Graduation Criteria for Ph.D. Programs

1. General Requirements

• Having completed a total of 21 credits.

• Having obtained at least a "CC" grade in all courses.

• Fulfilling the 30% English requirement (which practically means completing three 3-credit courses).

• The Grade Point Average (GPA) must be 3.00 or above.

• At least 50% of the courses taken during the Ph.D. program (regardless of the 5xx/6xx category) must be selected from the registered program's course list. Please refer to the PDF files on this page for these lists.

2. Seminar Course

• Students who have already taken a Seminar course during their Master's studies are required to take the Seminar course once again for their Ph.D. studies.

• The Seminar course can be taken in the second semester at the earliest.

• The grade for the Ph.D. Seminar course must be "BL" (Successful).

3. Ph.D. Qualification

• The grade for the Qualification course must be "BL" (Successful).

4. Thesis/Dissertation Study

• The grade for the Thesis course must be "BL" (Successful).

5. English Requirement

• At least 9 credits (3 courses) must consist of "E" coded courses taught in English.

Ph.D. Graduation Procedures

After your graduation decision is approved, our institute will issue an official letter certifying your graduation, which you can use for job applications. Your diplomas will be presented at the Ph.D. graduation ceremony, which will be held in June. Necessary announcements regarding participation in the graduation ceremony and its requirements will be published on our institute's website. Furthermore, the personnel assigned to the organization will inform you individually using your current contact information.

Before receiving your diploma at the ceremony, you must submit a document proving the return of your student ID card, along with a clearance document from the library showing you have no outstanding debts, to our Institute. These documents will then be forwarded to the Department of Student Affairs during the ceremony.

Important Notice Regarding Military Service: Your graduation is reported to the relevant Military Recruiting Offices within 1 month at the latest. Please note that after completing a Ph.D. education, military deferment procedures can only be carried out by your employing institution in accordance with Article 35(F) of the Military Service Law No. 1111(Amendment: 17/5/1961 - Art. 303/1).

(Pursuant to this article: "Higher education graduates who, after completing their internships and specializations related to their professions, conduct original research in Turkey or abroad that brings a world-class innovation or progress to their scientific fields, and whose deferment is encouraged and requested by the scientific institutions they work for, may have their military conscription and dispatch deferred by the Ministry of National Defense until they complete 36 years of age.")