INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

2023-2024 Academic Year Spring Semester Islamic Economics and Finans Master's (Arabic) Program

Quotas, Admission Requirements and Other General Information Related to Students Admissions (Including Transfer Student Admissions)

1. Candidates applying to master's programs must graduate from undergraduate programs or be a student in the last semester of their undergraduate education for conditional pre-admission. 

2. Applicants for conditional pre-admission who are students in the last semester of their undergraduate education must submit their graduation documents on the final registration date, or a document approved by their University stating the date of their graduation, or a graduation certificate obtained via e-Devlet. In addition, graduation information must be found in YÖKSİS. Candidates who cannot graduate before the final registration date will not be registered even if they have been admitted to the Institute as primary candidates. 

3. The records related to the candidates’ university, their GPA, etc. will be received through YÖKSİS (Higher Education Information System). For this reason, those who do not have YÖKSİS account are required to complete the necessary registration procedures via their University from which they have graduated or will graduate. Candidates whose records cannot be received through YÖKSİS will not be able to complete their application process. Those who have graduated / will graduate from a university abroad will personally enter their information to the system themselves. Those who cannot find the name of their university in the system may select the “Abroad (other) university” option. When detected, the application / registration of those who have submitted false information will be canceled even if they have been selected / registered to the program as primary candidates.

4. The candidates who have graduated / will graduate from a university abroad must have their grades calculated based on a 4-point or 100-point grading system in their transcript. This calculation will not be done by our University.

5. Those who have already registered to a Master’s or Doctorate program at another university have to disenroll from their existing program before registering to our Institute. It is not possible to enroll and continue in more than one graduate program at the same time, except non-thesis master’s programs.

6. Confirmed documents and information by our Institute cannot be changed or deleted.

7. For the application to the program, minimum ALES/GRE/GMAT score requirement for Turkish citizens is 60 (The scores of this exam are valid for 5 (five) years from the date of their announcement).

8. ALES or an equivalent exam is not required for those who apply to the quotas reserved for foreign students or Master’s without thesis programs.

9. Certificate of Foreign Language Proficiency:

9.1. Turkish citizens must have a minimum score of 75 from an Arabic Proficiency exam held by YÖK/ÖSYM or from an international Arabic language exam the equivalency of which is recognized by YÖK, in order to be accepted for Master’s program in Arabic.

Those who have studied for at least three years and graduated from a secondary education institution in a country where Arabic is spoken as native language, are exempted from the Arabic language score requirement if they officially document their status.

9.2. In order for foreign candidates to apply for the Master's program with thesis in Arabic, they must have obtained at least 75 points in the central Arabic language exams accepted by YÖK or an equivalent score in the international Arabic language exams accepted as equivalent by ÖSYM.

If the applicant's native language is Arabic or he/she has graduated from an undergraduate program taught in Arabic in the country or at a foreign higher education institution whose equivalence is recognized by YÖK, they are not required to bring a foreign language certificate. 

10. The scores of language exams recognized by YÖK / ÖSYM are valid for 5 (five) years beginning from the date of their announcement. 

11. Candidates who have not taken the written exam for the assessment of their professional knowledge will not be allowed to take the oral exam. The students are selected for the oral exam by the related admission committee based on the evaluation of the scores of ALES, GPA, the written exam for the assessment of the professional knowledge and other principles determined by the University Senate. The number of students selected for the oral exam will be twice as many as the program quota.

12. Candidates are obliged to attend all exams and interviews announced by the relevant Department. Otherwise, they will not be considered for the evaluation.

13. The candidates from Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) can apply to the quotas reserved for Turkish citizens. However, they must meet the requirement of having a valid ALES score of the related program.

14. Applicants holding a Blue Card or dual citizenship can apply only for the quotas of one nationality.

15. Those who apply for the quotas reserved for Turkish citizens are considered as they are the citizens of the Republic of Turkey. Those who apply for the quotas reserved for foreign applicants are considered as they are the nationals of a foreign country. It is not allowed to change the status of nationality after the submission of application. Candidates who were previously registered in the application system and wish to change the information about their nationality should submit their requests via https://destek.marmara.edu.tr/ within the application period.

16. Those who apply for the quotas reserved for foreign applicants are subject to the payment of a contribution fee / tuition which is 18.000 TL.

