2nd Horizontal Transfer Application and Evaluation Calendar for the 2026-2027 Academic Year Fall Semester for Students Benefiting from Amnesty Law No. 7592

2nd Application and Evaluation Calendar for the 2026-2027 Academic Year Fall Semester for Horizontal Transfer of Students Who Gained Student Status Under Provisional Article 85

The 2nd application and evaluation calendar for the 2026-2027 academic year fall semester has been set as shown below. It covers the horizontal transfer procedures of those who gained student status at a higher education institution under Provisional Article 85 of Higher Education Law No. 2547. Applications must be made to the relevant units within the specified dates.

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Applications will be evaluated without applying a quota limit.

For horizontal transfer applications to associate and undergraduate programs:

1. Horizontal transfer applications of amnesty students will be made within the 2026-2027 academic year fall semester, on the application dates specified above. Students whose horizontal transfer is accepted will start their studies in the 2026-2027 academic year spring semester. Applications made after December 09, 2026, will not be considered.
2. Horizontal transfer applications in semesters after the 2026-2027 academic year fall semester will be processed in accordance with the Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer in Higher Education Institutions.
3. Some students re-registered at the higher education institution they had left by benefiting from Provisional Article 85 of Higher Education Law No. 2547. Those among them whose ÖSYS/YKS score, as of their year of entry, is equal to or higher than the base score of the same type for the same or a different diploma program may apply for horizontal transfer to one of these programs.
4. Students must have the central placement score (ÖSYS/YKS/DGS) required in their year of registration by the equivalent diploma programs they wish to transfer to. Some equivalent programs had no base score or admitted no students in the year of registration. Applications to such programs will be evaluated according to the “Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer in Higher Education Institutions”.
5. If a student’s ÖSYS/YKS score in their year of registration is equal to or higher than the base score of the same type for the “different diploma program” they wish to transfer to, they may apply for horizontal transfer to that program.
6. Applicants with a DGS score may apply only to undergraduate programs that the associate degree fields defined in the DGS Guides allow them to continue in. Candidates must have the program’s DGS score for the relevant year. If the program did not admit students through DGS in the relevant year, no application can be made to that program.
7. Horizontal transfer cannot be made to associate or undergraduate programs that have stopped admitting students or have been closed.
8. Some programs are taught fully or partially in a foreign language. Students applying for horizontal transfer to these programs must meet the foreign language requirement set for the relevant program. They must therefore have passed the Compulsory Preparatory Class, the exemption exam or the placement exam, or hold the required scores within the exam validity period set by the Council of Higher Education. They must also document this at the time of application.
9. If the ÖSYS/YKS Guide sets special conditions for registration to a program, students applying for horizontal transfer to that program must meet those conditions.
10. Applications may be made to the relevant units in person or through a person holding a notarized power of attorney.

For horizontal transfer applications to graduate programs:

1. Horizontal transfer applications of amnesty students will be made within the 2026-2027 academic year fall semester, on the application dates specified above. Students whose horizontal transfer is accepted will start their studies in the 2026-2027 academic year spring semester. Applications made after December 09, 2026, will not be considered.
2. Horizontal transfer applications in semesters after the 2026-2027 academic year fall semester will be processed in accordance with the Süleyman Demirel University Graduate Education and Training Directive.
3. A student may be accepted into graduate programs through horizontal transfer, without a quota limit, if they meet all of the following:
   • They completed at least one semester in another graduate department (EABD) program within the University or in a graduate program at another higher education institution.
   • They passed the courses they took.
   • Their grade point average on a 4.00 scale is at least 2.5 for a master’s degree or at least 3.0 for a doctorate, or an equivalent score.
4. Horizontal transfer cannot be made to graduate programs that have stopped admitting students or have been closed.
5. To transfer, the student must meet the general and specific application and admission requirements of the relevant program.
6. No validity period is required for the ALES and foreign language certificates of horizontal transfer candidates.
7. Students are not admitted to non-thesis master’s programs through horizontal transfer.
8. Provisional Article 85 was added to Law No. 2547 by Law No. 7592, and the Council of Higher Education published Implementation Principles under it. Under Article 20 of these Principles, horizontal transfer applications to graduate programs are evaluated in accordance with the Süleyman Demirel University Graduate Education and Training Directive.

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

1. Application form for the horizontal transfer request
2. Photocopy of the Republic of Türkiye Identity Card
3. A document from the student’s own university stating that they re-registered as a student under Law No. 7592. The document will be accepted with a wet signature and seal, with a verification code obtained from e-Government, or with an e-signature. Applications without this document will not be accepted.
4. The ÖSYS, YKS, LYS, YGS, DGS or similar Placement Result Document for associate and undergraduate programs. This is the document the student submitted at their first registration to the University where they re-registered under the amnesty. The result document must carry an ÖSYM verification code or be certified by the university of registration.
   If the student took courses during their previous studentship, the transcript and course contents of these courses. These will be accepted with a wet signature and seal, with a verification code obtained from e-Government, or with an e-signature.
5. For graduate programs, also the ALES, YÖKDİL/YDS, TUS or equivalent result documents submitted when entering the program in which the student is registered
6. Military Status Document for male students. Documents obtained via e-Government within the application dates will be accepted.
7. A foreign language exam certificate, for applicants to programs with compulsory foreign language preparation or optional foreign-language instruction. The exam must be administered by ÖSYM or accepted by the Executive Board of the Council of Higher Education as equivalent to international exams. It must also be listed in the equivalency table of the Süleyman Demirel University Foreign Language Preparatory Education Regulation. Applicants without an equivalent foreign language exam result document will take the exam to be held.
8. Turkish Language Proficiency Certificate for international students
9. A document from the university where the student is registered stating that there is no obstacle to their horizontal transfer

Exemption and Adaptation Procedures

Students who complete their final registration must submit their exemption and adaptation requests online between December 28, 2026, and January 10, 2027, for courses they previously took and passed.

Application Steps

forms.sdu.edu.tr → Student Process Forms → Student Exemption and Adaptation Procedures

Information Video:

You can access the information video on the exemption and adaptation application steps here.

Important: Students must complete their final registration and exemption/adaptation procedures within the specified dates.

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