Contact - FAQ for Prospective International Students
You can reach us at +90 216 400 22 83 from our Whatsapp number or send us an e-mail to international@uskudar.edu.tr. You may also contact us by filling in the "Do you like to study in Üsküdar?" on our International Relations website.
Applications are submitted through the website apply.uskudar.edu.tr.
The documents required for application include your diploma, transcript, and passport. If the documents are not in English, we request notarized Turkish or English translations. For admission requirements: https://international.uskudar.edu.tr/en/requirements.
After evaluating applications submitted through the application system, candidates who meet the admission criteria are initially sent an offer letter. In the sent letter, the deposit fee varies depending on the relevant department. For specific departments such as Dentistry and Medicine, half of the deposit fee is requested, while for other departments, a payment of $1,000 is required. Once the payment process is completed, the deposit is uploaded to the system, and the final acceptance letter is sent to the candidates. Students who receive the final acceptance letter may complete their registration procedures and enroll at the university.
The documents required for registration are:
- Passport,
- Original diploma, (Official translation of high school transcripts for all years into English or Turkish, approved by notary)
- Original transcript (If a transcript is specified in the diploma, it is not required),
- Language proficiency exam (If not, you must take the Üsküdar University English exam)
You can pay to Üsküdar University's USD account by money order/eft transaction.
1. Bank Transfer: You may transfer the application fee payment to the University's bank account. If you transfer your fee by your bank, please add your application code and passport number to the description part in the payment receipt. Then upload this receipt to your Application Portal by using your application code via the following link: Application Portal.
For wire transfer please use the USD bank account information below:
Beneficiary Name: TC Uskudar University
Name of Bank: Yapı ve Kredi
Account Number/Branch: 248-44969087
IBAN Number: TR71 0006 7010 0000 0044 9690 87
Swift Code: YAPITRISXXX
Bank Address: Ataturk Mahallesi - Alemdag Caddesi - No:111/A - 34716 - Umraniye – Istanbul
2. Online Payment: You can pay the application fee online through the following link: Online Payment
3. Cash Payment: You can make the application fee payment in cash at Üsküdar University Central Campus.
Please kindly note that the application fee is non-refundable in any case, and cannot be transferred to any other program/person (even family members). It will also be valid for one year from the payment date.
Our students can make their payments in two installments. Additionally, a 5% discount is provided if they pay in advance. For fees: https://international.uskudar.edu.tr/en/tuition-fee.
Our university offers education in both Turkish and English. If our students want to learn something other than English, they can take German, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese as an elective course as a second language.
- Students, who are going to study in Turkish programs, have to provide the required level of Turkish Language Certificate (TÖMER). Students who do not have TÖMER Certificates or have failed our university's language exam must enroll in the TÖMER Program at our university, which is charged separately.
- Students, who are going to study in English programs, have to provide one of the following exam scores, in order to be exempted from the English Language Preparatory Program:
Exam | Score |
TOEFL (Computer Based / CBT) | 221-222 |
TOEFL Internet Based (IBT) | 84 |
TOEFL Paper Based (PBT) | 561-562 |
Pearson PTE (Academic) | 71 |
CPE | Passing Grade |
FCE | Passing Grade |
CAE | B. |
YÖKDİL- YDS- KPDS | 70 |
Üsküdar Proficiency Exam | 60 |
- The students, who are citizens of countries, where English is an official language, can be exempted from the English Language Preparatory Program.
- The students, who received their previous level of education in English/Turkish, might be exempted from the English/Turkish Language Preparatory Program.
- Students, who do not have English Language Certificates, or have failed our university's language exam, must enroll in the English Language Preparatory Program at our university, which is charged separately
The announcements about the proficiency exam are published on the Foreign Languages Preparatory School's website: https://hazirlik.uskudar.edu.tr/
For accommodation, there are dormitories that our university has a contract with. You can visit our page to get more information about dormitories. https://international.uskudar.edu.tr/en/accommodation-support
There are 6 separate campuses at our university and our university's free shuttle service is offered to students for on-campus visits.
- Main Campus (Altunizade Campus):
Altunizade Mh. Haluk Türksoy Sk. No: 14 34662 Üsküdar-İstanbul
Transportation to Main Campus: https://uskudar.edu.tr/en/altunizade-campus
- Üsküdar Çarşı Campus:
Üsküdar University Çarşı Campus, Mimar Sinan Mah. Selman-ı Pak Cad. Uskudar
Transportation to Çarşı Campus: https://uskudar.edu.tr/en/uskudar-carsi-campus
- Altunizade South Campus:
Üsküdar University South Campus, Altunizade District, Mahir İz Street
Transportation to South Campus: https://uskudar.edu.tr/en/altunizade-south-campus
- Faculty Of Medicine NP Campus:
Üsküdar University NP Campus, Saray Mahallesi, Site Yolu Caddesi No: 27 Ümraniye
For the transportation: https://uskudar.edu.tr/en/contact-info?y=dis-hekimligi-fakultesi
- NP Dental and Health Campus:
Üsküdar University NP Dental and Health Campus, Saray Mahallesi Site Yolu Caddesi No: 10-13 Ümraniye
For the transportation: https://uskudar.edu.tr/en/contact-info?y=dis-hekimligi-fakultesi
We provide visa support services for our students who have received the final acceptance letter. To request a visa support letter, our students can tell our relevant staff, "I want a visa support letter." When the students send an e-mail (tugba.sari@uskudar.edu.tr), the relevant consulates will be contacted. There is an insurance company we cooperate with for the residence permit, which helps with the application form, insurance, and tax payments. After the student collects the necessary documents, submits the file to our office, and it is delivered to the Immigration Administration by our university staff.
International Relations Office Contact Information: Altunizade Main Campus, A Blok, 2nd Floor, Nr: 224
E-mail address: international@uskudar.edu.tr Website: https://international.uskudar.edu.tr/en/residence- permit
There are more than 400 Erasmus Agreements in our university. For the application process and detailed information, visit the page: https://erasmus.uskudar.edu.tr/en.
Our students can make their payments in two installments. Additionally, a 5% discount is provided if they pay in advance. Payments can be made in cash at our university bank branch or sent to the university's IBAN specified in the acceptance letters.