17. For substitute candidates:Among the applicants for the graduate programs, a list of primary candidates as many as the announced quota of the program is prepared from highest to lowest score based on an evaluation of ALES score, GPA, written exam for the assessment of professional knowledge and the oral exam. Other successful candidates are placed in another list as substitutes. A list of empty spots left by the primary candidates who do not register to the program during the registration period will be announced for the registration of substitute candidates. The announced substitute candidates will pre-register to the program during the pre-registration date(s) by submitting a petition. This petition is taken to determine the candidates who have gained the right to register the program. Those among the substitute candidates who do not submit a pre-registration petition cannot gain a registration right even if their scores are higher than the ones who submit the petition. The pre-registered candidates by submitting a petition will be ranked from the highest to the lowest in accordance with their scores. The substitute candidates as many as the empty spots in the candidate’s list up will be announced for final registration. The substitute candidates entitled for final registration will apply to our Institute for final registration on the relevant date(s). (Because substitute candidates’ list will be determined based on submission of the petitions, it will be announced on the web page of our institute.)

18. Certificate of Equivalency (obligatory for Turkish citizens) Turkish citizens who have completed their undergraduate or graduate education abroad are required to submit a certificate of diploma equivalency obtained from the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).

19. School Recognition Certificate (for foreign applicants) it will be submitted to our institute during the final registration. This certificate can be easily get from "e-devlet portal" at turkiye.gov.tr adress, if you are able to have an account.

If you are not eligible to have e-devlet account, you need to apply with petition to YOK in person by post. For additional information, please click here.

Petition Sample for Recognition Certificate

20. No excuses will be accepted for missed applications and registrations on the relevant due date(s).

21. All documents uploaded to the system must be certified and fully legible, otherwise they will be inadmissible.

22. Do not sign out the application system without being sure that your preferences and all stages of application are completed. The mobile phone and e-mail information provided by the candidates who will apply is important. In order to receive accurate and regular information, please provide your current/active e-mail and mobile phone information. Mobile phone notifications will be sent free of charge.

23. The programs that do not reach a sufficient number of students may not be opened. The sufficient number of students to open a program is determined by the Institute.

24. The documents will be checked and approved by the staff of the Institute. Therefore, it is advised to have all the documents ready with you during the application.

26. Transfer Students;Students who have completed at least one semester and have been successful in all courses in a graduate program at another higher education institution can apply for transfer to the graduate program opened at Marmara University. Candidates applying for transfer must meet the foreign language and valid ALES score requirements.

27. To apply for transfer, the documents will not be submitted online, but will be submitted directly to the institute. 

28. Required documents for those who apply for transfer:

• A document stating that the candidate has no disciplinary punishment (It can also be stated in the transcript)
• Academic transcript
• Contents and curricula of the courses taken (approved by the issuing institute)
• Photocopy of Turkish Identity Card
• Student certificate (the student’s date of registration must be specified)
• ALES and Foreign Language Certificate

29. Scientific Preparation Program:

In accordance with Article 13 of Marmara University Postgraduate Education Regulation dated 5 October 2017, which students will be required to register the scientific preparatory program and how long it will be is determined by the recommendation of the examination commission and the decision of the Graduate School Administrative Board and announced to the relevant students.

 

2023-2024 Academic Year Spring Semester Graduate Assessment Table (%)
	ALES or Equivalent Exam	Transcript Grade	Professional Knowledge Assessment	Interview	Total
Master of Arts (Turkish National)	50	20	20	10	100
Master of Arts (Foreign Nationals)	-	40	40	20	100

 

2023-2024 Academic Year Spring Semester Graduate Quota Table
Program Name	Prerequisites	Scientific Preparation	Foreign Language Proficiency Score	ALES Score	Score Threshold in the calculation made after ALES, Transcript Grade, Professional Knowledge Assessment and Interview	Quota		Graduate Transfer
						Turkish	Foreign	Turkish	Foreign
Master's Degree in Islamic Economics and Finance (Arabic)	Graduating from any undergraduate program	No	75	Say/Söz/EA 60	65	5	10	1	2

 

2023-2024 Academic Year Spring Semester Graduate Program Fees
Program Name	Student Type	Total Course Hours	Course Fee	Fall Semester Fee	Spring Semester Fee
Master's Degree in Islamic Economics and Finance (Arabic)	Foreign	-	-	9.000 TL	9.000 TL