, or equivalent) proving physical residence in the foreign country during their studies